March 2009

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• 03.26.09 | Posted By Lee
  “Hotspot” Navigation – Part 4 : A New Hope Design, Good Idea, best practices, blog, brain monkey, impressions, opinion, outside, rant | (1)

  Authors Note: I originally started this post on December 2, 2008. Some of the information is dated but I figured I would post it. You will see my updated comments through out but I have left the piece in its entirety. I have been spending some time lately researching navigation when it comes to environment based interactions. The short answer, "hotspot" navigation vs traditional "listed" navigation. This style of navigation is not new in any sense and has taken many forms both good and bad. Before I began my research I laid down a few questions and expectations for myself to answer. ...
• 03.18.09 | Posted By jason kuhn
  Monochromatic Legends Bad Idea, Design, impressions | (0)

  Good Idea: Healthy competition with other phone companies. Bad Idea: Making a monochromatic legend for your service map. An aside: I'm also confused by cricKet's respeKt campaign: "It's time your wireless company gave your wallet some respeKt." It's basically a contract-free flat-rate plan. Two people suggested that it was to sell to the "urban" demographic. It seems akin to H&R Block's "I got people" campaign.

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• Touchable Holography
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• Usability and, usability and… Haptic Technology.
• Utterly Confusing
• “Hotspot” Navigation – Part 4 : A New Hope
• Monochromatic Legends
• Palm Pre: Blurring the tubes with webOS