Today’s Weather 11/30/06

The winter blast is here!  Does anyone know if we have a back up plan for the last day of podcast presentations if the weather doesn’t permit us to attend class tonight?

No more Wire Hangers!

(Sorry, I couldn’t resist the title…)

Lifehacker had this little link to an idea to make a mic stand out of a wire clothes hanger. I’m not sure it would do much for sound quality (maybe add some rubber bands to suspend the mic & another hanger with a nylon stocking over it…) but it’s a quick & dirty solution.

as we’re now pro podcasters, maximize your voice quality

I discovered this – free online seminar –

here on the “Pro” section of the Apple site – The Podcast Recipe: Producing a Successful Show.

Tips to help you:

perform

produce

promote

Should your tastes run differently, try Let There Be Light about Brian Eno. Or King Britt’s Seeing Music.

Dan to speak on Ethnography – Nov 14 at 6:30pm – Dallas Art Institute

Ethnography in Product Design and Development

When: Tuesday, Nov 14

Time:  6:30 Networking, 7:00 Program

Where: The Art Institute of Dallas    ( directions )

8080 Park Lane, Suite 100

Dallas, Texas 75231 – 5993

Topic: What is Ethnography? How can it be used to create better design, products, and interfaces?  How can it be used in everyday life, outside of product design?  Come listen to Dan Langendorf explain ethnography and reveal tips, best practices, and case studies from his 25 years of experience in ethnographic field research.

 

Creating Pleasurable Interfaces – WED 8 NOV

REFRESH DALLAS
November Newsletter

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IN THIS ISSUE

* November Meeting
* December Meeting Scheduled
* Stay Connected

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NOVEMBER MEETING
Note: meeting is on Wednesday, Nov 8 this month again due to
library scheduling conflicts

This month’s topic:
Creating Pleasurable Interfaces

Usable interfaces are not enough. When everything looks good and
works well, the applications that stand out are the ones that
satisfy unmet – and often unarticulated – needs. But how do you
design workable interfaces that also account for intangible things
like emotions?

Stephen P. Anderson will discuss the new skills needed to create
desirable experiences, explaining why a task-based approach to
design is no longer enough.

open the door to history

And I immediately thought of Janice and her public history blog – plus some of you might be interested as well.

searching through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world