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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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)
Anyone that knows me, knows I’m a huge fan of icons. When used properly, they can add so much to a design. Over the last few weeks, my friend and fellow designer has linked me to a wealth of icon resources that I’d like to share: gesturecons.com Vector based icons created to aid in the [...]
For those of you that don’t already know, Apple Inc, release a new tablet computing product called the iPad. It’s hard to make judgment on a device when it’s on stage with Steve Jobs, and the whole energy of the release would make you want a pile of crap if it was sprinkled with gold. [...]
I was forwarded this article by a friend (Thanks Lauren), which is a very interesting read. You see the progression of icon detail being applied all over the place, especially in operating systems like Linux, where every distro release adds a new set of icons. Another pitfall to watch out for.
One of the main topics discussed at the IXDA Interaction09 conference was, how to change complicated stuff. Marc Rettig, lead an hour long session on the topic. He tried to establish how to make a change, the new normal. In summary, he basically made these two points: “Work of change is social. Deliberatly plan to [...]
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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