Outdoor Gear Review
Unlike outdoor adventures I’ve undertaken before, the Shikoku Pilgrimage is unique in that you’re rarely far…
Category: Technology
Apple, mobile apps, product management and other nerdy stuff
MUJI Appliances by Naoto Fukasawa
Anyone who knows Japanese retailer MUJI (無印良品) in Europe or America is probably familiar with their…
Everyday Usability in Japan (Part 3)
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series we looked at some of the intriguing…
Everyday Usability in Japan (Part 2)
Last month I looked at some intriguing cases of the way common items in Japan have…
Why Japanese Web Design Is So… Different
In the mind’s eye of many people, Japan is a land of tranquil Zen gardens, serene…
Everyday Usability in Japan (Part 1)
While I design software for a living, it’s often the design of everyday physical objects which…
Design is…
I’ll save passing comment on iOS 7 for another day (short version: brave new world) but…
User Experience Lost in Translation
Above is the gas supply control panel in the apartment I’m staying at in Tokyo. Assuming you…
Dancing With Light
Japanese artists seem to have become extremely adept at combining motion graphics, projection, and live-action choreographed…
Too Many Apps Spoil The Broth
Look at the picture below of my iPhone home screen and tell me what’s wrong with…
Responsive Design Is Improving The Web
At the beginning of 2012 there were very few examples of large websites which had adopted…
Unfogging Your World
An app which promises to “Remember everywhere you have been in your whole life journey” immediately…