Awesome awesome visualization of Inception. The more I think about and talk about the movie with others, the more I need to see it again.

(via Inception Infographic by ~dehahs)

In 2007, Spanish bank BBVA engaged IDEO to rethink the way their ATMs worked. In 2009 the fruits of that labor began to see the light of day and the companies have done a really great job highlighting their insights and subsequent designs.

The average ATM experience is nothing special so the opportunity to innovate is there for the taking but few companies seem willing to put in the effort to really do so (BofA’s smart Enter button was one for me).

The IDEO/BBVA video’s got a few “how did it possibly take so long for someone to do it this way!?” ideas (the 90 degree shift in positioning of the ATMs and the “one slot to rule them all” stand out for me ). They also take a page out of Apple’s recent playbook of success in two ways: integrating the hardware + software from the get go and choosing to go full touchscreen to give them the flexibility to always provide the best interface to the user, no matter what they’re doing.

As devices like the iPad go more mainstream and touchscreen prices go down, I look forward to seeing more industries be forced to reconsider the interfaces that stand between them and their customers.

Be sure to check out the IDEO/BBVA case study.

• A Day’s Outing – Find a great Day Trip, Weekend Getaway, Local Event, Things To Do
  Liking the way they're approaching the "find things to do" problem. I need to play around a bit and see what the data quality is like.
• There is something different about Foursquare friends, methinks | TrisHusseyDotCom
  Nice post on why "friends" on inherently mobile + social networks like foursquare are different.
• 100 Uses of RFID
  Nice comprehensive list of different ways people are using RFID. Now if only it could go mainstream.
• Pandas and Lobsters: Why Google Cannot Build Social Applications… – …ifindkarma…
  So much good stuff in here about what it takes to design and build compelling social applications and why Google hasn't been able to pull off any of them.
• data@beta
  betaworks rocking a blog highlighting insights pulled from their copious data. Love it.
• Twitter Media
  Great showcase of people doing interesting stuff with the Twitter platform.
• Get your brand started on foursquare today using the tools they already provide
  Nice post about how brands can leverage the foursquare platform using tools that are out there.
• World Cup, through quarter finals: Foursquare and gowalla checkin totals @ Ozzie Sport
  Cool analysis of foursquare and Gowalla World Cup checkins.
• Some Career Advice – Continuations
  Some great tips here, particularly if you're interested in working at a startup.
• The Hidden Persuader: "Net generation"
  Great list of 8 norms that today's generation consider (implicitly and/or explicitly) when making a purchase.

Out of the box – book from adrian333 on Vimeo.

One could argue that “No Manual” needed is the pinnacle of product design but if you’re going to make a “manual” you could do far worse than this. So much nicer to help people experience your product in order to learn rather than just telling them how it works. Just lovely. (ht @adamwohl)

• Science Fiction: Nokia goes Android | Monday Note
  Smart fiction piece on one way Nokia could turn things around. I thought this was a good idea 2 years ago.
• Qrcheck.in | Check-in your foursquare By QRCODE
  Neat.
• Infographic: How Teenagers Use Mobile Phones | Digital Buzz Blog
  Great data here. Bonus for being nicely visualized.
• New Panera location says pay what you want – Food Inc.- msnbc.com
  It surprises me that this wasn't a bigger deal when it went down.
• Pharmaceutical Companies
  A nice visualization of how totally wicked awesome Big Pharma is.
• A doctor’s review of rounds with an iPad « MedCity News
  Really interesting to read a review about how the iPad fits into a very specific everyday, professional routine.

How did it take civilization this long to come up with something that makes SO MUCH SENSE? Sadly, you can’t go out and buy one yet but hopefully someday soon you will be able to.

Speaking of economy, it unfortunately looks like you can’t buy these yet, but now that the idea is out there someone will be marketing them soon. Nothing that’s invented ever dies. Especially not when it’s this cute and immediately useful.

Read more here.

I totally *love* this visual style. They’re all pretty rad but this one’s my favorite. See the rest here.

• TweetEffect- When did you lose or gain twitter followers?
  Twitter tool to see how your tweets affected your follower count.
• Anti-Competitive AND Potentially Creepy – @drbarnard
  Great background on the whole situation.
• 2010 MTV Movie Awards Twitter Tracker
  Really sweet visualization tool from the folks at Stamen.
• 2010 MTV Movie Awards Twitter Tracker
  Really sweet visualization tool from the folks at Stamen.
• Foursquare Style Guide
  Nice superuser-created Style Guide for editing venues on foursquare.
• Foursquare Is Awesome For My Small Business
  Nice, though painfully laid out as one tweet at a time, walkthrough of how a small business is successfully using foursquare.
• The iPad Web Design & Development Toolbox | iPhone.AppStorm
  Every tool you could possibly need to design an experience on the iPad.
• A VC: The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering
  Great FRed Wilson jam on the importance of the relationship between Product and Engineering at a startup.

Simple, informative and easy on the eyes. Love it.

Go check it out for yourself at http://endor.se/.

• The iPad Web Design & Development Toolbox | iPhone.AppStorm
  Every tool you could possibly need to design an experience on the iPad.
• A VC: The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering
  Great FRed Wilson jam on the importance of the relationship between Product and Engineering at a startup.
• Nokia’s bike-powered phone charger – Core77
  I recently got to work on a project where we researched and pitched something like this. Good times.
• You Are What You Carry: Photo Series Shows the Gadgets in Our Bags | MobileBehavior
  Love stuff like this.
• iPad vs iPhone User Experience: Square at Sightglass on Vimeo
  Awesome side by side comparison. Love what Sightglass is doing but would also love to see other businesses used as an example.
• The simplest way to find great web design inspiration – Pattern Tap
  Beautiful design pattern browsing experience.
• 21 Unique Location Case Studies from Foursquare, Gowalla, Whrrl, and MyTown
  Nice collection of foursquare + brands case studies.
• 21 Unique Location Case Studies from Foursquare, Gowalla, Whrrl, and MyTown
  Nice collection of foursquare + brands case studies.
• What | Edenspiekermann
  In what has become an arms race of creative spec work, it's refreshing to see this approach to pitches.