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Written by Sue ArkinSeptember 8, 2022

Recommended reading: Slack is the best way to do a bad job

Cal Newport writes for the New Yorker about Slack’s optimisation of the ills of rapid, unending email communication: “The problem with this trajectory is that no one stopped to ask if it made sense to optimize this style of work in the first place. […] We both love and hate Slack because this company built […]

Written by Sue ArkinJuly 27, 2014July 25, 2014

Recommended Reading: How to Think About Writing

Oliver Burkeman reviews the basics of thinking about writing.

Written by Sue ArkinJuly 20, 2014

Recommended Reading: Tools of the Trade

Tools of the trade, 2014. Everything from bug tracking to HR.

Written by Sue ArkinJuly 6, 2014

Testing Information Architectures

Usability testing for your information architecture – before you code.

Written by Sue ArkinJune 11, 2014

Recommended Reading: Code Injections Where you Least Expect Them

If you’re testing HTML5 mobile apps, you might want to read about code injections through the bar-code scanner, videos, Bluetooth and more.

Written by Sue ArkinApril 30, 2014

Recommended Reading: how the Other Side Feels

Programming: we didn’t start out crazy, we’re being driven crazy.

Written by Sue ArkinApril 20, 2014

Recommended Reading: Pay Attention Before it Gets Complicated

Designing something? “Simplicity doesn’t happen accidentally. It needs to be actively cultivated. Complexity is what happens when you aren’t paying attention”. 

Written by Sue ArkinMarch 31, 2014

Recommended Reading: Colours and Buttons

The User Experience Stack Exchange has a nice discussion about confirmation buttons and colours, with lots of good points about clear communication in UI.

Written by Sue ArkinMarch 15, 2014

Recommended Reading: Seven Unbreakable Laws of User Interface Design

Testing your product? Remember the UI.

Written by Sue ArkinMarch 12, 2014

Recommended Reading: Agile Is Dead (Long Live Agility)

PragDave on why Agile (as a noun) is dead, and how agility can replace it.

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