#noui

Nouis in Mecixo City 13/11

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Okay, challenge / Leave your phone unlocked and right side up.

Many smartphone users even think it's totally cool to fiddle with their gadgets while zooming along the freeway at more than 60 mph. I once saw some guy on the freeway with an iPad balanced on his steering wheel, swiping with one hand while driving with the other.

For the most part, we've started to wean ourselves off of cigarettes, armed with the knowledge that it was the nicotine telling us that we needed to smoke. Now it's time to similarly wean ourselves off of smartphones when it comes at the expense of our social interactions. It's when we stop depending on them to make ourselves feel less alone that we can actually look up and acknowledge anyone and everyone who's around us, rendering that feeling harmlessly moot.

Time Lost to User Interfaces — #NoUI

I didn’t know much of anything about design until I met Misty. I didn’t even know “interaction design” existed. I knew there were people who decided where knobs went on car dashboards, but beyond that, I had no idea there were people who actually designed the “user experience” rather than the “user interface” I was using. Now, I’ve read some books, learned to say, “Bad design!” when I can’t…