I generally agree with this well-written review of Apple Watch on Engadget. It is a beautiful, outstandingly-engineered piece of hardware — as well designed as anything that Apple has done in the past. And much of the software is very nice as well. Minimalist, as one would expect with such a small screen, but nearly…
The more I think about it, the more I’m realizing that 2014 is turning out to be a Big Year. Perhaps The Big Year. First (and most importantly), it’s my and my wife’s 20 year wedding anniversary (just this past Wednesday, on July 16th). It’s rather hard to believe we’ve already hit this mark, and…
I came across this t-shirt design this morning on Twitter. (source: http://www.creativebloq.com) What a sad commentary for some designers if this is how they really work! The words may be sort of cute and funny, but designers who find truth in it should not laugh but rather think twice about how they work. To me,…
January is usually a time for businesses and organizations to look ahead. What will the new year bring? And what are our goals? And if you did not do so already at the end of 2013, the beginning of a new year does not just involve pondering such questions but some amount of planning, too.…
When I was writing my new book about product management, I wanted to have someone write a foreword who truly understands the human side of being a user. Someone who would inspire my readers to see why product management is such an important part of design success. And I knew that the best person for…
As the calendar turns to December, I am reminded that this is the month when my new book is being released by New Riders. So in the days leading up to it being available, I thought I better do a bit o’ blogging about it! The book, Digital Product Management, was written this past summer.…
After developer beta 6 was released last week, I decided to do something I had never done before: install a beta version of iOS onto my personal iPhone. I never wanted to take the risk of doing this too early and having my phone be too buggy before a production release, but due to the…
Today I dug around the source code of forecast.io a bit, and learned about some easy wins that contribute to the native-like web app experience on my iPhone. Check out the code and see whether you want to use in your mobile web apps! Note that I’ve only verified these behaviors on iOS. And as…
Ever since it launched a few weeks ago, I’ve developed a mild obsession with Forecast.io. Quite simply, it is the most impressive standards-based web app I’ve ever seen. Whether you judge it on its design, data, or performance, it does everything exceedingly well. The only deal is, there are some intriguing mysteries about how all…
It’s official: I’m writing another book! And, happily, I submitted the introduction and chapter one to my editor today. Here’s an excerpt to let you know what it’s all about: Whether you are new to web or app design and development, or have been doing it for years, you probably know the drill pretty well…
That phone in your pocket…becomes just a part of your life. It’s something you use, something you rely on. And then completely forget about. And in its own way, that’s actually kind of mind-blowing. I really like these two Wired reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5. They are completely spot on. Since…
Slides and notes from my University of Minnesota Web Standards presentation about how product management methodology can increase design and development success. The presentation highlights what what “minimum viable” means (it’s not just the least amount of work possible!), ways to think about design and feature prioritization for web and mobile, and how to communicate about…
