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» posted on Friday, March 9th, 2012 at 5:23 pm by
IAMTHETREND: Breakfast with Marilyn – Limited Edition Tee
Following on from our hugely popular Audrey tee we bring you Breakfast with Marilyn. Only 25 of these will ever be made and they come packaged in hand made individually numbered cereal boxes with badge and sticker pack! LINK
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» posted on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 at 10:33 pm by
Thoughts on Interaction Design, Second Edition
How often do you read a design text that impacts your life dramatically? As someone relatively new to the field of Interaction Design, John Kolko’s Thoughts on Interaction Design, Second Edition has allowed me to understand so much about the way I think, and the approach I’ve taken towards designing over the years. It’s content has shed light on many thoughts and ideas I’ve contemplated at one point or another, regarding design and its role in many aspects of human life. Although I have only really been exposed in interaction design for three years – there’s no institution in Jamaica that formally teaches interaction design – Kolko’s book made me realize I have been thinking like one for longer.
Now in its second edition, Kolko’s best-selling title builds upon its engaging material aimed to educate designers, help designers educate business owners, and legitimize Interaction Design for businesses, through contemplation and contribution to the theory of Interaction Design. Instead of focusing on the nature of design as related to the creation of two-, three-, or four-dimensional forms; or the nature of design as related to user interface design on a screen, this text primarily explores the semantic connections that live between technology and form that are brought to life when someone uses a product. It re-frames these connections as interactions – interactions that, in aggregate, make up behaviour.
In Thoughts on Interaction Design, the primary aims of the author are to better explain what Interaction Design is, and why it is important; to provide Interaction Designers with the vocabulary that is necessary to intellectualize their work and communicate it to others; and finally, to highlight the potential for Interaction Design to exist outside of the confines of business and to assure fellow Interaction Designers that their work is instrumental in shaping and refining culture- and is as instrumental as other intellectually robust fields, like medicine, policy, or law.
As Kolko says:
“We need to possess a great intellectual capacity for complicated problem solving, for dynamic inquiry relating to technology, and for substantial empathy of the human experience. This intellectual insight is ideal for solving the different societal problems plaguing humanity and for humanizing technology, and the creation of pretty interfaces is perhaps the most blatant (and unfortunately prevalent) misuse of this critical resource.”
The reader should not expect to find descriptions of specific methods that may be immediately applicable to his or her work, or ways to code interactive simulations. Kolko argues that other texts have covered these topics well enough and has chosen to focus mainly on describing Interaction Design through consideration and reflection on the more theoretical and conceptual aspects of the discipline.
The book consists of 128 pages, separated into two main parts: “Process and Method,” and “Culture and Responsibility.” These sections are broken down into different topics, each topic being represented by a specific chapter, amounting to a total of seven chapters – but begins with an overview which seeks to explain the role of technology, define Interaction Design as a professional discipline, as well as to shed some light on its role in the shaping of behaviour.
“Interaction Design is the creation of a dialogue between a person and a product, system, or service. This dialogue is both physical and emotional in nature and is manifested in the interplay between form, function, and technology as experienced over time.
A simpler way of thinking about Interaction Designers is that they are shapers of behaviour. Interaction Designers, whether practising as Usability Engineers, Visual Interface Designers, or Information Architects, all attempt to understand and alter the things people do, the way they feel, and the things they think.”
Chapter one, entitled “Thinking About People” positions Interaction Design as a creative process that focuses on people, and delineates the discrete steps that are usually taken when developing a cohesive Interaction Design. The process of design is explored through its different stages: Defining the design problem or opportunity; Discovering hidden wants, needs, and desires; Contextual Inquiry in the context of work; Focus groups and competitive analysis; Synthesis, creation and refinement; and Thoughtful reflection. In this chapter, Kolko also explains the role of intuition as well as the role of Design in considering the whole.
Chapter two, entitled “Managing Complexity” focuses on methods that can be used by a designer to gain deeper understanding of the abstract and semantic connections between ideas. This chapter focuses on: Structuring data in order to make useful information; the definition of Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom; Designing with the fourth dimension (time) in mind; Affinity Diagrams, Concept Maps, Process Flow Diagrams, Ecosystem Diagrams as well as Journey Maps.
Chapter three, “Persuasion and Communication” explores issues relating to persuasion both within and outside of an organization; the role that designed artifacts play in identifying an underlying culture; as well as the ethics of persuasion.
Chapter four speaks to “Experience and Authenticity” while exploring the shift of viewing a product from an artifact to that of an experience; the challenges of experience, pragmatic challenges, owning the experience, authenticity, and temporal aesthetics in experiences.
Chapter five, entitled “Poetry, Spirit, and Soul” talks about honest interactions, investigating mindfulness, as well as attention to detail.
Chapter six, “Judgement and Shifting Negative Behaviour” explores topics such as: Usability and Influence, Discursive Design, What we choose to design, and Shifting negative behaviour through design.
Chapter seven, entitled “Wicked Problems” is the chapter that I found most intriguing, as here, Kolko explains that we as designers can successfully work on complicated, multifaceted problems related to social, political, or economic stability with the same set of tools used to solve more simplistic problems of form, style, or brand.
In this chapter, as well as all throughout the text, Kolko solidifies his arguments by referencing quotes and examples by thought leaders, practitioners and other authors, such as Richard Buchanan, who have been instrumental in advancing the discourse of wicked problems and design thinking. This, for example, is Richard Buchanan’s definition of wicked problems:
“Design problems are ‘indeterminate’ and ‘wicked’ because design has no special subject matter of its own apart from what a designer conceives it to be. The subject matter of design is potentially universal in scope, because design thinking may be applied to any area of human experience.”
Expanding on Buchanan, Kolko describes wicked problems as a form of large scale social or cultural problem that is difficult to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements. He cites the problems of poverty and education as wicked problems, and argues that these large scale problems can be mitigated through the process of design.
Other themes explored in this chapter include the related discipline of Service Design as well as Designing for Impact or Social Innovation.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the field Interaction Design, both for novices as well as seasoned practitioners. It contains many fascinating insights that will inspire any Interaction Designer, as well as better enable them to efficiently communicate and defend their role and importance. I will leave you with one such insight expressed by Jon Kolko himself:
“It is now time to extract design from the confines of business and allow it to grow on its own. Positioned as social entrepreneurship, social innovation, or the new design, designers are fundamental in structuring a world worth living in. Human behaviour is innately poetic; it is natural and thus resonates poetic in the same way as does a flower, or a bird, or a tree. It is through our own design of objects, services, and systems that we may have disturbed the poetry. A focus on technology or aesthetics alone creates a world of ideas that often seems discretely disconnected from humanity. Through the combination of technology, aesthetics, and humanity, we will find a world of Interaction Design.
And Interaction Design, as the study of dialogue between people and things, will bring harmony to technological advancement.”
Thoughts on Interaction Design, Second Edition is published by Morgan Kaufmann and is available from Amazon (US|CA|UK|DE).
About the Reviewer
Roger Davis is a User Experience Designer from Kingston, Jamaica. He tweets at @layerphase
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» posted on Friday, December 16th, 2011 at 1:54 am by
WordPress Bible, 2Nd Edition
E-Book Details
Get the latest word on the biggest self-hosted blogging tool on the market
Within a week of the announcement of WordPress 3.0, it had been downloaded over a million times. Now you can get on the bandwagon of this popular open-source blogging tool with WordPress Bible, 2nd Edition. Whether you’re a casual blogger or programming pro, this comprehensive guide covers the latest version of WordPress, from the basics through advanced application development. If you want to thoroughly learn WordPress, this is the book you need to succeed.
- Explores the principles of blogging, marketing, and social media interaction
- Shows you how to install and maintain WordPress
- Thoroughly covers WordPress basics, then ramps up to advanced topics
- Guides you through best security practices as both a user and a developer
- Helps you enhance your blog s findability in major search engines and create customizable and dynamic themes
- Author maintains a high-profile blog in the WordPress community, Technosailor.com
- Tech edited by Mark Jaquith, one of the lead developers of WordPress
The WordPress Bible is the only resource you need to learn WordPress from beginning to end.
From the Back Cover
Master the blog platform of choice around the world
Whether you’re a casual blogger or programming pro, this detailed guide will help you get the very most out of the new version of the hottest blogging platform on the planet. A complete step-by-step reference, this book covers WordPress 3.1 from the basics through advanced application development. Learn how to use custom plugins and themes, build navigation menus on the fly with no coding, leverage the WordPress multisite API, and much more.
- Explore various Web servers and all modules, then install and configure the software
- Enhance your blog’s findability with SEO, keywords, and meta tags
- Create events with actions, apply hooks, and expand functionality with plugins
- Leverage Twitter widgets, the Facebook Like button, or other social media devices to extend your blog’s reach
- Integrate navigation menus with custom dynamic themes
- Set up WordPress as a Content Management System
- Build your own self-contained social network with BuddyPress
Visit www.wiley.com/go/wordpressbible2e for all of the author’s example files from the book.
- Install, configure, and manage WordPress
- Turn a blog into a social network
- Create a dynamic, full-fledged CMS
E-Book Summary
- Paperback: 744 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 2nd Edition (April 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470937815
- ISBN-13: 978-0470937815
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» posted on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 at 11:04 am by
Getting Started With Arduino, 2Nd Edition
E-Book Details
Arduino is the open-source electronics prototyping platform that’s taken the design and hobbyist world by storm. This thorough introduction, updated for Arduino 1.0, gives you lots of ideas for projects and helps you work with them right away. From getting organized to putting the final touches on your prototype, all the information you need is here!
Inside, you’ll learn about:
- Interaction design and physical computing
- The Arduino hardware and software development environment
- Basics of electricity and electronics
- Prototyping on a solderless breadboard
- Drawing a schematic diagram
Getting started with Arduino is a snap. To use the introductory examples in this guide, all you need an Arduino Uno or earlier model, along with USB A-B cable and an LED. The easy-to-use Arduino development environment is free to download.
Details About Author
Massimo Banzi is the co-founder of the Arduino project and has worked for clients such as: Prada, Artemide, Persol, Whirlpool, V&A Museum and Adidas. He spent 4 years at the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea as Associate Professor. Massimo has taught workshops and has been a guest speaker at institutions like: Architectural Association – London, Hochschule f r Gestaltung und Kunst Basel, Hochschule f r Gestaltung Schw bisch Gm nd, FH Potsdam, Domus Academy, Medialab Madrid, Escola Superior de Disseny Barcelona, ARS Electronica Linz, Mediamatic Amsterdam, Doors of Perception Amsterdam.
Before joining IDII he was CTO for the Seat Ventures incubator. He spent many years working as a software architect,both in Milan and London, on projects for clients like Italia Online, Sapient, Labour Party, BT, MCI WorldCom, SmithKlineBeecham, Storagetek, BSkyB and boo.com.
E-Book Summary
- Paperback: 180 pages
- Publisher: O’Reilly Media / Make; 2nd Edition (September 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1449309879
- ISBN-13: 978-1449309879
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Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition (2010/MULTI2/Repack by RG Origami)
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition (2010/MULTI2/Repack by RG Origami)
Year:2010 | PC | Games | Developer: Rocksteady Studios | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | 5.11 GB
Genre: Action / 3D / 3rd Person
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» posted on Thursday, November 24th, 2011 at 12:19 pm by
Professional C++, 2Nd Edition
E-Book Details
Essential reading for experienced developers who are determined to master the latest release of C++
Although C++ is often the language of choice from game programming to major commercial software applications, it is also one of the most difficult to master. With this no-nonsense book, you will learn to conquer the latest release of C++. The author deciphers little-known features of C++, shares detailed code examples that you can then plug into your own code, and reveals the significant changes to C++ that accompany the latest release. You’ll discover how to design and build applications that solve real-world problems and then implement the solution using the full capabilities of the language.
Appeals to experienced developers who are looking for a higher level of learning
- Drills down the extensive changes to the latest C++ standard, C++11, including enhancements made to run-time performance, standard library, language usability, and core language
- Zeroes in on explaining the more poorly understood elements of the C++ feature set and addresses common pitfalls to avoid
- Includes case studies that feature extensive, working code that has been tested on Windows and Linux platforms
- Intertwines text with useful tips, tricks, and workarounds
Packed with best practices for programming, testing, and debugging applications, this book is vital for taking your C++ skills to the next level.
From the Back Cover
Master the latest release of the C++ language: C++11
C++ is often the language of choice for writing fast, powerful, and enterprise-class object-oriented programs, be it games or major commercial software applications. However, there’s no two ways around it: C++ can be difficult to master. With this no-nonsense book, you will learn to conquer the latest version of the C++ language: C++11. The authors share real-world examples, decipher little-known features of C++, and reveal the significant changes to C++ that accompany the latest release. Ultimately, you’ll discover programming methodologies, reusable design patterns, and good programming style that will increase the quality of your code and improve your programming efficiency.
Professional C++, 2nd Edition:
- Offers detailed code examples that you can plug into your own code
- Takes you on a technical tour of C++ and the STL, and explores the unusual and quirky aspects of this language
- Exposes best practices for using the more advanced features of C++, including operator overloading, managing memory, writing templates, and writing multithreaded code
- Discusses techniques for writing cross-language and cross-platform code
- Teaches you the importance of code reuse as well as the nuances of writing readable C++ code
E-Book Summary
- Paperback: 1104 pages
- Publisher: Wrox; 2nd Edition (October 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470932449
- ISBN-13: 978-0470932445
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» posted on Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 at 10:18 pm by
XML In A Nutshell, 3Rd Edition
E-Book Details
If you’re a developer working with XML, you know there a lot to know about XML, and the XML space is evolving almost moment by moment. But you don’t need to commit every XML syntax, API, or XSLT transformation to memory; you only need to know where to find it. And if it a detail that has to do with XML or its companion standards, you’ll find it-clear, concise, useful, and well-organized-in the updated third edition of XML in a Nutshell.
With XML in a Nutshell beside your keyboard, you’ll be able to:
- Quick-reference syntax rules and usage examples for the core XML technologies, including XML, DTDs, Xpath, XSLT, SAX, and DOM
- Develop an understanding of well-formed XML, DTDs, namespaces, Unicode, and W3C XML Schema
- Gain a working knowledge of key technologies used for narrative XML documents such as web pages, books, and articles technologies like XSLT, Xpath, Xlink, Xpointer, CSS, and XSL-FO
- Build data-intensive XML applications
- Understand the tools and APIs necessary to build data-intensive XML applications and process XML documents, including the event-based Simple API for XML (SAX2) and the tree-oriented Document Object Model (DOM)
This powerful new edition is the comprehensive XML reference. Serious users of XML will find coverage on just about everything they need, from fundamental syntax rules, to details of DTD and XML Schema creation, to XSLT transformations, to APIs used for processing XML documents. XML in a Nutshell also covers XML 1.1, as well as updates to SAX2 and DOM Level 3 coverage. If you need explanation of how a technology works, or just need to quickly find the precise syntax for a particular piece, XML in a Nutshell puts the information at your fingertips.
Simply put, XML in a Nutshell is the critical, must-have reference for any XML developer.
E-Book Summary
- Paperback: 600 pages
- Publisher: O’Reilly Media; 3rd Edition (September 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0596007647
- ISBN-13: 978-0596007645
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» posted on Friday, October 14th, 2011 at 12:55 pm by
Linux All-In-One For Dummies, 4Th Edition
E-Book Details
A complete guide and reference to five major Linux distributions
Linux continues to grow in popularity worldwide as a low-cost, reliable operating system for enterprise use. Nine minibooks in this guide cover everything administrators need to know about the five leading versions: Ubuntu, Fedora Core, OpenSUSE, Mint, and Mandriva. The companion DVD includes full Ubuntu installations and ISO images for the other four, saving hours of downloading time.
- The open source Linux operating system is gaining market share around the world for both desktop and server use; this soup-to-nuts guide covers installation and everything else administrators need to know about Ubuntu, Fedora Core, OpenSUSE, Mint, and Mandriva
- Nine self-contained minibooks cover Linux basics, desktops, networking, Internet, administration, security, Linux servers, programming, and scripting
- Updated to cover the newest versions of the five top distributions, with complete installation instructions and a DVD including the full Ubuntu installations and ISO images for the others
Linux users and administrators will be able to install and sample five popular Linux flavors with the information in Linux All-in-One For Dummies.
From the Back Cover
New to Linux? Get started now — this handy how-to guide makes learning Linux easy!
No doubt about it, Linux is cool — and free! You can use it to set up a Web server or rejuvenate an old computer. Or use Linux as your desktop OS along with great applications such as OpenOffice.org. This ready reference gives you everything you need to know about installing, configuring, and using Linux, while the DVD gives you five Linux flavors to sample.
- It a do-it-yourself thing — learn the essentials of installing and using Linux by checking out Books I and II
- All about access — connect to the Internet, configure and manage TCP/IP networks, and set up e-mail, newsgroups, and Web surfing
- Administrative stuff — manage user accounts, install applications, work with peripherals, and upgrade or customize the Linux kernel
- Safety first — secure the network and the host, and perform regular security audits
- Serve it up — configure an Apache Web server, set up an FTP server or a Windows® server, and explore Linux programming
Open the book and find:
- Help navigating the GNOME® and KDE® desktops
- Linux troubleshooting tips
- How to set up a LAN
- Secrets of using Linux to send instant messages and e-mail
- System administration basics
- Advice on securing Linux
- How to run mail, news, and FTP servers
- All about shell scripting
Bonus DVD Includes
- ISO image files for five major Linux distributions you can try: Ubuntu Desktop, OpenSUSE, Mint 8, Fedora 12, and Mandriva Linux 2010
- Complete instructions for installing and using each distribution
E-Book Summary
- Paperback: 648 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies; 4th Edition (September, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470770198
- ISBN-13: 978-0470770191
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HTML, XHTML, And CSS, Sixth Edition (Visual Quickstart Guide)
Product Description
Need to learn HTML fast? This best-selling reference’s visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and running with HTML in no time. In this completely updated edition of our best-selling guide to HTML, Web expert and best-selling author Elizabeth Castro uses crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to introduce you to all of today’s HTML and XHTML essentials. You’ll learn how to design, structure, and format your Web site. You’ll create and use images, links, styles, lists, tables, frames, and forms, and you’ll add sound and movies to your site. Finally, you will test and debug your site, and publish it to the Web. Along the way, you’ll find extensive coverage of CSS techniques, current browsers (Opera, Safari, Firefox), creating pages for the mobile Web, and more.
Visual QuickStart Guide–the quick and easy way to learn!
- Easy visual approach uses pictures to guide you through HTML and show you what to do.
- Concise steps and explanations get you up and running in no time.
- Page for page, the best content and value around.
- Companion Web site at www.cookwood.com/html offers examples, a lively question-and-answer area, updates, and more.
Product Details
- Paperback: 456 pages
- Publisher: Peachpit Press; 6 edition (August 26, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0321430840
- ISBN-13: 978-0321430847
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» posted on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 at 6:59 pm by
Halford – Discography (Japanese Edition) (2000-2010)
Halford – Discography (Japanese Edition) (2000-2010)
Country: UK | Release: 2000-2010 | Format: MP3 / 320 Kbps / CBR | Size: 841Mb
Genre: Heavy Metal
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