Tim McLaughlin's Most Recent Posts

Don't build a complex Web application when your users want a simple site that has what they need, when they need it, where they expect to find it.

Google's first attempt at real-time search is forcing a "feature" into a system that previously worked for its users. The result is a compromised user experience of a product that previously worked well. Anyone else think this smacks of feature-creep at the expense of usability?

Form vs. function -- it's a classic challenge in the design world.  When it comes to developing mobile devices, many designers would agree that consistency and an efficient user experience matter most.   Smart phones like Apple iPhone reign supreme because the devices are easy to use, have tons of applications, and are developer friendly.  Now that Motorola's Droid is on the market, developers and technologists (myself included) are saying that the Apple iPhone has formidable competition. But perhaps we are getting ahead of ourselves.