Outdoor Gear Review
Unlike outdoor adventures I’ve undertaken before, the Shikoku Pilgrimage is unique in that you’re…
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Everyday Usability in Japan (Part 3)
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we looked at some of…
Everyday Usability in Japan (Part 2)
Last month I looked at some intriguing cases of the way common items in…
Why Japanese Web Design Is So… Different
In the mind’s eye of many people, Japan is a land of tranquil Zen…
Everyday Usability in Japan (Part 1)
While I design software for a living, it’s often the design of everyday physical…
Design is…
I’ll save passing comment on iOS 7 for another day (short version: brave new…
User Experience Lost in Translation
Above is the gas supply control panel in the apartment I’m staying at in Tokyo.…
Dancing With Light
Japanese artists seem to have become extremely adept at combining motion graphics, projection, and…
Too Many Apps Spoil The Broth
Look at the picture below of my iPhone home screen and tell me what’s…
Responsive Design Is Improving The Web
At the beginning of 2012, there were very few examples of large websites which…
Unfogging Your World
An app that promises to “Remember everywhere you have been in your whole life…