12th
January
2005
“I.D. magazineís January/February issue sees the return of a feature introduced by former editor Chee Pearlman: the annual I.D. Forty. These individuals are, in the magazineís assessment, the most influential figures currently at work in global design. I.D. goes a step further this time round by ranking the list from 1 to 40.”
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12th
January
2005
“In a recent usability test, I once again witnessed something Iíve seen a hundred times before: a frustrated user claiming he knows exactly what is wrong with the interface he was fighting with. What was his suggestion? ‘These guys need to make this thing a lot more intuitive. The problem is that this program isnít intuitive enough. It needs to be more intuitive! ‘I think he used the I-Word no less than 25 times during the session. His frustration was real and his desire was great. So, why wasnít the interface ëintuitiveí? Well, itís probably because itís really, really hard to do.”
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12th
January
2005
“By Bob Lutz, GM Vice Chairman: After years of reading and reacting to the automotive press, I finally get to put the shoe on the other foot. In the age of the Internet, anybody can be a ‘journalist…’ The FastLane blog is where you can come to read the latest, greatest musings of GM leaders on topics relevant to the company, the industry and the global economy, and — most of all — to our customers and other car enthusiasts.”
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