The iPad experience

by | Feb 1, 2010 | blog, user experience

Following up from my previous post about my initial thoughts of the iPad, I’d like to elaborate on what I think is the most important quality of Apple’s new device. Unfortunately, the iPad is too easily being overlooked as simply a bigger iPhone (there are...

The unexpected iPad

by | Jan 28, 2010 | blog, user experience

Apple finally revealed the ill-named iPad yesterday to quite a lot of underwhelming reviews. Namely, “It’s just a giant iPod Touch”. I admit, at first I felt the same way. “That’s it?” Then I started to think about all the times I needed access to a computer –...

Hidden radio frequencies controlling our appliances

by | Jan 9, 2010 | blog

Now THIS is usability! Encoding coded instructions within FM radio signals to keep tabs on energy consumption of our appliances. Further, using the national radio network – in this case, the CBC – as a broadcast medium. No need to build an entirely new...

My day at ChangeMedium Toronto

by | Oct 24, 2009 | blog

The inaugural day of ChangeMedium at the beautiful and innovative MaRS Centre is coming to and end and in a few minutes, everyone is going to present the status of their hacking projects which they’ve been working on all day. In a nutshell, the day brought...

Wireframing with crayons

by | Sep 1, 2009 | blog, creativity

I came across this post today on 37Signals.com about sketching with a thick Sharpie marker. The gist of it is the thicker the marker, the less you’ll be able to write down notes and such. And the less you do that, the more you focus on the big picture now and...