Technology

Everything eventually becomes a TV

We don’t feel that we need to replace our TVs every year, and now, many people feel that they don’t need to replace their phones every year. The lifespan of our phones has gone from one or two years, to three or four – and may keep climbing.

September 27, 2023

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Ads are everywhere, and it's only going to get worse

More. More. More. Not so quietly, we’ve found ourselves in a rapidly escalating battle with ads. Like sand after coming home from the beach, ads have found their way into everything – including some spaces that we’d really rather not have them. We’ve entered a new frontier of ad creep, and it’s only going to get worse from here.

September 11, 2023

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Maybe the future is calm technology

So much of our modern technology wants our attention. We shouldn't give it away – instead, we should design technology that serves us. This is the intriguing vision of "Calm Technology."

July 31, 2023

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Balancing abstraction and detail. Or, why I love weather radar.

I don’t care that much about where the next train is; I only care about when it’s coming. I do want to know exactly how much flour is in the cake recipe, though. There's stuff you want to be simplified and stuff you don't. But weather often lives in the in-between.

July 17, 2023

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The how and the why of designing multilingual websites and apps

The web is made for everybody. In a moment where more and more of the internet is either being shut down or being put behind lock and key, it’s worth reminding ourselves that this smaller, more restrictive world is not how things are supposed to be. A major part of making the digital world accessible comes down to the base level: can everybody understand the words written on the screen?

July 5, 2023

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