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Conferences/Designing Social Interfaces

Go With the Flow

Posted on 05/20/2010 by erin

Go With the Flow :: Web Visions 2010, May20 View more presentations from erin malone. I gave a new talk today at Web Visions 2010. Called Go With the Flow, this...

Designing Social Interfaces/Interaction design

neighborhoods and subcultures in social design

Posted on 12/16/2009 by erin

In writing our book, Designing Social Interfaces, we challenged ourselves to creating a social pattern language, much like Christopher Alexander created a patte...

Interaction design

The Questions We Ask

Posted on 12/04/2009 by erin

A couple of weeks ago I gave the 5 Principles, 5 Practices, 5 Anti-Patterns talk to the IxDA Los Angeles group. It was a great group of people and they asked me...

Conferences/Designing Social Interfaces

Web 2.0 NY – Designing Social Interfaces Workshop

Posted on 11/19/2009 by erin

I attended Web 2.0 NY Expo this past week as a workshop presenter. I took the talk that Christian and I did at IDEA 09 and that I did at IxDA SF and fleshed it ...

Designing Social Interfaces/Information design

Diagramming the Social Ecosystem

Posted on 10/08/2009 by erin

[singlepic id=29 w=320 h=240 float=left]One of the things we have been doing since way before we started the book, was to visualize the social ecosystem and the...

Designing Social Interfaces

Unveiling Social Mania: The Game at Idea 09

Posted on 09/27/2009 by erin

What a rush! As part of our (mine and Christian Crumlish) presentation at Idea 09, we were presenting from our book: Designing Social Interfaces – 5 Steps...

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

Still reeling from the news that CCA (California College of the Arts) is closing next year. Was not planning on losing my job so soon - was hoping this would be the retirement path. Any leads around UX/IXD education, design education, administration etc are greatly appreciated. https://www.kqed.org/arts/13985413/california-college-of-the-arts-sfai-mills-art-school-closures

16 January 2026 @ 7:29 pm

As I am making my way through West Wing episodes, I realize I never watched it the first time around and it’s sad that many of the issues they cover are still the same issues we are debating now. Too bad we don’t have someone as measured and kind as Bartlet in office.

12 January 2026 @ 3:34 am

I just sent my first email with Buttondown. Pretty easy. I am announcing December art events I am participating in - in San Francisco. If you are interested in original art, then check out my newsletter - https://buttondown.com/erinKmalone/archive/8-paw-press-erin-malone-december-art-events/

28 November 2025 @ 10:30 pm

I'm doing a virtual book talk at the Internet Archive next week with Abby Covert leading the conversation about my book, my process and what's next. The event is also going to end up as a podcast as the IA turn their live events into podcasts. Hope you can make it!
📅 Thu, June 12🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET📍 ONLINE🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-in-through-the-side-door-tickets-1333098526579
@internetarchive

3 June 2025 @ 7:14 pm

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

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