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Negotiations

zakiwarfel — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:00:20 +0000

This has got to be one of the funniest and most relevant YouTube videos ever.

Redesigning the Conference Badge

zakiwarfel — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:29:21 +0000

Yesterday a group of us got together for a full day of prototyping. The task at hand was to redesign the conference badge for the upcoming Interaction10 Design Conference. The Problem with Typical Conference Badges I’ve been to dozens of conferences over the years. Just about every conference I’ve ever been to fails when it comes to [...]

BetaCup Concept Project

zakiwarfel — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:06:54 +0000

The BetaCup Bodystorming Session – Overlap 09 from The BetaCup on Vimeo. During Overalp 09 in Monterey California in July 09, a team of enthusiastic design thinkers got together to explore the systemic problems in the coffee consumption supply chain. This sequence serves to illustrate a possible solution to replacing the paper coffee cup.

Summer Talks

zakiwarfel — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:42:36 +0000

Upcoming Appearances and Presentations July 1, 2009 "Advanced Paper Prototyping", at USI 2009 (Paris, FR) July 14, 2009 "Practical Prototyping: Realizing What Your Designs Can Be", Higher Web Ed Symposium (Philadelphia, PA, USA) Aug 6, 2009 "Prototyping in the Wild", DelveNYC (New York, NY, USA) Aug 24, 2009 "Guerilla Research Methods", Agile2009 (Chicago, IL, USA) Aug 24, 2009 "Mission [...]

Design Links

zakiwarfel — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:13:47 +0000

Today’s list of design links include best designs for educational and non-profit websites, in-line jQuery validation, grid systems based on the letter “O”, and an open letter to AA telling them their site sucks. Top 40 Best Designed Non-Profit Websites Top 25 Best Designed Education Websites jQuery Inline Form Validation The Effectiveness of Personas An Open Letter to American Airlines-Your [...]

Effective Prototyping Video

zakiwarfel — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:37:07 +0000

Here’s a short video clip from the Effective Prototyping workshop I taught for the TriUPA group last year thanks to Abe Crystal. TriUPA “Effective Prototyping” workshop from Abe Crystal on Vimeo.

@garyvee on Passion

zakiwarfel — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:09:51 +0000

Be passionate about what you do. Do what you love no matter what. You can lose a lot of money being happy. In today’s Internet age, opportunities are endless.

Why Haven't You Submitted to Agile09

zakiwarfel — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:06:08 +0000

This year, Agile09 is in the beautiful city of Chicago in August. The deadline for submitting sessions is coming up quickly—Feb 13th and the User Experience track is in need of submissions. You might be asking why in the world should you submit something to an Agile conference. You might even be asking what in [...]

Persona Templates v2

zakiwarfel — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:41:03 +0000

Based on a few requests, I’ve included a few versions, including PDF, CS3 and CS4. The CS3 and CS4 versions include a PDF. Grab em. Use em. Spread the wealth and share. Acrobat PDF (568). InDesign and Illustrator CS3 (671k). InDesign and Illustrator CS4 (1.14MB). Here’s a preview of the template. I’ve included two different DNA profile charts. Both charts [...]

First Public Appearance of the Macintosh

zakiwarfel — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:12:34 +0000

On January 24, 1984, Steve Jobs gave the first public demonstration of the Macintosh. While Steve had more hair back then and even sports a bow-tie, he’s still got that same old showmanship. Happy 25th anniversary Macintosh.