Many of the patterns in Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language offer advice and food for thought when designing the social experience. Pattern #149 in A Pattern Language is “Reception Welcomes You” which I find quite relevant when thinking about designing for the web. It is applicable for the social experience but is also appropriate for [...]
so yesterday I told my team that I am leaving Yahoo! after 4 1/4 years. i am torn about this move – super excited about the next step in my life and career (more on this later) but sad about the prospect of leaving Yahoo! the company is being whipped about in the press daily [...]
As of this week I have new and different responsibilities at Yahoo! I now head up the ued team responsible for the Yahoo! Developer Network. Having been the creator and driver of the Pattern Library, this is a nice logical next step. Open is a big bet for us and creating a great environment for [...]
