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Lamenting The Digital Legacy

Posted on 01/18/2016 by erin

Last semester I taught a class. This semester, I have embarked again on the journey that is ‘writing a book’. I have picked back up, the project I s...

Interaction design/Pattern Library/Tools

How to write an interaction design pattern

Posted on 04/20/2010 by erin

[Part 4 of a series on Patterns. How to write patterns once you have identified them.] Writing interaction design patterns can seem easy on the surface. After a...

Interaction design/Pattern Library/Tools

Evolving Design Patterns

Posted on 08/04/2009 by erin

A few weeks ago, I attended the UX Book club event here in San Francisco. The book in discussion was A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander. It was a livel...

Interaction design/Tools

Making Experience Themes

Posted on 06/29/2009 by erin

This past week, we conducted a two day working session with one of our clients. In this working session we created a set of Experience Themes using the method p...

Designing Social Interfaces/Social/Tools

Thinking about games

Posted on 06/23/2009 by erin

With the delivery of the book manuscript to our editor and it moving into copy editing and production, we have started thinking about some of the associated thi...

Information Architecture/Interaction design/Tools

Expanding the toolset to include Fireworks

Posted on 01/05/2009 by erin

As I have made the transition to consulting and back to hands on work, I find that the tools I have been using are insufficient for my needs. I can wireframe an...

My New Book Is Out

New Mini Books for Sale on Gumroad

Grid Guide for UX Designers
A Guide to Maps & Models for UX Designers
A Guide to Gestalt Principles for UX Designers
A Guide to Color Theory & Use in Digital Products
A Guide to Maps & Models for UX Designers

Now available on Amazon - in paperback and kindle versions.

MASTODON POSTS

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility and I just posted the latest Deep Cuts profile to Women in IXD about Sasha Costanza-Chock and her work around Design Justice. https://womenofixd.com/stories/sasha-costanza-chock
#TransDayOfVisibility

31 March 2025 @ 7:16 pm

Today in San Francisco from 12-4pm CCAs Spring Craft fair - I’m there with Linocuts, cards, tshirts and other stuff. Come check it out at 145 Hooper St. SF
#8PawPress

15 March 2025 @ 6:57 pm

It's the start of Women's History Month and my newsletter of women of IXD deep cuts is back to celebrate the stories of women in Interaction Design.
Today meet Kaaren Hanson - https://mailchi.mp/4a9d46df003f/changing-how-design-is-done-from-the-inside-out-kaaren-hanson

1 March 2025 @ 11:45 pm

Our next speaker for the Interactive & New Media Lecture series at CCA - sponsored by the IXD program - is Professor Rama Hoetzlein. Rama teaches a variety of classes here at the college and is currently experimenting with AI. Come check out his lecture: Wednesday February 267pmLive in the Nave Presentation Spaceat CCA 145 Hooper Street in San Francsico.Register for free at Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1247437582389?aff=oddtdtcreator

17 February 2025 @ 7:52 pm

JOIN ME
Monday February 10th
4:15-5:30
California College of the Arts
Nave Presentation Space | 145 Hooper St, San Francisco, CA, 94107
In Through the Side Door: Book Launch and Panel Discussionfeaturing Terry Roberts, Joy Mountford, Sue Booker, Abbe Don, Lillian Svec and I'll be moderating.
RSVP for FREE here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1207910545959?aff=oddtdtcreator

3 February 2025 @ 7:10 pm

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