Rather than demo another new technology, Tom Wujec reaches back to one of our earliest but most ingenious devices — the astrolabe. With thousands of uses, from telling time to mapping the night sky, this old tech reminds us that the ancient can be as brilliant as the brand-new. Read More…

Information designer Tom Wujec talks through three areas of the brain that help us understand words, images, feelings, connections. In this short talk from TEDU, he asks: How can we best engage our brains to help us better understand big ideas? Read More…

• Would anybody care to share a quote (shall I call it “citation?) for referencing the interaction design process for a paper I’m writing? #
• reading “IDEO Method Cards”, different techniques for inspiring design, gaining insights into user’s goals, and generating alternatives … #
• [Technology] Nokia’s Point #
• [Graphic Design, Digital Art, Architecture, Data Visualization] Data City: Pixel Art Visualisation http://tinyurl.com/cthkjg #
• [Digital Cities] The Neogeography of Virtual Cities: Digital Mirrors into a Recursive World: Urban Informatics http://tinyurl.com/cxo92f #
• [China] AutoCAD 2010 Help Documentation and Resources now available online: AutoCAD 2010 Help is now avai.. http://tinyurl.com/dd3jo9 #
• [Interaction Design] IBM Survey Finds that a Majority of Consumers Are Willing to Pay More f.. http://tinyurl.com/db2tfb #
• [Autodesk] Testers Needed for New “MapGuide Open Source 2.1″ Installer http://tinyurl.com/d2j5gq #
• [China, World News] Chinese Hunger for Sons Fuels Boys’ Abductions (must read article from New York Times) http://tinyurl.com/d66wow #
• [Technology] RIM sells its 50 millionth BlackBerry, surprises even itself with earnings http://tinyurl.com/cetsom #
• [Technology] Power Glove granted infinitely more power, bluetooth, and accelerometer in honor of 20th birthday http://tinyurl.com/chd9uw #
• [Technology, Google] Google Voice is almost here (route all your incoming calls to every phone number you have) http://tinyurl.com/bv4n49 #
• [Technology] Mindtouch 2009 Collaborative Mashup Switchboard (Message bus enables bi-directional notifications) http://tinyurl.com/cz3c7d #
• [Technology] Gmail’s web-based app for any smartphone (a prototype that could one day be used, regardless of OS) http://tinyurl.com/c8fhr2 #
• [Design, Architecture, Visualization] Urban Diganta (A project by Urban Design and Development Ltd) http://tinyurl.com/dctqfz #
• Interview with Richard Saul Wurman (Part 1) (the 1976 AIA Conference, and the job-title “information architect”) http://tinyurl.com/ckj74w #
• [Media And Advertising] Google’s Plan for Out-of-Print Books Is Challenged http://tinyurl.com/dd2ldj #
• [to the americans out there] Bruce Sterling and Jasmina Tesanovic need your help http://tinyurl.com/dysbsw #
• [Design Inspiration, Interaction Design] We need to build products that bring joy and excitement to people’s lives http://tinyurl.com/cthky2 #
• [Design, Visualization] Web Trend Map (Updated, mapping domains and influential people on a Tokyo Metro map.) http://tinyurl.com/ccsans #
• Monthly groceries at Metro: frozen bagles, panninis, and laffa! Thank you, Lord! #
• [China] Chinese president meets Brazilian leader in London: Chinese President Hu Jintao met his Brazilian.. http://tinyurl.com/cd6jd2 #
• [Interaction Design] Music That Makes You Dumb: Virgil Griffith, a CalTech graduate student,.. http://tinyurl.com/cgbw7j #
• [Technology] Report: Google in Talks to Buy Twitter?: Google is in talks to buy the hot microbloggin.. http://tinyurl.com/cop4yv #
• Obama’s “I love this guy” video BBC NEWS: US President Barack Obama says Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the “most popu … #
• [China] Computer Program Self-Discovers Laws of Physics:In just over a day, a powerful computer prog.. http://tinyurl.com/cdpwfx #
• [Technology] Computer Program Self-Discovers Laws of Physics:In just over a day, a powerful com.. http://tinyurl.com/cdpwfx #
• [Interaction Design] Computer Program Self-Discovers Laws of Physics:In just over a day.. http://tinyurl.com/cdpwfx #
• [China] Because online video in China is just too much damn fun…: Danwei has translated SARFT’s new set.. http://tinyurl.com/cdft7l #
• [Technology] Reactable multitouch table / musical instrument goes into production:
  This so-called R.. http://tinyurl.com/cskrxa #
• [Technology] Senators agree on patent changes: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the U.S. Senate Jud.. http://tinyurl.com/c5qwou #
• [Interaction Design] The Sad Saga of Silicon Graphics: The Final Chapter:There was a time.. http://tinyurl.com/c9uep7 #
• [China] Obama Accepts Invitation to Visit China After Meeting With President: President Obama accepted Pr.. http://tinyurl.com/chyzzv #
• [China] Take food home to save money: PEOPLE eating in five hotels in Jing’an District are to receive mon.. http://tinyurl.com/c9wq96 #
• [Interaction Design] Scientists Make Blackest Material Ever:Scientists have fashioned w.. http://tinyurl.com/d6bojl #
• [Technology] Scientists Make Blackest Material Ever:Scientists have fashioned what may be the b.. http://tinyurl.com/d6bojl #
• [Interaction Design] Using Interaction Design to Change Behavior: David B.Rondeau. Joshua Po.. http://tinyurl.com/cbk865 #
• Running twitter on nokia e71… The screen is so big! Looks great so far! #
• checking “Richard St. John’s 8 secrets of success” video on TED (http://ping.fm/KcXG2) #
• [Interaction Design] China’s Far Too Rosy Self Image: John Pomfret writes on his blog about .. http://tinyurl.com/czkhsv #
• [Technology] China’s Far Too Rosy Self Image: John Pomfret writes on his blog about a recently relea.. http://tinyurl.com/czkhsv #
• [China] City to clean up for Expo: SHANGHAI is to begin a citywide cleaning campaign next month for the 2.. http://tinyurl.com/cnwfok #
• RT @kaiserkuo: (Precious!) 92% of Chinese say CN has mainly positive infl. on world, vs. 39% who agree. http://snurl.com/ew5ph #
• [Technology] Twitter weird: a half dozen oddball Twitter experiences:Here at Ars, we all use .. http://tinyurl.com/cy7uft #
• [China] Continental celebrates first NY to Shanghai direct flight with $315 fare: A lot of us over here h.. http://tinyurl.com/c82vqf #
• [China] Why do they come to China?: Lu Mai, Secretary General of the China Development Research Foundatio.. http://tinyurl.com/cszgtn #
• [Interaction Design] Twitter weird: a half dozen oddball Twitter experiences:Here at .. http://tinyurl.com/cy7uft #
• [Interaction Design] Success evaluation for radical innovation: Gathering some notes about “.. http://tinyurl.com/ctwzpa #
• [Interaction Design] 20 April 2009: Closing date for abstracts and proposals (Create 2009): .. http://tinyurl.com/c5o9ok #
• [Interaction Design] Enough UX Chumbaya!: “Interaction Design is NOT Information Architectur.. http://tinyurl.com/ct6sjw #
• [Interaction Design] Success evaluation for radical innovation: Gathering some notes about “.. http://tinyurl.com/ctwzpa #
• [Technology] AutoCAD 2010 Command Map Database: Lee Ambrosius (Beyond the UI blog) has updated the A.. http://tinyurl.com/c5vjfc #
• [Technology] Microsoft: broadband stimulus should help schools, hospitals:The Microsoft corpo.. http://tinyurl.com/d5×4qe #
• [Technology] Study: action video games give eyesight a boost:Fans of action video games have .. http://tinyurl.com/dzqngu #
• [Technology] Success evaluation for radical innovation: Gathering some notes about “successes” and “.. http://tinyurl.com/ctwzpa #
• [Graphic Design] 21 April 2009: Poster and Demo Submission (Graphics Interface 2009): Deadline (.. http://tinyurl.com/c5o9ok #
• [China] Art fair inked: THE annual Shanghai Art Fair will be held at ShanghaiMart on Yan’an Road W. from .. http://tinyurl.com/dg9azs #
• [China] AutoCAD 2010 Command Map Database: Lee Ambrosius (Beyond the UI blog) has updated the AutoCAD Com.. http://tinyurl.com/c5vjfc #
• [Design, Innovation] China: Innovator, Not Just an Imitator (Der Spiegel and the future of innovation in China) http://tinyurl.com/cljzt7 #
• [China] The Global Recession in China: There’s Plenty of Blame for All: China’s economy has slowed its br.. http://tinyurl.com/cpspe6 #
• [Interaction Design] Defining User Experience: A while back, Michael Cummings at UX Design a.. http://tinyurl.com/d3pdqu #
• [Business, Design] Just Say No to Innovation (Promoted as the “in” word, innovation has become devoid of meaning) http://tinyurl.com/dxrmmq #
• [Design, Business, Innovation] reading “Pushing the boundaries of design” (An interview with Alberto Alessi) http://tinyurl.com/cak69l #
• [Design, Inspiration] reading “Art Review: Examining Chinese Identity” (from the New York Times) http://tinyurl.com/ccbo8b #
• [Design Business] reading “Design: China’s Best Chance for Future Growth” http://tinyurl.com/dbf8r4 #
• A.J. Jacobs’ “A year of living biblically” talk at TED (A.J. Jacobs talks about following the rules in the Bible as literally as possibl … #
• [Technology] Clash of Subways and Car Culture in Chinese Cities: Efforts to build and expand subway .. http://tinyurl.com/c3mj4z #
• [China] YouTube Again Accessible: According to a New York Times briefing, YouTube access has been restore.. http://tinyurl.com/cyblkd #
• [China] Better service for foreigners: THE Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration will adopt new vouchers for.. http://tinyurl.com/cm8jsl #
• [China] Clash of Subways and Car Culture in Chinese Cities: Efforts to build and expand subway lines unde.. http://tinyurl.com/c3mj4z #
• [Technology] Are computer games a literary genre? (A trend is starting for games to be heavy on story) http://tinyurl.com/d9eduv #
• [China] Shanghai Gets “Civilized” As Expo Approaches (going green, polishing manners and the quality of service) http://tinyurl.com/dbpbyh #
• [Interaction Design] Some of the non-software things that interaction designers do (A discussion at IxDA list) http://tinyurl.com/d9g9o7 #
• [Design, Business] Is networking creepy? (A good network goes in both directions) http://tinyurl.com/cw2hql #
• [Graphic Design] Thoughts, Reports and Rambles from the AAG: Virtual Learning Environments and G.. http://tinyurl.com/cka54r #
• [China] Delegation From China Visits Red Dot Design Museum: The city government of the Chinese city of Sh.. http://tinyurl.com/c8c88u #
• [Interaction Design] UXDC24 – IBM Lotus iNotes ultra-light for the iPhone: Karel’s guests fo.. http://tinyurl.com/cb82kp #
• [Interaction Design] Going Viral: by Steve Arnold on March 27, 2009
  Everything was proceedin.. http://tinyurl.com/c5gdu2 #
• [Interaction Design] User experience is the summation of considerations across UX discipline.. http://tinyurl.com/c9orpd #
• [Technology] Mobile 3D gaming revolution leaving Wintel behind:As Ben Kuchera is gearing up .. http://tinyurl.com/chpsq2 #
• [China] Everything causes cancer: Hot tea edition: You know how at real Chinese restaurants all over town.. http://tinyurl.com/cop43a #
• [China] Chinese official sacked for having police motorcade at mother’s funeral: The top disciplinary off.. http://tinyurl.com/c9lrkl #
• [Interaction Design] Bringing academics and practitioners together: “Can we use the nug.. http://tinyurl.com/crxuds #
• Having Thai food tonight at Hongmei Road! #
• [Interaction Design] “Fast food, German-style” (Dining out at Germany’s fully automated “robot” restaurant) http://ping.fm/AqfwE #
• [Technology] ‘Let’s Pizza’ machine cooks you a pie in three minutes, won’t ask you to enter any cont.. http://tinyurl.com/c8s78f #
• [China] Shanghai getting special “free” region for movies: For all you movie going folks who want an alte.. http://tinyurl.com/c562wl #
• [China] Chinese and English language, a love and hate relationship: &$&$By Emma Lupano&$&.. http://tinyurl.com/cexwe6 #
• [Graphic Design] 27 Visualizations and Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis: “If ther.. http://tinyurl.com/aftuff #
• [Interaction Design] Design Principles at Microsoft: In my foreword to Bill Scott and Theres.. http://tinyurl.com/d6b4wc #
• [Interaction Design] Today’s Links: China welcomes filming, executions, YUM branding, and Sh.. http://tinyurl.com/cn4×69 #
• [China] First Nasdaq-100 index-linked product to be traded in China: The first foreign index-linked finan.. http://tinyurl.com/cc64wc #
• [China] Today’s Links: China welcomes filming, executions, YUM branding, and Shanghai development:
  ‘Slu.. http://tinyurl.com/cn4×69 #
• [Interaction Design] Delivering the Innovation Dream: The BDI Report: Britain’s universities.. http://tinyurl.com/cqeldo #
• [Interaction Design] Autodesk 2010 Design and Engineering Software Product Line Now Availabl.. http://tinyurl.com/cva48d #
• [Interaction Design] Technology breakdown and people’s reactions:
  The picture above taken i.. http://tinyurl.com/cudvcc #
• [Interaction Design] What makes people passionate, pure and simple, is great experiences:
  “.. http://tinyurl.com/cc74or #
• [Interaction Design] Academy of Art University Joins Design Ignites Change: The Academy of A.. http://tinyurl.com/de42sp #
• Why China’s Block On YouTube Is Backfiring: Last weekend the Tibetan government-in-exile released a disturbing v.. http://tinyurl.com/ctlmoa #
• [Interaction Design] reading “Coaching a Community” (Laura Brunow Miner on running social networking sites) http://tinyurl.com/dd4fva #
• listening “Trends in Design Disciplines” UX podcast (Trends in visual/interaction design, user research/feedback) http://tinyurl.com/csejmn #
• [Business, Design] reading “Optimism is The New Courage” (Lessons for designing for the future) http://tinyurl.com/d4pcxx #
• [Business, Design] wishing could attend “David Armano Presents At Parsons: The Micro-Sociology of Social Networks” http://tinyurl.com/cwdfht #
• [Cooper Journal, Interaction Design] reading “Software is a movie, not a building” http://tinyurl.com/d9gtsn #
• [Design Graphic, Visualization] reading “Explore Multiple Time Series in Third Dimension” http://tinyurl.com/clojph #
• [World News] YouTube Blocked in China, Google Says (Traffic has dropped to nearly zero, “don’t know” the reason) http://tinyurl.com/ccefej #
• [Business, Interaction Design ] Successful Project Management: Using Time Management Tools http://tinyurl.com/ca6dyc #
• [Interaction Design ] Wall of Deliverables (A repository of deliverables submitted from the community to share) http://tinyurl.com/cugm3n #
• [Experience Design] Why I am no longer calling myself an information architect (by Adaptive Path’s Chiara Fox) http://tinyurl.com/c2zf9e #
• [Business, Design] Just say no to ‘innovation’ (Gadi Amit wrote a controversial piece on Fast Company) http://tinyurl.com/ccgeo8 #
• [Business, Interaction Design] Rapid Prototyping Tools (List of tools compiles by Adaptive Path’s Dan Harrelson ) http://tinyurl.com/c2o7mj #
• Coroflot’s “2008 Design Salary Survey” (http://ping.fm/9rFfr) #
• Five things Interaction Design probably isn’t (Some incorrect definitions, but at least they’re specific!) http://tinyurl.com/dz682n #
• World Usability Day (November 12, 2009): “Designing for a Sustainable World” Let’s start planning! (http://ping.fm/do6zX) #
• Testing “tinytwitter” #
• Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #ux #design #china #
• “How far does your creativity go?” by Panamericana Escola de Arte e Design (Click on the images to enlarge) http://tinyurl.com/cpkv68 #
• [Design, Design Business] McKinsey maps the world’s innovation clusters (How innovative is your city? ) http://tinyurl.com/c9kubk #
• [Design Business] Design a better business model (Great piece by Marjorie Kelly, co-founder of Corporation 20/20) http://tinyurl.com/djfjw4 #
• MIT Will Publish All Faculty Articles Free In Online Repository – The Tech (http://ping.fm/l1Ihe) #
• Reading “Cellphones: Barcodes Can Now Hold Entire Videos and Games” (http://ping.fm/93vdP) #
• Google’s Data Culture Drives Designer Crazy — and Out | Epicenter from Wired.com (http://ping.fm/ClQ9E) #

• Monthly groceries at Metro: frozen bagles, panninis, and laffa! Thank you, Lord! #
• [China] Chinese president meets Brazilian leader in London: Chinese President Hu Jintao met his Brazilian.. http://tinyurl.com/cd6jd2 #
• [Interaction Design] Music That Makes You Dumb: Virgil Griffith, a CalTech graduate student,.. http://tinyurl.com/cgbw7j #
• [Technology] Report: Google in Talks to Buy Twitter?: Google is in talks to buy the hot microbloggin.. http://tinyurl.com/cop4yv #
• Obama’s “I love this guy” video BBC NEWS: US President Barack Obama says Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the “most popu … #
• [China] Computer Program Self-Discovers Laws of Physics:

  In just over a day, a powerful computer prog.. http://tinyurl.com/cdpwfx #

• [Technology] Computer Program Self-Discovers Laws of Physics:

  In just over a day, a powerful com.. http://tinyurl.com/cdpwfx #

• [Interaction Design] Computer Program Self-Discovers Laws of Physics:

  In just over a day.. http://tinyurl.com/cdpwfx #

• [China] Because online video in China is just too much damn fun…: Danwei has translated SARFT’s new set.. http://tinyurl.com/cdft7l #
• [Technology] Reactable multitouch table / musical instrument goes into production:
  This so-called R.. http://tinyurl.com/cskrxa #
• [Technology] Senators agree on patent changes: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the U.S. Senate Jud.. http://tinyurl.com/c5qwou #
• [Interaction Design] The Sad Saga of Silicon Graphics: The Final Chapter:

  There was a time.. http://tinyurl.com/c9uep7 #

• [China] Obama Accepts Invitation to Visit China After Meeting With President: President Obama accepted Pr.. http://tinyurl.com/chyzzv #
• [China] Take food home to save money: PEOPLE eating in five hotels in Jing’an District are to receive mon.. http://tinyurl.com/c9wq96 #
• [Interaction Design] Scientists Make Blackest Material Ever:

  Scientists have fashioned w.. http://tinyurl.com/d6bojl #

• [Technology] Scientists Make Blackest Material Ever:

  Scientists have fashioned what may be the b.. http://tinyurl.com/d6bojl #

• [Interaction Design] Using Interaction Design to Change Behavior: David B.Rondeau. Joshua Po.. http://tinyurl.com/cbk865 #
• Running twitter on nokia e71… The screen is so big! Looks great so far! #
• checking “Richard St. John’s 8 secrets of success” video on TED (http://ping.fm/KcXG2) #
• [Interaction Design] China’s Far Too Rosy Self Image: John Pomfret writes on his blog about .. http://tinyurl.com/czkhsv #
• [Technology] China’s Far Too Rosy Self Image: John Pomfret writes on his blog about a recently relea.. http://tinyurl.com/czkhsv #
• [China] City to clean up for Expo: SHANGHAI is to begin a citywide cleaning campaign next month for the 2.. http://tinyurl.com/cnwfok #
• RT @kaiserkuo: (Precious!) 92% of Chinese say CN has mainly positive infl. on world, vs. 39% who agree. http://snurl.com/ew5ph #
• [Technology] Twitter weird: a half dozen oddball Twitter experiences:

  Here at Ars, we all use .. http://tinyurl.com/cy7uft #

• [China] Continental celebrates first NY to Shanghai direct flight with $315 fare: A lot of us over here h.. http://tinyurl.com/c82vqf #
• [China] Why do they come to China?: Lu Mai, Secretary General of the China Development Research Foundatio.. http://tinyurl.com/cszgtn #
• [Interaction Design] Twitter weird: a half dozen oddball Twitter experiences:

  Here at .. http://tinyurl.com/cy7uft #

• [Interaction Design] Success evaluation for radical innovation: Gathering some notes about “.. http://tinyurl.com/ctwzpa #
• [Interaction Design] 20 April 2009: Closing date for abstracts and proposals (Create 2009): .. http://tinyurl.com/c5o9ok #
• [Interaction Design] Enough UX Chumbaya!: “Interaction Design is NOT Information Architectur.. http://tinyurl.com/ct6sjw #
• [Interaction Design] Success evaluation for radical innovation: Gathering some notes about “.. http://tinyurl.com/ctwzpa #
• [Technology] AutoCAD 2010 Command Map Database: Lee Ambrosius (Beyond the UI blog) has updated the A.. http://tinyurl.com/c5vjfc #
• [Technology] Microsoft: broadband stimulus should help schools, hospitals:

  The Microsoft corpo.. http://tinyurl.com/d5×4qe #

• [Technology] Study: action video games give eyesight a boost:

  Fans of action video games have .. http://tinyurl.com/dzqngu #

• [Technology] Success evaluation for radical innovation: Gathering some notes about “successes” and “.. http://tinyurl.com/ctwzpa #
• [Graphic Design] 21 April 2009: Poster and Demo Submission (Graphics Interface 2009): Deadline (.. http://tinyurl.com/c5o9ok #
• [China] Art fair inked: THE annual Shanghai Art Fair will be held at ShanghaiMart on Yan’an Road W. from .. http://tinyurl.com/dg9azs #
• [China] AutoCAD 2010 Command Map Database: Lee Ambrosius (Beyond the UI blog) has updated the AutoCAD Com.. http://tinyurl.com/c5vjfc #
• [Design, Innovation] China: Innovator, Not Just an Imitator (Der Spiegel and the future of innovation in China) http://tinyurl.com/cljzt7 #
• [China] The Global Recession in China: There’s Plenty of Blame for All: China’s economy has slowed its br.. http://tinyurl.com/cpspe6 #
• [Interaction Design] Defining User Experience: A while back, Michael Cummings at UX Design a.. http://tinyurl.com/d3pdqu #
• [Business, Design] Just Say No to Innovation (Promoted as the “in” word, innovation has become devoid of meaning) http://tinyurl.com/dxrmmq #
• [Design, Business, Innovation] reading “Pushing the boundaries of design” (An interview with Alberto Alessi) http://tinyurl.com/cak69l #
• [Design, Inspiration] reading “Art Review: Examining Chinese Identity” (from the New York Times) http://tinyurl.com/ccbo8b #
• [Design Business] reading “Design: China’s Best Chance for Future Growth” http://tinyurl.com/dbf8r4 #
• A.J. Jacobs’ “A year of living biblically” talk at TED (A.J. Jacobs talks about following the rules in the Bible as literally as possibl … #
• [Technology] Clash of Subways and Car Culture in Chinese Cities: Efforts to build and expand subway .. http://tinyurl.com/c3mj4z #
• [China] YouTube Again Accessible: According to a New York Times briefing, YouTube access has been restore.. http://tinyurl.com/cyblkd #
• [China] Better service for foreigners: THE Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration will adopt new vouchers for.. http://tinyurl.com/cm8jsl #
• [China] Clash of Subways and Car Culture in Chinese Cities: Efforts to build and expand subway lines unde.. http://tinyurl.com/c3mj4z #
• [Technology] Are computer games a literary genre? (A trend is starting for games to be heavy on story) http://tinyurl.com/d9eduv #
• [China] Shanghai Gets “Civilized” As Expo Approaches (going green, polishing manners and the quality of service) http://tinyurl.com/dbpbyh #
• [Interaction Design] Some of the non-software things that interaction designers do (A discussion at IxDA list) http://tinyurl.com/d9g9o7 #
• [Design, Business] Is networking creepy? (A good network goes in both directions) http://tinyurl.com/cw2hql #
• [Graphic Design] Thoughts, Reports and Rambles from the AAG: Virtual Learning Environments and G.. http://tinyurl.com/cka54r #
• [China] Delegation From China Visits Red Dot Design Museum: The city government of the Chinese city of Sh.. http://tinyurl.com/c8c88u #
• [Interaction Design] UXDC24 – IBM Lotus iNotes ultra-light for the iPhone: Karel’s guests fo.. http://tinyurl.com/cb82kp #
• [Interaction Design] Going Viral: by Steve Arnold on March 27, 2009
  Everything was proceedin.. http://tinyurl.com/c5gdu2 #
• [Interaction Design] User experience is the summation of considerations across UX discipline.. http://tinyurl.com/c9orpd #
• [Technology] Mobile 3D gaming revolution leaving Wintel behind:

  As Ben Kuchera is gearing up .. http://tinyurl.com/chpsq2 #

• [China] Everything causes cancer: Hot tea edition: You know how at real Chinese restaurants all over town.. http://tinyurl.com/cop43a #
• [China] Chinese official sacked for having police motorcade at mother’s funeral: The top disciplinary off.. http://tinyurl.com/c9lrkl #
• [Interaction Design] Bringing academics and practitioners together: "Can we use the nug.. http://tinyurl.com/crxuds #
• Having Thai food tonight at Hongmei Road! #
• [Interaction Design] “Fast food, German-style” (Dining out at Germany’s fully automated “robot” restaurant) http://ping.fm/AqfwE #
• [Technology] ‘Let’s Pizza’ machine cooks you a pie in three minutes, won’t ask you to enter any cont.. http://tinyurl.com/c8s78f #
• [China] Shanghai getting special “free” region for movies: For all you movie going folks who want an alte.. http://tinyurl.com/c562wl #
• [China] Chinese and English language, a love and hate relationship: &$&$By Emma Lupano&$&.. http://tinyurl.com/cexwe6 #
• [Graphic Design] 27 Visualizations and Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis: “If ther.. http://tinyurl.com/aftuff #
• [Interaction Design] Design Principles at Microsoft: In my foreword to Bill Scott and Theres.. http://tinyurl.com/d6b4wc #
• [Interaction Design] Today’s Links: China welcomes filming, executions, YUM branding, and Sh.. http://tinyurl.com/cn4×69 #
• [China] First Nasdaq-100 index-linked product to be traded in China: The first foreign index-linked finan.. http://tinyurl.com/cc64wc #
• [China] Today’s Links: China welcomes filming, executions, YUM branding, and Shanghai development:
  ‘Slu.. http://tinyurl.com/cn4×69 #
• [Interaction Design] Delivering the Innovation Dream: The BDI Report: Britain’s universities.. http://tinyurl.com/cqeldo #
• [Interaction Design] Autodesk 2010 Design and Engineering Software Product Line Now Availabl.. http://tinyurl.com/cva48d #
• [Interaction Design] Technology breakdown and people’s reactions:
  The picture above taken i.. http://tinyurl.com/cudvcc #
• [Interaction Design] What makes people passionate, pure and simple, is great experiences:
  “.. http://tinyurl.com/cc74or #
• [Interaction Design] Academy of Art University Joins Design Ignites Change: The Academy of A.. http://tinyurl.com/de42sp #
• Why China’s Block On YouTube Is Backfiring: Last weekend the Tibetan government-in-exile released a disturbing v.. http://tinyurl.com/ctlmoa #
• [Interaction Design] reading “Coaching a Community” (Laura Brunow Miner on running social networking sites) http://tinyurl.com/dd4fva #
• listening “Trends in Design Disciplines” UX podcast (Trends in visual/interaction design, user research/feedback) http://tinyurl.com/csejmn #
• [Business, Design] reading “Optimism is The New Courage” (Lessons for designing for the future) http://tinyurl.com/d4pcxx #
• [Business, Design] wishing could attend “David Armano Presents At Parsons: The Micro-Sociology of Social Networks” http://tinyurl.com/cwdfht #
• [Cooper Journal, Interaction Design] reading “Software is a movie, not a building” http://tinyurl.com/d9gtsn #
• [Design Graphic, Visualization] reading “Explore Multiple Time Series in Third Dimension” http://tinyurl.com/clojph #
• [World News] YouTube Blocked in China, Google Says (Traffic has dropped to nearly zero, “don’t know” the reason) http://tinyurl.com/ccefej #
• [Business, Interaction Design ] Successful Project Management: Using Time Management Tools http://tinyurl.com/ca6dyc #
• [Interaction Design ] Wall of Deliverables (A repository of deliverables submitted from the community to share) http://tinyurl.com/cugm3n #
• [Experience Design] Why I am no longer calling myself an information architect (by Adaptive Path’s Chiara Fox) http://tinyurl.com/c2zf9e #
• [Business, Design] Just say no to ‘innovation’ (Gadi Amit wrote a controversial piece on Fast Company) http://tinyurl.com/ccgeo8 #
• [Business, Interaction Design] Rapid Prototyping Tools (List of tools compiles by Adaptive Path’s Dan Harrelson ) http://tinyurl.com/c2o7mj #
• Coroflot’s “2008 Design Salary Survey” (http://ping.fm/9rFfr) #
• Five things Interaction Design probably isn’t (Some incorrect definitions, but at least they’re specific!) http://tinyurl.com/dz682n #
• World Usability Day (November 12, 2009): “Designing for a Sustainable World” Let’s start planning! (http://ping.fm/do6zX) #
• Testing “tinytwitter” #
• Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #ux #design #china #
• “How far does your creativity go?” by Panamericana Escola de Arte e Design (Click on the images to enlarge) http://tinyurl.com/cpkv68 #
• [Design, Design Business] McKinsey maps the world’s innovation clusters (How innovative is your city? ) http://tinyurl.com/c9kubk #
• [Design Business] Design a better business model (Great piece by Marjorie Kelly, co-founder of Corporation 20/20) http://tinyurl.com/djfjw4 #
• MIT Will Publish All Faculty Articles Free In Online Repository – The Tech (http://ping.fm/l1Ihe) #
• Reading “Cellphones: Barcodes Can Now Hold Entire Videos and Games” (http://ping.fm/93vdP) #
• Google’s Data Culture Drives Designer Crazy — and Out | Epicenter from Wired.com (http://ping.fm/ClQ9E) #
• [China, Media, Cartoon] SpongeBob SquarePants is China’s most popular children’s show http://tinyurl.com/dm997g #
• [China] Shanghai details new hukou policy (Shanghai is opening up to talent by approving permanent residency) http://tinyurl.com/db7g8f #
• [Design] How to make Agile and UX work in harmony (Jeff Patton gives advice on how to make the two get along) http://tinyurl.com/cfekx9 #
• [Design] Industry trends in prototyping (Aid in exploration, evaluation, communication, and even construction.) http://tinyurl.com/cy4o5m #
• [China, Health] China pleads with doctors to quit smoking (About 320 million people are smokers in China) http://tinyurl.com/cmwpgn #
• [China] Sun Liping (???): The Biggest Threat to China is not Social Turmoil but Social Decay (Part II) http://tinyurl.com/cjnbe3 #
• RIBA Announces Latest Results of the Future Trends Survey | Dexigner (http://ping.fm/P0gF9) #
• [China] Internet becoming interactive platform for participation in the administration of Chinese affairs http://tinyurl.com/dkvmpb #
• Revit: Importing into Virtual Worlds (A Revit model being imported into virtual world using open source platform.) http://tinyurl.com/cazalj #
• [Design, Design Interaction] Product Ergonomics in Metropolis (Last issue of Metropolis is focused on products.) http://tinyurl.com/cbcsvs #
• [Design Interaction] Quotes from “Objectified” (Documentary about our relationship with manufactured objects) http://tinyurl.com/d6oksb #
• [Design Interaction] Interaction Design from a visual communication perspective (Where are the Graphic Designers?) http://tinyurl.com/djrrgw #
• [Design, Graphic Design, Business Intelligence] Failures in Analysis Are Failures in Thinking http://tinyurl.com/d8cqdz #
• [Design Graphic ] Visualization is Only Part of the Answer to Big Data (Design helps visualization; analysis too!) http://tinyurl.com/cguzew #
• [Business, Design, Interaction Design] Beyond the Desktop (Technology is evolving beyond PCs and mobile devices) http://tinyurl.com/dd4y43 #
• [Autodesk] IxD and SMEs Working Together (Subject matter experts really understand the problem space.) http://tinyurl.com/d6odb3 #
• (For the Portuguese speakers): lançamento pelo Twitter do livro “Para entender a internet” http://tinyurl.com/b6h2y5 #
• [Technology] Twitter job search service launched (Service scours the site for vacancies and job information.) http://tinyurl.com/d54r2n #
• HKDA Awards 09: Call For Entry ( deadline 2009/05/30 ) http://tinyurl.com/dzpv6t #
• Companies want no set Internet speeds in stimulus (Telecoms vying for $7.2 billion included in economic stimulus) http://tinyurl.com/c6umso #
• China: Censors Bar Mythical Creature (If you haven’t heard of the “grass-mud horse”, you’ve gotta check this out
  ) http://tinyurl.com/d99fcx #
• [Design Business] Bottoms up: innovation flows backwards (Designing for maximum constraints and scaling them up) http://tinyurl.com/c7fref #
• reading “Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior” (book illustrations on Flickr) (http://ping.fm/lO7Ue) #
• Elizabeth Gilbert’s “A different way to think about creative genius” talk at TED (http://ping.fm/KoKGf) #
• WordCamp China coming up! April 4th, 2009! http://tinyurl.com/ctecad via @ShareThis #
• [Design Business] reading “Design Fiction: A Short Essay on Design, Science, Fact and Fiction from Julian Bleeker” http://tinyurl.com/cg34nw #
• [Autodesk] reading “Guide to Sustainable Design For Architecture, Engineering Construction” (Download it here!) http://tinyurl.com/crsbhr #
• [Autodesk] reading: “The Foundation of a Great User Experience” (Design great user experience for our customers.) http://tinyurl.com/cclmda #
• reading “Lost Garden: What actitivies can be turned into games?” (http://ping.fm/xfwJc) #
• reading “Lost Garden: The Princess Rescuing Application” http://tinyurl.com/685vqy via @ShareThis #
• Reading “Quiet Leadership”: the ‘Eureka’ experience gives off the energy people need to become motivated and willing to take action. #
• Reading “Quiet Leadership”: people experience a degree of inertia around thinking for themselves due to the energy required. #
• [Design] Reading “Prototyping with PowerPoint: Five productivity tips” (Kris Jordan’s tips for quick prototypes) http://tinyurl.com/ce3dq6 #
• [Autodesk] Reading “The Road to XAML” (What if designers could own the UI work that developers normally must do?) http://tinyurl.com/d3v4up #
• Bruce Branit’s “World Builder” video http://tinyurl.com/cjcaba #
• Reading “Quiet Leadership”: to take any kind of committed action, people need to think things thru for themselves. #
• [Graphic Design] reading: ” Data Flow, Visualizing Information in Graphic Design” (New Book on Data Visualization) http://tinyurl.com/d8mnzm #
• reading “Doors of Perception weblog: Collaborative Services: Social Innovation and Design for Sustainability” (http://ping.fm/MAeFi) #
• Collaborative Services: Social Innovation and Design for Sustainability (Book by Francois Jegou and Ezio Manzini) http://tinyurl.com/d6pvkb #
• Design Sojourn | Strategic Industrial Design Blog » Dieter Rams and his 10 Design Commandments (http://ping.fm/THeJt) #
• Advertsing in China: Don’t Just Talk At Me, Talk With Me http://tinyurl.com/ddyd6s #
• Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry ‘Sixth Sense’ demo at TED http://tinyurl.com/cu46ca #
• Reading “Quiet Leadership”: Knowledge workers need not to improve the processes they work with, but change the way the think. #
• [Technology] reading “Nanotubes That See Everything” (Respond to light: better solar cells, artificial retinas.
  ) http://tinyurl.com/c75k2k #
• [Technology] reading “Have Smartphone, Can Travel” (New applications for driving for little or no money.) http://tinyurl.com/b6susr #
• [Technology] reading “UK college begins testing facial recognition attendance system” http://tinyurl.com/bsm8uv #

• [Design Business] Newspapers and thinking the unthinkable (Clay Shirky post on newspapers in the digital age.) http://tinyurl.com/armlj7 #
• Don Norman’s “The three ways that good design makes you happy” talk at TED http://tinyurl.com/cdrl27 #
• [Design, Interaction Design] “The tiny things matter”: a UX story (What a great story about what tips the favor!) http://tinyurl.com/b3wv4y #
• [Design, Interaction Design] UI Design Review Methodologies: The Rubber Duck (Hilarious!) http://tinyurl.com/dambo2 #
• [Design, Design Interaction] Evangelizing UX Across An Entire Organization (How to communicate and sell the UX) http://tinyurl.com/b6mddh #
• [Design, Design Interaction] reading “Beyond trust” (How do we make software that appears trustworthy?) http://tinyurl.com/ansnka #
• [Design, Experience] reading “Five Great Experiences to Nurture” (What are some experiences we’d prefer to avoid?) http://tinyurl.com/dljryy #
• [Design, Design Inspiration] reading “The Grid System” (Brilliant resource for grid knowledge and resources.) http://tinyurl.com/cstlss #
• [Design, Design Graphic] reading “Microsoft’s Vision for 2019 is Data Visualization” http://tinyurl.com/cynkse #
• [Design, Design Graphic] reading “Collect Data About Yourself via Twitter” http://tinyurl.com/bw77eb #
• [Design, Design Graphic] reading “27 Visualizations and Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis’ http://tinyurl.com/aftuff #