The new issue of Anti Magazine is up! Download page is right here! Enjoy!

UXer (Usability Engineer, User Researcher, Usability Consultant 等等) 是否能够通过职能范围内的工作 (Usability) 发财 (最好是一夜暴富)? 这个命题有几个限定:

1) 首先UXer不能脱离本职工作, 如果拿一个idea或者产品去做产业, 那就非命题范围内了.

2) 发大财, 最好是财富神话那种, 例如Youtube, Myspace. 现在百万元 (人民币) 户肯定不算稀奇了, 所以这里的百万元户且定义为美元或者欧元.
考虑富翁和普通人的比率, 发财是一个小概率事件, 各种因素中, 运气占了不小的一份. 所以对这个问题的讨论仅限于理论、逻辑层面的讨论和推理.

在回答这个"是或否"的问题前, 我们先来看看UXer在一个企业的产品生产中能创造什么价值?

我们先不区分行业和产品. 从一个产品的生命周期来看, Can Usability Make a Millionaire? continued »

玩车也有4年了, 然而很少在日志中写关于山地车的日志, 因为实在怕又一次的陷入山地狂热之中. 毕竟现在没条件让我尽情的玩了.
尽管曾经对Cannondale, Santacruz, YETI, Intense等的其中几款 (Gemini, Chase, VP, DJ, 303, UZZI…) 情有独钟, 但对Nicolai的热爱始终不减当年!

NICOLAI – 世界最顶级单车, 公认的单车传奇, 在业界被誉为最天才的设计师, 100% 德国科技, 德国工艺, 德国设计, 德国生产, 德国品管, 自行车界的Skyline. 连Yeti 303都要对其鞠躬尽瘁!

Nicolai拥有完美的设计, 精致的完工质量, 高超的品味, 极稀有的能见度以及连在竞赛场合使用都保固的强悍体质以及功能性, Nicolai Necleon TST continued »

在IdN上发现了个新玩意儿, 鬼子的Uniqlo真是点子不少, 又出了个Uniqlock. 光从名字看就知道是”钟”了. 这个音乐舞蹈时钟还挺特别! 音乐很喜欢, 还有漂亮女生跳舞, 每一个小时后特别的舞蹈就会出现! 看看就知道了! 最有趣的是它的 Blog Part 居然可以应用到 Web 上! 哈哈, 喜欢新鲜的你还不赶紧尝试一下!

音乐制作: FPM (Fantastic Plastic Machine)
舞蹈表演: Free Styler. Core of Woomin

Uniqlo that represents a music dance clock. The clock was created by a variety of different Japanese artists. The time signal was created by Fantastic Plastic Machine, while the “UNIQLOCK” dancers are directed and choreographed by Yuichi Kodama and AIRMAN. A special dance appears every hour titled, “Core of Woomin”. 60 lucky users of the Blog Parts feature will be sent a special Uniqlo branded G-Shock watch.

Tomoyuki Tanaka (Fantastic Plastic Machine)
This is a solo project by Tomoyuki Tanaka, active in both Japan and abroad as a DJ/Producer. His unique music style, built from his roots in dance music, has won support worldwide. With many offers to DJ overseas, he has to date, performed in about 50 different cities. In addition to releases of five original albums, he has also released the long awaited Best Hits double album, “FPMB” from avex. Two titles will go on sale on June 4th, as the latest in the DJ-MIX series “Sound Concierge,” which began in 2004 with a compilation of seven pieces that all recorded exceptional sales. He has also won praise in blogs on the WEB MAGAZINE “honeyee.com“.

Core of Woomin
“Core of Woomin” is the core unit of 2 dancers from “Woomin,” a dance group consisting of 4 members featured in a previous series.
These two are at the top of the Japanese animation dance world.

ScreenSaver: http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/screensaver/uniqlock_24color.zip

Form Studio from London updated their portfolio with new graphic designs and branding works. Worth to visit.

类似Eye Project. 但FaceYourPockets 明显显得更加亲和一些. Things that are living in the pockets of your bag, jeans or jacket: travel and pay checks, old cigarette pack that just looks interesting, sugar lumps and all the stuff that has found home in your pockets.

不多介绍了, 赶紧体验一下!

Nitro: Licious 与 Hellz Bellz 主脑 Lanie 5月份的一段访谈, 先帖出来, 有时间偶会大致的翻译一下!
Interview with Lanie @ Hellz Bellz
Interviewed by Tom Bradley
Produced by Wendy L.

*I APPRECIATE THE LUV FROM YOUR SITE, BUT PLEASE REFRAIN FROM COPYING THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW TO YOUR SITE. Let’s Get Intimate With…Lanie @ Hellz Bellz continued »

The 8th issue of the BAK Magazine is now online. The theme of this issue is “Me”, and it features interviews with Nik Ainley, Timothy Saccent, and myself amongst others.

Download the magazine for PC (30,3 mb) and Mac (32,2 mb) for a dose of full screen goodness.

NewWebPick 集结中国、法国、意大利、德国、英国、日本、巴西、波兰、美国、新西兰各国当红商业设计师和团队, 起草编写了”设计师十之诫”, 希望对准备从事或正在从事设计行业的朋友们有所帮助, 对”设计师”这个职业有更深层次的认知.

第一条:
不可抄袭他人之创意, 不论有何前提;
Not to copy other’s creative work, under no circumstances;

第二条:
不可过分依赖电脑技术, 切记, 你是一名设计师, 不是一名电脑修图员;
Not to rely completely on computer technology, it is a tool only and cannot substitute your creativity. Remember, you are a designer, not a computer graphic editor;

第三条:
不可一直追随流行设计风格, 现在流行的, 必是马上过时的;
Be a creator and not a fashion-follower because a trendy style today would become an out-dated one tomorrow;

第四条:
各用10%的精力涉足十门设计学科, 不如用100%的精力涉足于一门学科;
Trying ten design fields simultaneously but badly is worst than concentrating on onefield and master it;

第五条:
不可将自己都认为有问题的作品向公众发表;
Be professional and not to release any art works that you don’t like;

第六条:
不可因低价商业项目, 而放低对作品的要求;
Not to lower the quality in view of low business value of an art work;

第七条:
不可凭主观意识评价他人作品; 不可人云亦云;
Not to criticize other’s artwork merely on the ground of one’s preferences nor just replicate comment from someone;

第八条:
不可闭门造车; 了解一些历史、哲学和人文, 将对你的作品大有好处;
Not to create artwork without any ground. Great works usually come from the understanding of the culture, history and philosophy;

第九条:
不论身份高低, 须保持歉虚的态度;
Keep yourself modest to people, no matter you are just a novice or a master;

第十条:
永远坚信:设计可以拯救你的国家, 可以改变世界。
Always believe that design can save your country and change the world.

Hellz Bellz, 是由一个在加州长大的女生于2005 年所建立的纽约女生街牌, 从一创办开始就讨得女生深爱. 每一季系列都推出一些让人疯狂的设计!

首席设计师Lanie 独特大胆巧妙的设计风格只叫男生也想要拚命挤下其大码Tee. 哈哈!

Now, Summer 2007 Collection is Out! Fresh graphics, cheeky statements and bold colors are the trademarks of Hellz Bellz and this season is no exception.

Check it Out!