Jon Lax
118 posts
Interaction Camp Tomorrow
A reminder that I'll be speaking at Interaction Camp tomorrow at 10:45 am. I'll be talking about "The Experience Divide: Why Some Companies Excel at Great User Experiences and Others Don't".
Pixelmator’s gorgeous UI
Stunning UI for a photo editor. Can't wait to try it.
Palm Foleo guaranteed to disappoint
Can someone explain to me as a mobile professional why I would want to buy one of these?
What if Craigslist had video?
Interesting new site for video classifieds. I like the way people are selling the story behind the item, rather than just the item itself.
Article in UXMag
I have written a piece on Abundance and UX for UXMag.com. Check it out!
Yes, but how many clicks did it get?
Ars Technica has an interesting story on the "psychology of banner ads". Researchers at the University of Chicago ran some interesting experiments showing how banner ads can change people's brand perceptions even if they never click on them.
Flight Status Notification = Useless
Signing up for flight notifications on airline sites is a total waste of time. Last night while flying from Boston to Toronto I asked aircanada.com to let me know if my flight was going to be delayed.
Helio Ocean UI
The guys at Gizmodo posted a comprehensive walk through of the UI for the new Helio Ocean. I think with all the hype around the iPhone we can forget that there innovations still occurring in the mobile space.
Yahoo! spring cleaning
Yahoo! is doing some spring cleaning.
Interaction Camp, June 2, 2007
I'll be speaking at Interaction Camp in Toronto on June 2. I'll be talking about "The Experience Divide: Why Some Companies Excel at Great User Experiences and Others Don't".
Google’s Big Mistake
Google has announced that it will begin to serve TV ads. It makes sense that Google would continue to extend the expertise and disruptive innovation its brought to the Internet to TV, but I think this is a big mistake for Google.
Stop talking and start designing
GM is attempting to "dialogue" with youth (side bar - and by youth they mean people 20-35. I am so flattered GM considers me a youth).