Holiday lists, to-do lists, grocery lists. With the end of the year come the holidays, and holidays are usually a time for … that’s right … making lists. Take a look into the process (and obsessions) of list-making from our staff.
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Under the Boxes-and-Arrows hood
Think we look different? No, we didn’t change our hair. We’ve launched some new features, and they’re all for you. Starting today, you’ll begin to see some changes. And you (yes, you) are invited to be part of it all.
Continue readingAmbient Findability: Talking with Peter Morville
Can we reasonably judge authority? How can we make good decisions in the information age? How do we know enough to ask the right questions? Peter Morville takes a moment to talk with us about these and other potential answers, his most recent book, the death of data, and our fascination with the future.
Continue readingLeaving Las Vegas
When Christina first approached me four years ago, it was to be a writer for this new secret project of hers. This was to be a place to share and learn and not be encumbered by the baggage of academic language or obscurity. This was to be a place of practice, craft, and open arms as we sought to find our home in the greater universe of the user experience realm.
Continue readingGoodbye 2004, Hello to Another Good Year
Goodbye 2004, hello ’05. At the end of 2004, we look back at the year and take stock of where things are, how the year has passed and are thankful for Boxes and Arrows’ readers and community of authors and volunteers.
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