We love our infograms, don’t we, the digerati, the twittering classes? These information graphics, or data visualisations. I don’t think there’s another field of the social sciences quite so keen on complicated graphs that half-explain themselves and suggest transparency and half are a subtle appeal to the imagination.
Because these images are machine-generated, there’s a temptation to believe that they are …read the rest of this article

We’re running a Portfolio Clinic as part of the i-design conference on September 17. The idea is for budding interactive designers to come along with a laptop and show their wares the the cream of London’s creative agencies. They’ll tell you where you’re going right and where you’re going wrong – or how you might make your work more saleable, …read the rest of this article

I’m delighted to announce idesign 08, what we modestly like to call ‘the UK’s leading conference for interactive design.’ The conference will take place at the South Bank Centre, London on September 17 as part of the London Design Festival.
I’d be even more delighted if you were to: (a) book for the event; and (b) help us get the word …read the rest of this article

23 Actionable Lessons from Eye-Tracking Studies. An old post (well, Nov 13th), but one well worth reading when you’re designing a site. Here’s point number one as a taster:

Text attracts attention before graphics. Contrary to what you might think, the first thing users look at on a website isn’t the images. Most casual users will be coming to your site …read the rest of this article

The redesign of the Danish version of IDG’s ComputerWorld website has more than a passing resemblance to a blog.
Here’s the US site:

And here’s the new Danish version: