Another sunny, warm Monday breaks loose in San Francisco. And is our Glean Queen Christina is around to enjoy it with us? Noo, she’s off in France, “ensconced on Philippe’s father’s farm,” and has left today’s Gleanings in the capable hands of Victor Lombardi, he of Noise Between Stations. And Victor done good.
Today’s is the third in a series of guest-composed Gleanings. Christina returns in Mid-May. — Noel
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Sing
Breaking the Sound Barrier: Designing Auditory Displays for Global Usability
Beatnik – Principles of Sonification Design. Some very rational and complete guidelines for using audio in the user interface
Reassure
‘Trust and security in interactive spaces do not depend on technical security measures alone. Our limited research suggests that the feeling of security experienced by a user of an interactive system is determined by the user’s feeling of control of the interactive system.’
Think
Overview of Christopher Alexander’s new opus, “The Nature of Order” <http://www.patternlanguage.com/natureoforder/overview.htm>
Stretch
Principles of Graphic Design:
<http://www.mundidesign.com/presentation/index2.html>
Lurk
aiga-advance mailing list
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aiga-advance/messages/>
Exercise
<http://www.keepyourbrainalive.com/exercise.html>
Appreciate
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More of what’s going on inside Victor’s head: <http://www.noisebetweenstations.com/personal/weblogs/>