We add more than we subtract. New features, new menus, new doors. Each new interaction creating another barrier between users and their goals.
Read MoreLiftoff
Strapped to the front of a combusting cylinder,
Nichole Ayers graduates to space,
But from way down here it may appear,
Like there's fear all over my face…
Read MoreNew Year's Day is too easy to pretend to be good
Ahh, the start of the New Year—so full of hope, promise, and a million downloads of the trendiest habit-tracking app. Funny, then, that my own logged results for January 1st would first appear as either a slip up or a total, abject failure at goal-setting. But is it?
Read MoreOn becoming a NZ Dual Citizen (Part 2)
Jandals, togs, and a chilly bin.
Garage Projects, Behemoths, and Liberty.
Black sands and Black Caps.
Fertile soil to clay.
New Zealand welcomes me in today.
Read MoreA Formula 1 farewell (to 2024)
The new blood in.
The retirees.
The season that has to be seen.
Why I applied for NZ Citizenship before the US Election (Part 1)
Don’t complain; do somethign about it. And I did. It is the 31st of October 2024, fitting—perhaps—that it is Halloween Day and I am one click away from submitting my application for NZ [Dual] Citizenship.
Read MoreReal reviews happen in private. Are your DMs next?
Consumer reviews shape purchasing decisions, but are ratings realistic? Your DMs hold the answers. And everybody wants them.
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Episode 16 — The UX of Bags
Now with more useless pockets!
The UX of Bags | Everyday Experiences Podcast (#16)
In this episode, Geoff Wilson discovers Guy Thompson’s fascination with red bags, blue bags, hand bags, bags-bags. If only we revived Dr. Seuss to have him talk about the careful balance of utility, durability, and aesthetics that goes into your everyday bag design.
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Episode 15 — The UX of Airports
Did you bring your arrival and departure forms?
The UX of Airports | Everyday Experiences Podcast (#15)
In this episode, Geoff Wilson and Guy Thompson acknowledge and gripe about the challenges in getting international air travel “back to the way it was” post-covid. They won’t let us leave, and they won’t let us stay. There’s probably a form for that too.
Read MoreThe long-term tail of capital-D Design
There is a push to redirect capital-D “Design” from being a growth driver for commercial consumption to an industry considerate of post-Anthropocene impacts. I’m trying to understand it.
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