Author Archives: Chris
This blog is meant to simply provide opinions and reviews of things I encounter–whether those things are other blogs, restaurants, movies, golf courses or just about anything else.
Now hiring
January 3, 2012 – 10:48 am
I’m hiring a junior maker at NASDAQ OMX in Manhattan. Interested?
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Asbury Agile Recap
November 9, 2011 – 9:53 pm
On a rain soaked Wednesday a few weeks ago, I traded my desk in Manhattan for a sleek couch by the beach and attended Asbury Agile, a one day single-track conference for “makers and doers in the web industry” in nearby Asbury Park.
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Wrapping up Social Media: Social Uprising at NYU
Continuing my exploration into events outside of the immediate domain of user experience design, I recently attended a panel discussion at New York University that examined the role of social tools in the Middle East and North African uprisings.
Posted in lecture, social interaction design, sociology, Technology
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Field Trip: Social Capital and Computer Mediated Communication
Another field trip leads me to the Rutgers School of Communication and Information to attend a lecture discussing social capital and social tools used by teens and young adults in Israel.
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IA Summit 2011 Wrap Up
I summarize a few thoughts on the IA Summit 2011 and UX Show and Tell in Denver, Colorado.
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Roadmap, Not Tea Leaves: Roger Martin on UX Designers of the Future
Roger Martin’s March 2011 Harvard Business Review column reads like a roadmap leading to the next phase of user experience design & strategy.
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Field Trip: Discussing Goffman and Social Interaction Design
February 25, 2011 – 1:00 pm
A Goffman scholar discusses how a 20th century sociologist’s work can frame interaction design problems.
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Attentional Experience Distracts Attention from Good Design
January 25, 2011 – 9:37 am
Attentional experience design isn’t a subset of user experience design, it’s good design that prioritizes useful, timely information in the appropriate context.
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Wrap Up: Design Strategy at UPA-DC
October 18, 2010 – 3:04 pm
The Washington DC UPA User Focus conference marked my first speaking opportunity exploring design strategy. Read more about Design Strategy: Aligning Business Goals and User Needs.
Posted in Design, Design Strategy, Documentation, User Experience
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(re)Design Strategy in Practice: An Adaptive Path Roadmap Revisited
Design strategy can bridge the gulf between design, implementation, and the stakeholder. Read about my additions to Adaptive Path’s Chiara Fox Ogan’s roadmap diagram illustrating design through development.
Posted in Design, Documentation, Information Architecture
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