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Christmas presents from those with a little extra to share to those without anything for their children this year.
900 gift cards were sent out by 683 people who were so thrilled to help. 435 people who needed small Christmas miracles received small donations for medicine, food and presents under the tree for their children. No large corporations got involved. No one only offered to donate if they got something out of it themselves. With no sponsorships, no ulterior motives and with only a simple need to reach out and help a perfect stranger 683 everyday, normal people (Jewish, Christians, Atheists, Muslims and more) sent out over $39,000 worth of donations to make sure Christmas came.
What does “designing for women” mean? Does it have to be different to designing for men?
There’s a good article in the New York Times about Erica Eden, industrial designer at Smart Design.
It shouldn’t be so refreshing, this is 2010 afterall, but the “pink girl version for girls” is still so frustratingly ubiquitous!
Also referenced is this case study on design and gender - adapting and updating scrubs for hospital staff so they are much more comfortable and practical for both men and women.
Check it out and, more importantly, design for people, not stereotypes!
Are there identifiable dimensions and demographics of media consumption? According to one study, yes, there probably are.
People who fit the “Consumer” dimension are likely to enjoy anything that involves people and relationships:
The “Aesthetic” dimension enjoy creative and abstract material such as:
The “Dark” dimension relates to edgy and hedonistic material like:
Whereas the “Thrilling” Dimension includes:
And finally, the “Cerebral” dimension tend to enjoy:
I think I’m a little bit of each, well maybe not so much of the dark!
Two fun videos.
In the first one (above), you can just enjoy the story and be amazed by the set and how small everything really is.
It was filmed using CellScope technology (a Nokia device with a microscope attachment) and a Nokia N8, with a 12 megapixel camera and Carl Zeiss optic, but you can look at the geek details later. For now, just enjoy!
In the second one, you decide what happens in the story inserting a verb into the sentence “A hunter ____ a bear”.
Less personal than the last video I posted, but great fun and definitely interactive. It’s a lot like those books where you decide how the story ends.
The Arcade Fire have released a single with a video featuring YOUR hometown!
Yes, type in your place of birth, load it up and, thanks to Google Maps, see your hometown as the back drop to the story.
You can even write your younger self a postcard.
We all automatically associate song lyrics with our own lives, but the video enables us to do this one a visual level too, deepening and personalizing the user experience.
An excellent, interactive design that makes the song that little bit more meaningful to everyone who views it.
Women of all ages are getting more and more into social networking according to a recent study by comScore, “Women on the web: How women are shaping the internet”.
The study mainly focuses on American women and draws some both predictable and unexpected conclusions.
Twitter is used by more women than men, but it is used in different ways. Men enjoying tweeting more and finding breaking news, whereas women use it to follow others, have conversations and search for special promotions.
Sharing photos, social retail and emailing are also activities dominated by women.
The days are gone where the average user internet was a 20 year old male!
You can download the report here.
Old Spice Social Campaign Case Study from the Digital Buzz blog
1. Q. When is a flight between two Spanish cities considered Irish Air Space?
A. When it’s with Ryan Air.
Usability problem: Wrong mental model.
2. When does an airline website ask you specify:
…and not warn you that A and C must match for you to be able to board a plane?
A. When it’s Ryan Air.
Usability problem: Lack of validation for error prevention.
3. When does a website use acronyms for basic tasks that the average Joe is not familiar with?
When it’s Ryan Air.
Usability heuristic:
Usability result:
Also see Please let me redesign your airline for you from other frustrated UX designers!