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UX Designer’s Best Friend: FlairBuider

UX Designer’s Best Friend: FlairBuider

I’ve been involved in the design world for 15-plus years, and one of the more difficult aspects of this work has always been developing user interface concepts for clients that convey the general concept of the product without getting too mired in the specifics of layout, color and design. The original practice was to build … Continue reading »

Picture of the Day: The UnFacebook World?

Artist Ian Wojtowicz created this map by mashing together two existing portrayals of the world, NASA’s The Earth at Night and Facebook’s Friendship Map. By “subtracting” the Facebook map (blacked out areas) from the NASA map, Wojtowicz reveals the parts of the world that are lit up at night but are not linked in to the global social network of … Continue reading »

Boeing’s Dreamliner: Could It Make Flying Better?

On Wednesday the “revolutionary” Boeing Dreamliner will fly its very first commercial flight. After two years in delays almost two years after its first test run, the latest update to the Boeing series will cart 264 passengers from Tokyo to Hong Kong, reports USA Today’s Charisse Jones. “The flight is a coming-out party for a … Continue reading »