Japan Infographics
Just for fun — some signs from Japan. Very different information design from american signage.
View ArticleLove these: Mental Notes
So, still need a gift for the design geek on your holiday shopping list?* I’ve mentioned Stephen Anderson before (I’m a big ol’ fan), but I particularly love his Mental Notes cards, which cover dozens...
View ArticleWant Attention? Talk to the Elephant.
Do you want to capture and maintain your learners’ attention? You need to talk to the elephant. The elephant metaphor is from Jonathan Haidt's book, The Happiness Hypothesis...
View ArticleA few things going on
So, I’ve had a crazy spring so far — between a brutal travel schedule and some unexpected health stuff (all resolved now), there’s barely been time to draw breath. There have been lots of good things,...
View ArticleWhat are you curious about?
So, my self-appointed mission today is to encourage as many people as possible to go look at the slides from Stephen Anderson’s latest talk about things like curiosity, design, play and experience. So...
View ArticleVirtual Chainsaws (When it’s not a knowledge problem)
Just wrote a piece for the Research for Practitioners series over at Learning Solutions Magazine on some really fascinating research at the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab. It’s crazy...
View ArticleStephen Anderson – From Paths to Sandboxes
Sat in on Karl Fast and Stephen Anderson‘s Design for Understanding workshop at the IA Summit last week, and it was double-plus-good. Here are Stephen’s slides from his IA Summit presentation....
View ArticleThe Best New Learning Book
The best new learning book doesn’t exactly look like a learning book, but trust me on this one, folks. As I may have mentioned a few times in the past, Kathy Sierra’s stuff is FANTASTIC and this new...
View ArticleOne More Book – Visual Design Solutions
Hey folks, I’ve got another book to share. Connie Malamed is a lovely friend and colleague who has done quite a bit on visual design (including Visual Language for Designers), and now she has a new...
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