Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull exemplifies the greatest form of leadership: empowering others to achieve the extraordinary. People tend to think of creativity as a mysterious solo act, and they typically reduce products to a single idea: This is a movie about toys, or dinosaurs, or love, they’ll say. However, in filmmaking and many other kinds of complex product development, creativity involves a large number of people from different disciplines working effectively together to solve a great many problems. Read More…

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• 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 #

Autodesk leading technologists talk to Directions Magazine about how government agencies can better utilize geospatial information. Geoff Zeiss, director of technology, David Kingsbury, Sr. Industry Manager for State and Local Government, and Pete Southwood, Geospatial Technical Evangelist conduct a round table discussion of Autodesk’s Feature Data Object, or FDO, an open source solution that is embedded in many of the company’s industry solutions. Read More…

Autodesk Technical Evangelist Pete Southwood, Senior Industry Manager for Utilities and Telecommunications Alan Saunders, and Utilities Industry Marketing Manager Doug Laslo discuss the market drivers affecting the utility industry over the next few years, industry pain points, and how Autodesk solutions address these issues.

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Jason Fried is the co-founder and President of 37signals, a privately-held Chicago-based company committed to building the best web-based tools possible with the least number of features necessary. 37signals’ products include Basecamp, Highrise, Backpack, Campfire, Ta-da List, and Writeboard.

37signals also developed and open-sourced the Ruby on Rails programming framework. 37signals’ products do less than the competition—intentionally. Jason believes there’s real value and beauty in the basics. Elegance, respect for people’s desire to simply get stuff done, and honest ease of use are the hallmarks of 37signals products.

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Based on theories of meaningful learning and education, Co-Founder and Associate Director at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), Alberto Canas presents a software tool that allows users to collaborate in the construction of shared knowledge models based on concept maps, which are used worldwide by users of all disciplines and ages, from elementary school students to NASA scientists.

The CmapTools software brings together the strengths of concept mapping with the power of technology, particularly the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW). The software not only makes it easy for users of all ages to construct and modify concept maps in a similar way that a word processor makes it easy to write text, it allows users to collaborate at a distance in the construction in their maps, publish their concept maps so anybody on the Internet can access them, link resources to their maps to further explain their contents, and search the WWW for information related to the map.

The software allows the user to link resources (photos, images, graphs, videos, charts, tables, texts, WWW pages or other concept maps) located anywhere on the Internet or in personal files to concepts or linking words in a concept map through a simple drag-and-drop operation.

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Chris Cheung, Product Manager for Industrial Design at Autodesk, shares a sneak peek at some of the star attractions for industrial designers at AU this year, and gives a quick overview of the Industrial Design track.

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Listen as Doug Eberhard, Autodesk Industry Evangelist for Digital Cities, and Pete Southwood, Geospatial Solutions Evangelist at Autodesk, discuss infrastructure modeling, its application, and examples of cities that are using these models to better plan design and deliver proposed infrastructure and urban development projects. Doug will be presenting “Digital Cities—A Model of the Future,” the Geospatial keynote at AU 2008.

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