Interaction Design

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SuperVan JS - an Afternoon of HTML5, JavaScript and Techniques for Building Cross-Device Apps


[pic from Christian Hellman's “Reclaiming HTML5” talk at SuperVan JS mini con]

In my last post, HTML5 Canvas with Dave Shea, I mentioned the abundance of tech talent in Vancouver, and how all of us Vancouverites benefit from their presence. Here's a case in point: not two days after Dave's presentation, the VanJS Meetup group presented SuperVan JS: 5 speakers on a Saturday afternoon, on all things JS.

Usability Of Car Stereos

For a long time I have wondered how the teams that design car stereos can fail so miserably at making car stereos easy to use. The function of a car stereo is not complicated, and there are few tasks that need to be considered in the design of a car stereo interface. Approximately in order of importance these tasks are;
  1. lower the volume
  2. kill the sound
  3. raise the volume
  4. select the source (e.g. FM, AM, CD, Auxiliary)
  5. skip tracks
  6. change the frequency
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Eye Tracking

I had a conversation earlier this week with Mindy Herman, and I mentioned that one of our clients had done eyetracking on some visual designs for their site, and she was fascinated by the technology.
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