Due: Mondays at 2:45.
Student Blogs
Rich Csaplar - http://richcsaplar.blogspot.com/
Tom DeFina - http://mescy.blogspot.com/
Aaron Elkin - http://www.blogger.com/profile/05155125374123340843
Hiromu Enoki - http://hiroavalon.blogspot.com/
Rachel Hogue - http://cs280hoguer.wordpress.com
Andrew Knight - http://andrewknightsdesignblog.blogspot.com/
Tim Kuehn - http://fetchingfeatures.blogspot.com/
Ben Lawrence - http://bensdesignblog.blogspot.com/
Greg Loucas - http://gloucasui.blogspot.com/
Adam Pere - http://adaminterfaces.tumblr.com/
Ben Rubin - http://userinterfacesblog.blogspot.com/
Stephen Santise - http://csc280santise.blogspot.com/
Tom Schaffer - http://csc280userinterfaces.blogspot.com/
David Shepard - http://designconfusion.blogspot.com/
Zak Smolen - http://zaksmolen.wordpress.com/
Nate Wickham - http://thenoveldesign.blogspot.com/
Goal: Open your eyes to good and bad design, and generate discussion that applies reading and class content to real world design examples.
Action:
1. Create an account and blog on a blogging tool such as www.blogger.com.
2. Email me the link to your blog.
3. Once per week (by 2:45 Mondays before class) post a short blog entry (2-4 paragraphs) discussing the design of a real world item. Good blog entries will discuss the item's design as it relates the the readings and class discussions. You can choose something that demonstrates good design based on a principle we discussed in class, something that has bad design because it breaks a design "rule" or both good and bad aspects of a design. Items can be anything, such as the placement of buttons on an elevator or the interior of a car. Photos, though not required, are an easy addition (especially if you have a camera on your cell phone) and add a lot to the discussion. Just keep in mind the goal that the entries are designed to help you notice good and bad designs in the world, and generate discussion on design.
4. Comment on 2-3 of your classmate's blogs per week. They will be linked from the course website.
Deliverables:
1. 1 blog entry per week.
2. 2-3 comments per week.
Note: I want to encourage weekly posting so that you are thinking about different things you've learned for different posts. This won't happen if you write 10 blogs entries the last week of class. Thus, late blogs are not accepted and count as the next week's blog entry.
Note 2: If you create your blog as private, please invite all your classmates to view it.