Although David Tennant doesn’t have to put up with the signature low-quality props and sets shot on video—the quality of the special effects is in line with industry standards, taking away some of the schtick—the original concept has stood the test of time: actors come and go, but the Doctor is eternal.
Visual Surveys
Scott McLeod of Dangerously Irrelevant offered up an interesting idea for visualizing technology usage as a simple venn diagram. The context was specifically aimed at opening dialogue amongst educators about technology training in schools, but the idea of expressing what amounts to simple survey questions as diagrammed answers is appealing from a usability perspective, too.
Innovating Twitter
One of the genius moves that made Twitter so potent was a decision to maintain a simple, open API. By granting access to the most interesting parts of the system—the members and content—Twitter has inspired widespread development of third-party applications that cross platforms, integrate with other systems, and contribute new ways for members to interact with the information stream.
My kid can paint that.
Today when I picked up Archie, he was very excited to take me inside the classroom to see his artwork. Hanging on the wall was a stick-figure painted in bold blue strokes.
Me: Wow, Archie, that is very real-looking.
Archie: Well, I’m a good painter. Not a good drawer, but a good painter.
Impressed Mom sitting on Couch: [...]
Positive Parenting Reminders
Children do well if they can
–Ross W. Greene
The Explosive Child
With finding our way through the homeschooling maze, financial strain and family illness, my parenting has taken a hit. I find myself vacillating between ignoring my kids as they injure each other to screaming random and meaningless phrases like “You have GOT to get it [...]
Twitter utilitarianism
How do people use Twitter? Themes of marketing, news, networking and efficiency clearly provided the foundation of the service’s appeal. We’ve posted several specific examples of utilization that have appeared since last spring.
Sketching and Perspectives
A black sharpie. A white wall. Field Music, and a concept for a music video. All makes for an interesting few minutes to watch, as well as a great metaphor for design.