Google, whoever the designer(s) for Google Currents are, fire them. No, seriously. They do not get to pass go, they do not get to collect $200. The UI decisions for this application are so blatantly poor, you have to question the abilities of those involved. What The FITTS! Lets assume for a moment that every [...]
A few days ago I saw on Mashable, a notification bar pop up with a Google+ call to action. It was a great little addition to their site, not overly intrusive, that I really wanted to add to my own. So, I built out the Google+ bar, and added it to my own blog. I [...]
A few days ago, redditer Peter-W posted an application design on /r/android. He wanted to know what people thought of his design, and if they had any suggestions for him. I took a few minutes, and redesigned his UI, which ended up getting a lot of praise. In this post, I’ll discuss how I came [...]
This has been quite the hard lesson learned. After my last hosting company upped and vanished on me, taking my images – content – and files, I’ve had to go back through an RSS archive and add my posts one at a time. I hope to find or recreate the missing images from my posts [...]
When Android first came out, there was no way of quickly skipping down a really long list. For instance, if you had a really large amount of songs on your phone, you would have to tediously fling your finger over and over to scroll to the ‘T’s to listen to The Toasters. Later versions of [...]
The use of QR Codes has increased recently as a simply way to transfer data from a computer to a phone. In the United States, Android phones have lead the charge. Many developers have used them as a way to link customers to their apps in the Android Market. While this experience has worked great [...]
A very thought provoking image appeared on Astronomy Picture Of The Day yesterday. The boys at NSF ran the sun’s light through a spectrum to see what visible light the sun produces. As you can see from the image, there are swatches of color our sun doesn’t make. This understanding might have a practical application [...]
Becoming better at Interaction Design requires constant practice. You can’t become an expert at a field without 10 years of experience, at least according to Malcolm Gladwell. If that theory holds true, there aren’t many experts in the field out there since it’s only been around for about 20 years, and only gained real attention [...]
My Nexus One Car Dock came in last week, and I’ve forced myself to use it over the last few days. Unfortunately, the experience surrounding the dock isn’t good. What I expected from the car dock: To hold and charge my phone To make and receive phone calls To act as a navigation device To [...]
There is nothing that I can write about this video that will do it justice. My mind is swimming with excitement and possibilities. (via Engadget)
Brenton Klik is an Interaction Designer in the Washington DC area. He designs interfaces and experiences for web, mobile, and desktop platforms.
Over the years, Brenton has worked for Carrier Corporation, SAP America, and others to create rich instructional applications, project management solutions, and web based applications. Recently, he has perused interactions in the mobile space, such as data entry and communication tools.
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