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Month: October 2007

Email as an Input Method

Posted on 2 October 2007

I’ve noticed a number of services are popping up that use email as an input method in very creative ways. Here are a few examples: Tripit (Travel site aimed at organizing your itineraries) Users can forward any confirmation email (e.g. from an airline, hotel, rental car company, or travel site) to a unique email address…

Yahoo’s Elegant Interaction Design in Search

Posted on 2 October 2007

I read in Techcrunch about Yahoo!’s new improvements to search results. What caught my attention was how elegant the search suggestion widget operates. Unlike other search suggestion sites which annoyingly get in the way all the time with their smarts, this one senses hesitation in the search box and only then displays the results—that way…

Email as an Input Method

Posted on 1 October 20071 October 2007

I’ve noticed a number of services are popping up that use email as an input method in very creative ways. Here are a few examples: Tripit (Travel site aimed at organizing your itineraries) Users can forward any confirmation email (e.g. from an airline, hotel, rental car company, or travel site) to a unique email address…

Yahoo’s Elegant Interaction Design in Search

Posted on 1 October 20078 February 2008

I read in Techcrunch about Yahoo!’s new improvements to search results. What caught my attention was how elegant the search suggestion widget operates. Unlike other search suggestion sites which annoyingly get in the way all the time with their smarts, this one senses hesitation in the search box and only then displays the results–that way…

Job Opening: Interaction Design Manager

Posted on 1 October 2007

At eBay we’re expanding our design team and I’m now looking for an Interaction Design Manager to lead a team of talented designers.  In the role you’ll design direct your team on their projects from inception to launch enabling them to best meet their user needs and business goals. As we evolve from a mostly…

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