Michael Cummings

How Sociable Is Your Media?

The Peril and Promise of Web “3.0” As you probably know the etymology of “democratic” is Greek; prefix demo- “people” + kratia “rule”. People rule...

Michael Cummings in Ideas
Mar 8 - 3 min read

Don Norman Video: UX Week

Don Norman with Peter Merholz at UX Event by Adaptive Path. Norman. Don Norman, the esteemed "Ralph Nader of design," gives us 52:29 of his...

Michael Cummings in Uncategorized
Feb 24 - 2 min read

How To Win Users

Dale Carnegie published How to Win Friends and Influence People in 1936. This book has sold many millions of copies and been translated in do...

Michael Cummings in Ideas
Jan 25 - 5 min read

Notes from User Interface 13 Conference

Comments on Luke Wroblewski's notes from User Interface 13 Conference in Boston MA, October 13, 2008. Presentations from Jared...

Michael Cummings in Uncategorized
Oct 19 - 3 min read

Adaptive Path’s Aurora

Adaptive Path's Aurora hit the virtual reality streets today. Most likely you've already seen the video. Nothing...

Michael Cummings in Design
Aug 6 - 2 min read

Googleyness and Yahoo! II

In this second installment of Googleyness & Yahoo! we compare a second tier service of Google and Yahoo!, search engine...

Michael Cummings in Design
Aug 4 - 4 min read

Applying Successful Recipes

Recipes define both ingredients and process. One without the other will make mush of even the best stew, or mashup. Same for web applications. Yet...

Michael Cummings in Management
Jul 27 - 3 min read

IDEA Conf. Chicago 10.08

The Information Architecture Institute is holding their Information, Design, Experience, Access (IDEA) conference at Chicago’s Harold Washington Library, this coming October 7 and 8, 2008....

Michael Cummings in Uncategorized
Jul 12 - 1 min read

Psychology of Everyday Things

Don Norman's book was copy-written in 1988, and this one proves once again...

Michael Cummings in Books
Jul 10 - 3 min read

Information Dashboard Design

Michael Cummings in Books
Jul 6 - 4 min read

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