Creative collaboration around XBOX 360: http://www.core77.com/reactor/04.06_xbox.asp Hall explains: "The brand discipline is changing. Getting your message out via mass-communications channels isn't enough. A thoughtfully designed, end-to-end user...

Oddly enought, I was actually trying to get to sleep last night when I began thinking of things to blog about. 2 things came to mind: Disney rides The concept of the not-so-big house Both of these are about experiences. Let's look closer....

The funny thing with blogging is that you set out to have a blog that is "themed" or somewhat directed by a set topic or topics, but you really can't write your posts with an agenda or in a linear fashion unless you are completely going to do storytelling...

OK. So I might as well tell you that I grew up a big Disney fan. Over the years, I've shaken some of the fanaticism for Disney but not completely. I still love that they try to go the extra mile with most everything they do. But I saw a commercial tonight...

I came across an interview excerpt ( Larry Tesler on The "Laws" of Interaction Design ) the other day from the IxDA discussion list, and while I thought the excerpt itself was quite difficult to read as someone used an orange background with white text...

More on design patterns from our friends at OK/Cancel : When do we choose to follow a design trend versus a design pattern? Following a trend seems to be very short sighted in design whilst following design patterns can be restrictive and to many,...

A colleague of mine left my workgroup today to join another team. Though this saddens me because I will miss him being around for chatting about work, life, and design, I know that he's going to continue to do great things with his new team. This colleague...

Target uses design/art to distinguish themselves and their products from competitors...thus, they use design to sell! Target even goes so far as to publish a philosophy: Great design isn't reserved for the few... it's for everyone to enjoy, everyday. We're here to champion the value of objects of great design big and small. And to deliver them at a value that really does make it Design for All....

The other weekend I was at the bookstore buying a journal for my wife when I happened upon a book called Head First Design Patterns . This book caught my eye first because it had "design" in the title. After I picked up the book, I quickly was intrigued...

I think one great example of design stepping forward in a now commonplace technology is with cell phones. Just look at what Motorola is doing with the RAZR , SLVR , and PEBL . I actually own a v400 Motorola and haven't been the happiest with the reception...

I joined Microsoft about 6 years ago fresh out of grad school. I was a student of rhetoric and spent most of my time studying the rhetoric of visual communication. When I was offered a job with the Office User Assistance team, they asked me if I wanted...