Comments for brunobergher::blog http://blog.brunobergher.com Thoughts about design, code & technology Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:09:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Never limit your income (or how to avoid the hourly rate) by rodrigot http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/05/02/never-limit-your-income/#comment-86 rodrigot Wed, 07 May 2008 14:42:43 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/?p=105#comment-86 this could generate a fulfillin and educated discussion, but my only reaction is irony of asking u back "how could a bricklayer come up with a way to earn money while he sleeps?" sorry there. :P this could generate a fulfillin and educated discussion, but my only reaction is irony of asking u back “how could a bricklayer come up with a way to earn money while he sleeps?”
sorry there. :P

]]> Comment on I Want You to Want Me by rodrigot http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/04/17/i-want-you-to-want-me/#comment-62 rodrigot Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:52:43 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/?p=78#comment-62 gênio! gênio!

]]> Comment on Walmor Corrêa by brunobergher::blog · Past Thoughts » Paper dissecting http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/04/08/walmor-correa/#comment-60 brunobergher::blog · Past Thoughts » Paper dissecting Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:01:27 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/?p=85#comment-60 [...] on the subject of autopsies in art and under-the-skin artwork, Brian Dettmer’s “Altered States (explorations in media [...] [...] on the subject of autopsies in art and under-the-skin artwork, Brian Dettmer’s “Altered States (explorations in media [...]

]]> Comment on On Explaining Priorities by rodrigot http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/04/03/on-explaining-priorities/#comment-59 rodrigot Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:29:41 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/04/03/on-explaining-priorities/#comment-59 <blockquote> — Everyone's special, Dash. — [muttering] Which is another way of saying no one is. </blockquote> —Helen Parr and Dash Parr in <em>The Incredibles</em> :)

— Everyone’s special, Dash.
— [muttering] Which is another way of saying no one is.

—Helen Parr and Dash Parr in The Incredibles
:)

]]> Comment on “You’ve never seen data presented like this” by rodrigot http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/03/12/youve-never-seen-data-presented-like-this/#comment-42 rodrigot Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:58:03 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/03/12/youve-never-seen-data-presented-like-this/#comment-42 thank you thank you

]]> Comment on Book: Don’t Make me Think by bruno http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/03/08/book-dont-make-me-think/#comment-41 bruno Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:45:52 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/03/08/book-dont-make-me-think/#comment-41 Hey Chris! It's nice to see I wasn't being redundant when writing about this book. I'm not sure lab testing is necessarily becoming outdated, because there's a human portion to which that I'm not sure can be entirely replaced by remote testing. But doing it remotely can surely allow for a much wider reach (which is something Krug is quite emphatic about) and even simultaneous testing with a small team. By the way: suggesting this book to clients seems like a very good idea. It's short enough to not be disencouraging but dense enough to really get something through. Ethnio seems pretty cool from my first look! I'll try to go further into it in the next few days, and perhaps give it a try. Thanks for dropping by! <strong>PS:</strong> On the ampersand: thanks! Though it should go to Lucas de Groot, who designed <a href="http://www.lucasfonts.com/cgi-bin/loadframe/lucasfnt/theserif/serif-.html" rel="nofollow">TheSerif</a>, the header font. Hey Chris!
It’s nice to see I wasn’t being redundant when writing about this book.
I’m not sure lab testing is necessarily becoming outdated, because there’s a human portion to which that I’m not sure can be entirely replaced by remote testing. But doing it remotely can surely allow for a much wider reach (which is something Krug is quite emphatic about) and even simultaneous testing with a small team.
By the way: suggesting this book to clients seems like a very good idea. It’s short enough to not be disencouraging but dense enough to really get something through.
Ethnio seems pretty cool from my first look! I’ll try to go further into it in the next few days, and perhaps give it a try.
Thanks for dropping by!

PS: On the ampersand: thanks! Though it should go to Lucas de Groot, who designed TheSerif, the header font.

]]> Comment on Book: Don’t Make me Think by Chris Blow http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/03/08/book-dont-make-me-think/#comment-40 Chris Blow Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:08:59 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/03/08/book-dont-make-me-think/#comment-40 Nice ampersand BTW! Nice ampersand BTW!

]]> Comment on Book: Don’t Make me Think by Chris Blow http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/03/08/book-dont-make-me-think/#comment-38 Chris Blow Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:08:05 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2008/03/08/book-dont-make-me-think/#comment-38 I always recommend this book and have bought it for several clients. It was nice to read review confirming confirming that it's, we'll, just badass in its simplicity. :) One of the methodologies i wished it covered is remote research. I work on a web app called <a href="http://ethnio.com" rel="nofollow">ethnio</a> that is designed to make remote UI testing really easy ... I think it's only a matter of time before lab testing is considered completely outdated. I think/hope Krug's next edition will cover it more extensively as it is so much less expensive .... I always recommend this book and have bought it for several clients. It was nice to read review confirming confirming that it’s, we’ll, just badass in its simplicity. :)

One of the methodologies i wished it covered is remote research. I work on a web app called ethnio that is designed to make remote UI testing really easy … I think it’s only a matter of time before lab testing is considered completely outdated. I think/hope Krug’s next edition will cover it more extensively as it is so much less expensive ….

]]> Comment on OK, we do 3D… But how do we design for it? by brunobergher::blog · Past Thoughts » Grunge webdesign and visual recycling http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/15/ok-we-do-3d-but-how-do-we-design-for-it/#comment-17 brunobergher::blog · Past Thoughts » Grunge webdesign and visual recycling Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:28:03 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/15/ok-we-do-3d-but-how-do-we-design-for-it/#comment-17 [...] design elements, with heavy textures and finish, while in a simples structure. One of the very best uses of 3D in Flash I’ve seen so far, and an example of great contemporary grunge [...] [...] design elements, with heavy textures and finish, while in a simples structure. One of the very best uses of 3D in Flash I’ve seen so far, and an example of great contemporary grunge [...]

]]> Comment on OK, we do 3D… But how do we design for it? by Octopus http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/15/ok-we-do-3d-but-how-do-we-design-for-it/#comment-16 Octopus Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:09:15 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/15/ok-we-do-3d-but-how-do-we-design-for-it/#comment-16 I'm not sure why you bring up Papervision3D with regards to this demo as it clearly has no relation. This demo is what you would call 2 and a half dimensions. It's all 2D sprites rendered with an extra depth component. Using Papervision for something like this would simply be overkill. I’m not sure why you bring up Papervision3D with regards to this demo as it clearly has no relation. This demo is what you would call 2 and a half dimensions. It’s all 2D sprites rendered with an extra depth component. Using Papervision for something like this would simply be overkill.

]]> Comment on Putting things in perspective by bruno http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/10/putting-things-in-perspective/#comment-14 bruno Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:16:12 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/10/putting-things-in-perspective/#comment-14 Hey James, thanks a lot for the tip. I'm putting the whole technique in perspective now... By the way: great home page! Visually interesting and very accessible! Hey James, thanks a lot for the tip.
I’m putting the whole technique in perspective now…
By the way: great home page! Visually interesting and very accessible!

]]> Comment on Putting things in perspective by James http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/10/putting-things-in-perspective/#comment-13 James Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:08:34 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/10/putting-things-in-perspective/#comment-13 There's a pretty huge amount of this kind of thing on Flickr too, with tutorials on achieving the effect pretty easy to find: http://flickr.com/groups/tilt-shift-fakes/pool/ There’s a pretty huge amount of this kind of thing on Flickr too, with tutorials on achieving the effect pretty easy to find:

http://flickr.com/groups/tilt-shift-fakes/pool/

]]> Comment on BOM added in EditPad [Lite] by rodrigot http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/11/05/bom-added-in-editpad-lite/#comment-10 rodrigot Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:07:34 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/11/05/bom-added-in-editpad-lite/#comment-10 Hooray! Hooray!

]]> Comment on OK, we do 3D… But how do we design for it? by bruno http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/15/ok-we-do-3d-but-how-do-we-design-for-it/#comment-7 bruno Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:56:54 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/15/ok-we-do-3d-but-how-do-we-design-for-it/#comment-7 I agree that is going to be the first move, because that's what we are able, as designers, to do comfortably and with more certainty; and also because of what's familiar to the users right now. But I do believe that soon this will evolve into more immersive interfaces. Time will tell. : ) Thanks for the reply! I agree that is going to be the first move, because that’s what we are able, as designers, to do comfortably and with more certainty; and also because of what’s familiar to the users right now.
But I do believe that soon this will evolve into more immersive interfaces. Time will tell. : )
Thanks for the reply!

]]> Comment on OK, we do 3D… But how do we design for it? by Kevin Sweeney http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/15/ok-we-do-3d-but-how-do-we-design-for-it/#comment-6 Kevin Sweeney Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:42:05 +0000 http://blog.brunobergher.com/2007/10/15/ok-we-do-3d-but-how-do-we-design-for-it/#comment-6 Cheers Bruno! It's true that nothing has wowed me yet because it simply hasn't been well designed. I wouldn't go so far as to say that we should embrace 3D, but I don't think we should completely turn a blind eye to it either. I think the big trick is going to be how to (subtly) integrate 3D elements into a 2D environment so that everything looks and feels natural, rather than forcing an extra dimension on users. Cheers Bruno! It’s true that nothing has wowed me yet because it simply hasn’t been well designed. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that we should embrace 3D, but I don’t think we should completely turn a blind eye to it either.

I think the big trick is going to be how to (subtly) integrate 3D elements into a 2D environment so that everything looks and feels natural, rather than forcing an extra dimension on users.

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