Four new videos have been added to the Manifest Digital library… Manifest Reel from manifest on Vimeo. We solve business problems first. Our unique skill sets provide perspective. The blend creates well-rounded decisions. From banner ads to enterprise-integrated applications, we are focused on the outcome and the customer at all times. It’s hard work and [...]

If you’re not a Fast Company subscriber or reader, you should be. There’s always some good content. It’s not always the first to report, but it does provide a great breadth and depth of topics, particularly around design and technology. As a designer and techno-geek, Fast Company recently published a couple articles on “killer” Microsoft [...]

Recently, a student of my Interaction Design course at DePaul University asked about “ribbon” design in user interfaces. For you Microsoft Office users, you know what I mean – the new navigational element of the 2007 version. Anyway, she’s working on a fairly complex Windows-based application that is “used to drive specialized medical equipment that [...]

I came across Wordoid.com today. It’s a site that generates “wordoids” given a few inputs that you provide – a language, a pattern and level of quality. The owners of the site say “wordoids” simply because what it comes up with is not always a real word. Think of brands and products or services such [...]

Last week I had the honor of presenting a “selling the value of user-centered deisgn” workshop to a very important financial and economic regulating body. As part of the workshop I developed this presentation. The presentation covers: Why is user-centered design important? How do I communicate the value of user-centered design? Understanding how to prove, [...]