Posts Tagged ‘Bill Buxton’

Week 173

In Weeknotes on 15 October 2010 tagged Bill Buxton, calendars, conferences, Design by Fire 2010, Dominion, futures, games, lectures, planning, play, productivity, STT, time with Comments Off

At the studio, coffee brewing in the french press, El Guincho on the stereo. Last week I felt overwhelmed, this week I just feel allergic. Literally. I have a head full of antihistamines, hope they kick in soon. One thing I decided to do about the overwhelming bit is block out more time in my [...]

Sketching the Experience of Toys

In Articles on 9 May 2008 tagged Bill Buxton, books, design, fun, interaction design, IxD, play, reading, sketching, toys, user experience, UX with Comments Off

“Play is the highest form of research.” —Albert Einstein1 That’s what I always say when I’m playing games, too. I really liked Bill Buxton‘s book Sketching User Experiences. I like it because Buxton defends design as a legitimate profession separate from other disciplines—such as engineering—while at the same time showing that designers (no matter how [...]