Author: Brian Dys
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The truth is
Sure, truth is subjective. We, humans, when we go out of our heads and into the world, we must share a common truth — the same things that we believe to be true — that will hold its ground for an indefinite time. In user interface design, there’s this thing that we call “single source…
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You’re on mute
A related experience that I had with regard to the oh-so-important “mute” button: so, there was this big presentation for a big local banking client wherein I would present this white-labeled web app mock-ups to the stakeholders. And I was on mute. However, no matter how I set the visual state of the WebEx button,…
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Reading List: Week 4, October 2020
Oh, yeah, the reading list State-Switch Controls: The Infamous Case of the “Mute” Button In search of the truth, and a song… On compromise in product design The Psychology of Misinformation During the 2020 U.S. Elections The hermeneutic circle: a key to critical reading Daniel Ek on The Observer Effect This comes back to how…
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Reading List: Week 3, October 2020
A Personal Interface Being intentional about your career decisions — Rachel Inman Taking on reports is a serious responsibility. I’ll be responsible for the careers of other people! If and when I do become a manager, I want to do a kick-ass job at it. I want to be there for my reports and support…
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Reading List: Week 2, October 2020
It’s Not Only Women Who Want More Intimacy in Relationships Skill Mapping: A Digital Template for Remote Teams Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Advice for Living What enabled me to take part in the effort to free our daughters and sons to achieve whatever their talents equipped them to accomplish, with no artificial barriers blocking their way?…
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Avaloq → NEC
Tokyo, October 5, 2020 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the acquisition of Avaloq Group AG (Avaloq), a leading Swiss financial software company. The acquisition of Avaloq will provide NEC with digital finance software and domain knowledge as it enters into the field globally and strengthens its business in the digital government field.…
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Reading List: Week 1, October 2020
What ‘The Social Dilemma’ misunderstands about social networks The power of flexible consistency Life is chaotic. Things will go wrong. Flexible consistency is about combining proactive planning with reactive adaptation so you can make significant progress over the long-term. Anne-Laure Le Cunff UX Designer Career Path: How to Become a UX Designer Satisfaction and progress…
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Reading List: Week 5, September 2020
The Digital Product Ethics Canvas But for change to happen, somebody has to make a start somewhere. And whilst a Product Manager, UX Designer or Information Architect might not be the person to ultimately call the shots on product and corporate strategy decisions, they are increasingly often young and morally conscious enough to at least…
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The monetization of our distraction
I don’t write much these days about the reasons I have unplugged myself from industrial civilization. This is in part because, deep down, we know them too well already, and it’s not for want of information that we continue down that path. I could name a few: the mass extinction of species resource wars cultural…
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Reading List: Week 4, September 2020
What the ‘meat paradox’ reveals about moral decision making We know that poverty causes great suffering, yet instead of sharing our wealth we buy another pair of expensive shoes. We fundamentally disagree with the idea of child labour or adults working under horrible conditions, but keep shopping at discount stores. We stay in the dark,…