A quick review of 2009, and what’s in store for 2010.

In which Cennydd has a downright sense of humour failure over a silly web comic.

Why I’m not convinced by the ELSE Mobile’s claims of great user-centred design.

UX London 2010, internships and some mildly terrifying news.

A look at some of the common causes of flawed A/B testing, including significance, percentage misquotation and the A/B death spiral.

After a while on the fringes of our collective consciousness, HTML5 is finally getting the attention it deserves. However designers haven’t been so vocal.

Questions and answers about the User Experience field, as inspired by Masters students.

I’m working on a site that’s grown from no deal to big deal. Earlier design oversights have created user coping strategies so ingrained that I mustn’t disrupt them with my new design work.

It’s important to accrue tactics to cope with the disruption of travelling. Quick currency conversions, self-conscious squints at unfamiliar coins, departure lounge distractions (ask…

I’ve written a new article for Johnny Holland magazine, and it’s out now. It’s a short essay on the topic of my upcoming

Another speaking gig, and it’s a cracker: my esteemed colleague James Box and I will be presenting The music of interaction design at the…

After you build forty or fifty websites there really isn’t any magic in it.

dConstruct’s comfortable niche as the thinking person’s web conference was quickly…

Outrage. Ikea recently switched corporate typeface, moving from Futura to Verdana across all their marketing, including their printed catalogue and ads.

Since Saturday’s UXCampLondon I’ve been thinking about what I took from the experience.

One

The devil is in the details.…

A curious seasonal habit of the web designer is the August Supplication, during which the internet reverberates with the sound of begging, back-scratching and unfettered…

Busy with final UXCampLondon preparations, so light on time to blog. However, I did manage to find 30 min to be interviewed by

Nearly forgot to mention that I’ll be speaking at EuroIA this year. I’m excited to have been picked to present at Europe’s foremost

My work is used by millions.

When…

We’ve been busy. Not only have we…

Well, it’s all falling into place. We’re putting UXCampLondon tickets on general release on Wed 15 July at 11am. To read more about the…

What a week. Turning thirty is an event on its own, without the hard…

Slides from my UX London workshop Getting Real About Agile Design:

In 2007, as a frustrated in-house Information Architect, I was…

In the absence of sufficient time to finish my drafts, some interesting reading:

• The Dice-O-Matic — guy runs games server. Players complain of pseudo-random number…

Just a quick note for anyone who’s not heard: we’re delighted to announce that UXCampLondon will take place on Saturday 22 August at the Gumtree…

In a previous life I juggled a role that was equal…

It’s a time of reflection in our field. However, as the drama unfolds on the mailing lists, I’ve been thinking closer to home.

Last week, Nottingham’s legendary Selectadisc closed its doors for the last…

Maybe we’re finally getting back at all those cheerleaders.

The closing comments…

Seriously, 8.30am for a keynote? Not easy, particularly for those still getting used to Central Standard Time.

Michael Wesch‘s “Mediated Cultures” started laboriously, making points…

After six years, I’ve finally made it over to the Information Architecture Summit. This year it’s Memphis, and again it’s drawn an exciting group…

People are often surprised to hear I’m a devoted football fan and Cardiff City supporter. Perhaps it doesn’t gel well with people’s perceptions of…

As did many cities,…

A few weeks ago, a new travel startup called Tourdust quietly…

Anyone who’s worked in the web is…

January was the month that Twitter lurched towards the British mainstream. Stats show an astronomical rise in site and search traffic, and the rich…

Warning: There follows an arcane debate about HTML semantics, which will be extremely tedious to some.

Today has seen a minor revival…

From mySociety: “Ministers are about to conceal MPs’ expenses, even though the public has just paid £1m to get them all ready…

Edited highlights of recent delicious additions:

• The $300 Million Button – Jared Spool on some pretty impressive usability RoI.
• Demand a Read/Write City…

The start of the year brings the inevitable choices about Spring conferences. My original plan was to join the rest of the Clearlefters at

Musically, 2008 was a pipe and slippers year for me. I didn’t buy much, I didn’t play much, and I took comfort in the…

The time has rolled round again when Clearleft fancies having a fresh face in the office, so…