“Our color preferences and the meanings we attach to them are influenced by our culture. In the United States one would most likely be horrified if a bride wore a red wedding gown. However, in China this is expected.”
Well, looky here, an interview with XPLANE’s founder, Dave Gray. “Pluck yourself from the learning desert, where lost travelers search for wisdom among dunes of data and mountains of meaninglessness to discover a once-lost oasis — understanding. Blending ancient communication methods with modern design ingenuity, XPLANE, a visual design firm based in St. Louis’ historic Soulard district, designs learning products and interfaces that take you from zero to understanding in seconds.”
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“I want to look at the future possibilities of Internet publishing, considering the following five aspects: 1. The Nature of Hypertext; 2. The Permanence and Provisionality of Publishing; 3. The Total Market Concept; 4. Customisation - Authors and Consumers; 5. Migration Tools and Packaging.” …a presentation to The Future of Electronic Publishing: The Era of Unlimited Potential, by Kevin Carey, Director humanITy, at the Hilton Amsterdam, 30th January, 2001.
Well, looky here, an interview with XPLANE’s founder, Dave Gray. “Pluck yourself from the learning desert, where lost travelers search for wisdom among dunes of data and mountains of meaninglessness to discover a once-lost oasis — understanding. Blending ancient communication methods with modern design ingenuity, XPLANE, a visual design firm based in St. Louis’ historic Soulard district, designs learning products and interfaces that take you from zero to understanding in seconds.”
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“High-tech companies are in a hurry — as well they should be — but many hurt themselves by trying to move products out the door too quickly. I often hear executives repeat homilies like ‘Ship early, ship often,’ and ‘Launch and learn.’ They assume that there is no penalty for simply slapping something together, shipping it, and then upgrading their product or site in a rapid iteration cycle. Unfortunately, there is a big, hidden cost associated with this tactic.”
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“Every computer system creates the illusion of a virtual world containing objects to manipulate. This is especially true in modern graphical user interfaces. In some systems this virtual world, defined by the user interface metaphor, is made explicit in others it is not. Explicit spatial metaphors allow users to transfer navigational skills developed in the domain from which the metaphor is drawn, but constraints of the metaphor may limit the efficiency of the user interface. To overcome these constraints magic features can be introduced that go beyond the spatial metaphor.”
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