Bending UX to see other vectors of organizational ethics A friend and I joked about a photo sent to him. He asked about the name scribbled on the cup. To him and his SE USA context, it came across as a push/play on the term “field negro.” To him, it was a bold play. Now, the name on the cup … read more

Paradigm shifts are interesting. Usually, we don’t recognize there has been a change until after the changes happened. But, there are a few people who live on the precipice of those changes. People who, for better or worse, have their senses already tuned to what the shift will be and can recognize … read more

A common question grants a canvas to an uncommon answer: ”So what exactly do I/does Avanceé do?” Heard somewhat often because explaining “experience design” to those who may be around design tangentially is a dice roll. For those who are familiar with design and it’s many permutations, an … read more

To be mindful or to be inspired? That’s where aspects of the week land when we talk of themes. Perhaps that is not a bad thing — seasonal contexts notwithstanding. Where some might design a better experience, others themselves inspired to do a bit more than simply exist. Aims of some of our most … read more

Collaborative software is validated through collaborative experiences before its individual features One of the challenges in training software and process is found in the disconnect of knowing the features of an application/service/device, and the context in which it wants to be best used by those … read more

As mentioned earlier this week, wanted to get back to letting the notable links/reads of the week sit on this pattern. It’s not that sharing a daily links blog is not important. But, it makes more sense through curation when you can figure out what some of those things look like, and how it impacts … read more

Some weeks back, started to share notable reads as a daily, rather than weekly supplement. And while this was a good idea from the standpoint of traffic (likely, don’t even look at the stats) and visibility, much about what this space is has gotten lost in the spreading. For example, part of the … read more

Moving back to the weekly share next week. Noticed a few things effected by the lack of better curation, especially from a retention-application standpoint. Read What You Love Until You Love to Read Read at 5:28 PM Health care’s huge cybersecurity problem - The Verge Read at 2:33 PM Muse: designing … read more

Opinion | Why It’s So Easy for a Bounty Hunter to Find You - The New York Times Read at 11:13 PM Heaven or High Water – Popula Read at 6:48 PM Millions of Facebook Records Found on Amazon Cloud Servers - Bloomberg Read at 6:32 PM Avo, Stadia, Arcade, Bandersnatch, and the New Grammar of Television … read more

Manipulating the YouTube Algorithm - (Part 1/3) Smarter Every Day 213 - YouTube Read at 9:45 PM How the US has hidden its empire | News | The Guardian Read at 9:35 PM Ahead of Its Time, Behind the Curve: Why Evernote Failed to Realize Its Potential | FYI Read at 5:23 PM Untangling your technology … read more

Started to just skip the links for yesterday given the various pranks. A later sharing of the non-prank reads makes sense instead Tips for biking to work if you work from home • PeopleForBikes Read at 5:46 PM Benedict Evans on Twitter: “The old Apple promise was that you don’t have to … read more

Notable Reads for Mar 30 How Apple Card works – TechCrunch Read at 11:44 PM Steven Sinofsky on Twitter: “1/ Pre-announcing a product (/feature) seems really dumb. Still, a Read at 5:20 PM Sampo’s blog: The business model of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) - MaaS Global Read at 5:07 PM … read more

Garfield phones beach mystery finally solved after 35 years - BBC News Read at 6:57 PM Job vacancies | Nuffield Foundation Read at 6:48 PM Bryan Clagett on Twitter: A @kfc in China has more digital prowess than the average US #Finser Read at 5:57 PM A tear-filled plea from one of my students to … read more

Arm Yourself With Specific Knowledge Read at 9:56 PM AiriPods | Asymco Read at 9:31 PM A Dollar Will Take You Less Than Two Miles in a Car Read at 8:29 PM Who Owns Your Health Data? Read at 5:45 PM Microsoft Hands-Free Music - Microsoft Research Read at 5:28 PM “No, No, No, No, Yes: Book Design … read more

Exploration vs Exploitation | Noah Brier dot Com Read at 11:05 PM Another tax on the poor: Surrendering privacy for survival Read at 8:53 PM Mastercard Sees Other Banks Ditching Card Numbers Like Apple Did - Bloomberg Read at 8:44 PM Automation and New Tasks: How Technology Displaces and Reinstates … read more

Google Stadia Is a Net Neutrality Nightmare – Variety Read at 10:13 PM OpenStax Read at 10:03 PM “I didn’t have control”: A 14-year-old on why she quit social media Read at 9:56 PM Brian Roemmele’s answer to What is Apple Card, the new credit card from Apple and why is it imp Read at 9:40 PM New … read more

Notable Reads from 24 Mar Why the Olympic Games Are Steering Clear of E-Sports Read at 9:22 PM Man stole $122m from Facebook and Google by sending them random bills, which the companies dutifully Read at 8:41 PM Brian Roemmele on Twitter: "To gain a perspective on how floored I am today. If … read more

Building a design ethos, one conversation at a time In talking with people about Avanceé, one of the questions that comes up from designers, or those with a design background, is “how often do you work with other people versus how often do you work by yourself?“ This is a very valuable question, and … read more

Manton Reece (@manton) Read at 1:19 PM Trusting Driverless Cars - Library - Google Design Read at 1:04 PM Opinion | Owning a Car Will Soon Be as Quaint as Owning a Horse - The New York Times Read at 12:50 PM A new frenemy: Apple is going Hollywood. But it’s been a bumpy ride. - Digiday Read at … read more

Harvard sued by descendant of U.S. slave photographed in 19th century Read at 10:08 PM How the iPad Pro is CHANGING music production 🎶 - YouTube Read at 9:37 PM It’s Time Edtech Conferences Stopped Ignoring Equity and Race | EdSurge News Read at 9:23 PM Human sound systems are shaped by … read more