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Passionate Virtuosity…..
A friend of mine and I were recently discussing the merits of what makes “good art.” Should good art be strictly based on the technical ability of the artist to replicate moments in time to perfection, or is what makes good art the ability of the artist to provoke our mind and soul, regardless of the actual technique they used to create this art. Do we always want to look at art that the Da Vinci’s and Renoir’s of our world create, or would we rather be stimulated by pieces by the Kandinsky’s of this world.
The more I think about it the more I realize this debate can be extended into any form of study or practice. Do we look for cold perfection or passionate chaos…..well my friend ended up besting me by sending me a little article later in the day; the article stated it is in fact “passionate virtuosity” that we should all seek and strive to experience. The combination of both worlds.
Passionate Virtuoisity…..something to think about
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Facebook redesigns homepage
I just can’t help it anymore, how many times does it take for an organization to settle down on an interface for longer than a year. Does facebook not have the foresight or talent to be able to create a site that scales in structure, that can evolve organically and not force the user to have to once again RELEARN how to interact with the interface.
As a user experience designer and as an avid facebook USER this has been a frustrating thing to watch and participate in..
Facebook, listen to your users, test, and get it right. Stop forcing us to relearn an interface that is NOT, I repeat, NOT adding new amazing features!
If you need some UX help, e-mail me.
Thoughts? Questions? Anyone?
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Tags: evolution, facebook, redesign, scalability, social media, user experience
Microsoft’s Vision of the Future
Just awesome, if only….
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Tags: environmental design, Future, microsoft, Research, Ubiquitous Devices, user experience
A little Wordle for you….
I came across this fantastic fantastic site that allows people to visualize any bucket of content they input, in a cool visualization that is customizable!!!
This is a fantastic little nugget that can allow people to visually represent what they stand for and also help them quickly see what their most commonly used words and themes are!! I inputted the feed off this blog and created my own representation seen below
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Tags: content, visualization, wordle
Well I hate to admit it, but I posted on the new Skittles Twitter home page, and while I feel like the jury is still out on whether or not this will be considered a success, it definitely get’s you thinking.
And hey, some of you even ended up on my blog because of my twitter posts, so I can definitely taste the rainbow 
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A coworker of mine just sent me a link to this fantastic completely illustrated article in the New York Times….who says newspapers have to be boring? Maybe if re-think the way the content is supposed to be displayed there could be a niche newspaper revival?
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“Quince” a UX Patterns Library
After browsing the web I stumbled upon this amazing User Experience patterns library, something good enough to share with the world around me and add to my list of blogroll links. Ironically the UX design and Visual design feels a bit complex for my tastes, but the content is lovely.
The only minor set back is that you must download Microsoft Silverlight to experience the site, but well worth it!
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Who am I again
If you want to know more about me, scroll down to the footer of this page. I promise it won’t be a painful experience.
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I’m Back
It’s been a while, but I’m re-dedicating myself to blogging about the many many things I stumble upon everyday. I’ve also decided it’s time to give twitter another go around. That being said……here’s an inspiring video from the recent TED 2009 conference.
This particular video is about one mans dream to bring music to everyone in his country. An inspiring and enlightening 17 minutes.
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