Archive for January, 2008



Dear GMail usability team, Please make it easier to purge mail

17Jan08

Why don’t you believe in “Deleting” an email and going to the next one? Why launch users back to the Inbox? Why can I archive and go to the next message, but not DELETE and go to the next message?

I realize it “looks” the same, but there’s some psychological neurosis some of us [...]

ID Strategy Conference 2008

17Jan08

For regular readers who aren’t ID students, I wanted to give you a reminder and heads up that this year’s Strategy Conference is coming up in May. I am already extremely excited about the speakers coming this year.
I am working with several esteemed colleagues here at the Institute of Design in putting together a publication [...]

Spring 2008 classes, if you were wondering.

16Jan08

Well boys and girls, it’s going to be a busy semester again here at ID, but meh, might as well be, this spring break will be all the more restful and relaxing. Maybe I’ll even skip taking an intersession and go on a two week vacation?

Cultural Human Factors
Social Human Factors
Design Analysis
Design Synthesis
Design Languages
Advanced Design [...]

Hyperminimalism

15Jan08

flickr cred: Fib

Ok, okay. After pretty much a month long hiatus in Philadelphia, I am back to yakshaving. Well, I have always been performing the act of yak shaving, but I am back to blogging I mean. To tell the truth, I kinda missed writing for the [...]

links for 2008-01-14

14Jan08

Education‽Blog List
(tags: education technorati)

Begley: Mind Reading Is Now Possible | Newsweek Voices - Sharon Begley | Newsweek.com
(tags: cognition mind neuroscience)

links for 2008-01-12

12Jan08

Meryl.net » 70+ PowerPoint and Presentation Resources and Great Examples
(tags: Powerpoint presentation resources design inspiration)

links for 2008-01-10

10Jan08

Monday Inspiration: Innovative Designs and Devices | Design Showcase, Monday Inspiration | Smashing Magazine
(tags: design device innovation)

links for 2008-01-07

07Jan08

Tutorial Search Engine - Search For Tutorials
(tags: tutorial technical reference)

Social Networks in Education » home
(tags: technology education socialnetworks)

A VC: What My Kids Tell Me About The Future of Media
(tags: media transformation ventureCapital)

links for 2008-01-06

06Jan08

Trends | The future of futurology | Economist.com
(tags: futurism trends business)

links for 2008-01-01

01Jan08

crazedlist.org : search craigslist like a madman
(tags: craigslist search aggregate)



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  • Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science

    Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science by Charles Wheelan

  • Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software

    Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software by Steven Johnson

  • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well)

    On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well) by William K. Zinsser

  • The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning (JB - Anker Series)

    The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning (JB - Anker Series) by John Zubizarreta

  • Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

    Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky

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