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16th February 2004

EtCon04: Don Norman on emotional design

“…Beauty is skin deep, and so is our evolutionary response. Nothing wrong with that. It’s a layer of decision making we need… If you make something everyone loves, that’s a mark of mediocre design, not great design … I don’t want to control my DVD, I want to watch a movie…”

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16th February 2004

The Visual Language of PowerPoint: Q&A with Bob Horn

“Are we at the verge of the creation of a new global verbal-visual language? In 1998 political scientist and Stanford scholar Robert Horn released Visual Language: Global Communication for the 21st Century, a ‘must-read’ for anyone who communicates with words and images, and an important roadmap for any serious PowerPoint practitioner.”

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16th February 2004

Journalists, John Kerry, and Reporting Rumors

“We†have been talking about how the media†is handling†a rumor†about John Kerry that emerged earlier this week. As part of our discussion, we’ve been asking one another questions about coverage and exploring ethical responses. Here’s a conversation†that might help you do the same.”

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