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Whose Idea Is It? [2]

In collaborative environments, there's a huge difference between saying "John's idea" and "the idea John suggested." A small semantic difference, perhaps. But consider the object of each phrase. And the effect.

"See What I Mean?"

If you're interested in some of the thinking that went into things like Target's ClearRX program, or Karen Schriver's redesign of the 1040 form, then you'll want to make it out to Refresh Dallas tonight.

Speaking 'In Defense of Eye Candy' at UPA

For those of you in the DFW area, I'll be speaking at Tuesday night's DFW-UPA (Usability Professionals Association) meeting (that's this coming Tuesday, 7/15). If you can make it out, the meeting starts at 6pm; I'll be presenting shortly thereafter (more info on meeting time and place here).

I'm excited, as this will be the first public appearance of my 'Eye Candy' presentation. I'm also curious as to how it will be received, especially by this audience. As I indicated in my original post on the topic, visual design— so called "eye candy"— get's a bad rap, for the wrong reasons. This presentation is my way of stringing together some of the solid research and perspectives supporting the functional value of good visual design.