Month: April 2026

  • Information Experience Design (IxD)

    The world of design is changing more rapidly than ever before. I had considered writing a book of everything I know about product design, but I think the title would have to be “How we used to make software back before AI”. (Sad trombone noise) One of my least favorite things about AI is the…

  • New Dog: Mixolydian

    Our black labrador retriever, Leroy, has been with us a long time. He just turned 14 and is in pretty good health. In his younger days, Leroy was Olympic level fetch master. He could sprint non-stop. Nowadays, his arthritis is bad, but if you have a ball, he will still run hard to get it…

  • Medical User Interface

    I was recently at the doctor and saw the user interface they use. It made me throw up in my mouth a little. Redacted screenshot below. Apologies for cropping the left hand side of the screen. It’s just more of the same. This is a perfect example of an application with no information architecture. It’s…

  • Trust relationships

    This has come up recently in many forms. It’s interesting to me how trust is the key ingredient in almost all human interactions. Musical Bands I have two family members in bands and the issue of trust comes up often. I’m not a musician but I understand how you need to trust your drummer or…