I’ve been reading the journal of Jon Hicks for about seven years, so it was an absolute pleasure to have him join for an episode. We talked design, parenting, co-working and cheese. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.
http://creatiplicity.com/2012/craft-parenting-and-cheese-with-jon-hicks-episode-29/
Episode 16 — my favorite number. And this show featured a conversation with one of my favorite writers. It was a privilege to have a talk with Craig Mod, our guest for this week. Craig is a designer, but also a writer and a thinker. Read any of the pieces linked to below and you’ll get what I mean.
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It was a pleasure to sit and listen to the charming Irish accent of Andy McMillan. We discussed his projects, Build and The Manual, as well as identity, branding and co-working.
http://creatiplicity.com/2011/identity-with-andy-mcmillan-episode-21/
I finally had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with Frank Chimero. It was a fun conversation and you can see why he’s a good writer — he’s simply a good communicator. He has the ability to articulate his thoughts in speech as well as the written word. Enjoy the show.
http://creatiplicity.com/2011/a-chat-with-frank-chimero-episode-24/
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In this interview Oliver Reichenstein, Founder of iA, explains the importance of keeping interfaces simple and why current websites are complicated.
Don Norman, a former Apple vice-president, co-founder of the Nielsen Norman Group, and one of the world’s most influential designers, discusses his new book, Living With Complexity. Norman talks about differences between complexity, something being complicated, and simplicity, and suggests that people who bemoan “technology” don’t actually seek simplicity. He also discusses differences between designing a product and designing a system, using examples of iPods and iTunes, the Amazon Kindle, and BMW’s Mini Cooper — products whose success depended upon the success of larger systems. Norman also notes the difference between a forcing function and a nudge, explains how complicated rules can weaken security, and comments on sociable design in realspace and on the internet.
Gerry Gaffney interviews Giles Colborne, author of "Simple and Usable: web, mobile and interaction design". Giles talks about simplicity as a winning strategy, about experts and mainstreamers, and about how to turn customers into advocates. (October 2010.)
Transcript: http://infodesign.com.au/uxpod/simpleandusable
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