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Make Something Shark Every Shark Day by Justin White

The disciplines of user experience by Dan Saffer, Principal at Kicker

Dan raises a good question: “what is user experience design by itself, those areas that aren’t filled up with other bubbles?” I basically agree with his answer: “not much, aside from coordination between the various disciplines, or what used to be called creative direction.”

The user experience designer is a jack-of-all-trades, able to communicate with all disciplines on their own terms and swap thinking hats without missing a beat. The user experience designer is the guardian of the user experience, the evangelist for the vision and the one that is responsible for moulding the solution when challenges undoubtedly arise so that its integrity is maintained. Oftentimes, this is in addition to their day job, e.g. information architect, visual designer, producer.

The Great Circle (via Michæl.Paukner on Flickr)

Inspired by A new look at an old design — the prehistoric alignment of world wonders. The points show: Giza, Siwa, Tassili n’Ajjer, Paratoari, Ollantaytambo, Machupicchu, Nazca, Easter Island, Aneityum Island, Preah Vihear, Sukhothai, Pyay, Khajuraho, Mohenjo Daro, Persepolis, Ur and Petra.

Precession (via Michæl.Paukner on Flickr)

Infographic of the Day: McDonald’s Heat Wave | Fast Company

Chart: Who Participates And What People Are Doing Online | BusinessWeek

H&M website - Fall/ Winter collection

It’s a Flash site (designed by Perfect Fools) and you can’t actually buy anything but I do actually like it. The site is clean with inspirational photography. Apart from the falling leaves, the animation of the on-model shots keeps things interesting.

The Fashion Studio encourages mix-n-match to create your look. This is much more imaginative than those e-catalogues that mimic their print counterpart. As is now common, there are the social sharing tools to help you show off your style (and further spread the H&M word).

Energy Aware Clock by Loove Broms et al, part of the Visual Voltage exhibition at design Vlaanderen, Brussels

J’avance, Donc Je Pense (via Linda Zacks)

I saw this at La Gare Montparnasse. The muriels were commisioned by the RATP. The theme centres around what we think when we travel. The way it is written in French reminds me of Descartes: “Je pense donc je suis.”