I came across a really nice example of human-oriented design recently (*). Nothing terribly special – just a simple choice made by someone somewhere that reveals a refreshing humanity in an otherwise technology-oriented domain – and makes the product all …
Tag: Aesthetics
Finally – a To Do list with less to do.
I love writing To Do lists. They're definitely one of my main productivity tools. But always on paper – never on a machine. It's not that I haven't tried. Over the years I've used all sorts of mainstream and niche …
Taming TomTom.
"Turn around when possible." … "Turn around when possible." … "Turn around when possible." I love my TomTom. SatNavs in general must be among the most rapidly-adopted consumer electronics innovations. The best are not bad when it comes to …
Wonga makes it simple.
Sometimes you come across something that just feels right. Wonga (www.wonga.com) is one such something for me. I don't mean the business model of lending people small amounts of money at relatively high interest rates over short periods. There are …