http://blog.chrishanrath.com Human-Computer Interaction and Information Visualization Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:39:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Neat interactive UX process visualization (via http://uxbasis.hellogroup.com and http://userpathways.com) http://blog.chrishanrath.com/2009/10/ux-process-visualization/ Last summer i worked at Yahoo! as an interaction design intern and my major summer project was to design the new Information Architecture for the Pattern Library. Today the Yahoo! Design Pattern Library was relaunched with a new face - more open and social. It includes 10 new Social Patterns, a ... http://blog.chrishanrath.com/2009/08/yahoo-pattern-library-relaunch/ I have been struggling with adding more apps to my iphone because of the limited capabilities to browse, explore and discover helpful add-ons. Beyond the limitations of the app store on the phone as well as in itunes the actual rating of iphone apps is another weakness for two reasons. The ... http://blog.chrishanrath.com/2009/08/iphone-application-ratings/ Interesting visualization from the National Geographic on the Carbon Footprint of Wine consumption in the US based on numbers from a study by "Dr. Vino". http://blog.chrishanrath.com/2009/06/wine-carbon-footprint/ Larry Page's speech at the University of Michigan graduation ceremony addressing the class of 2009 to "be lazy and get a little crazy". There is also a transcript available. http://blog.chrishanrath.com/2009/05/larry-pages-commencement-speech/ Check out Quince a new ux pattern explorer by Infragistics. There are no good tools that make these patterns usable, and there isn't much community to speak of around them. We at Infragistics thought that we could help and fill the gap - helping to make UX design patterns more findable, ... http://blog.chrishanrath.com/2009/04/ux-pattern-explorer/ Glimpse.com has a nice feature that visualizes the available product distribution in a price range to refine the search. When adjusting the slider, a pop-up immediately indicates an estimated number of remaining products for the refined price range. (See Example) http://blog.chrishanrath.com/2009/04/product-distribution-visualization/ Windows 7 now visualizes progress right in the system tray even when the window is minimized. I like it! http://blog.chrishanrath.com/2009/03/windows-7-tray-progress-bar/ After logging in to Netflix today, i experienced a recently added feature to improve movie recommendations. These ratings are asking users to make statements about their taste for movies based on mood characteristics such as: "romantic, goofy, sentimental, dark, controversial, steamy, mind-bending, violent..." These taste preference can be categorized into "never, ... http://blog.chrishanrath.com/2009/03/new-ratings-to-improve-netflix/ I just returned from Spring Break, so i will start posting again... http://blog.chrishanrath.com/2009/03/back-from-spring-break/