Discussion Archive: July 2008

Cover Flow-esque examples

Hi there,

Does anyone know of any blog-type sites that are using cover flow
similar to iTunes? I've looked at sites like:

http://www.celebuzz.com/

http://buzz.yahoo.com/

but my stakeholders want something more "shiny" and "coverflow" -
esque.

Thanks,
Monique

Marking Required vs. Optional form fields

When creating a form, do you feel that it is more advantageous to mark
the required fields, even if they are in the majority? I ask because
I'm working on some guidelines for a client, and there is some debate
about which way to go with this. After reading Luke Wroblewski's book,
"Web Form Design: Filling In the Blanks", I have to agree with his
sentiment about indicating the MINORITY of the form elements:

FROM 'Web Form Design': "Many times there actually are
good reasons for indicating what is required when updating or creating a
record online.

Call for submissions for Boston CHI 2009

Hi,

The first deadline for the CHI2009 conference is coming up fast (July

18 for workshops and tutorials).

I'm the co-chair of the User Experience and Usability portion of the

CHI 2009 conference and am inviting both design and usability

colleagues to submit proposals for next year's CHI conference. We

would like to have a strong New England representation at CHI 2009 in

Boston so if you have any ideas and want to kick them around, you can

contact me or the User Experience and Usability Co-chairs at the email

at the end of this message.

[worth reading] "Future of Making" Map, by the INSTITUTE OF THE FUTURE

"Two future forces, one mostly social, one mostly technological, are
intersecting to transform how goods, services, and experiences—the
"stuff" of our world—will be designed, manufactured, and distributed
over the next decade. An emerging do-it-yourself culture of "makers"
is boldly voiding warranties to tweak, hack, and customize the
products they buy. And what they can't purchase, they build from
scratch. Meanwhile, flexible manufacturing technologies on the horizon
will change fabrication from massive and centralized to lightweight
and ad hoc.