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1. 

   Our Way: The Ingenuity of Unintended Uses

   A little wisdom for the New Year

   by B&A Staff on  2008/01/04 [5 comments]

   No matter how hard we try to create designs for certain uses, people will always utilize them in their own way. These unintended uses can be strange, even brilliant. To welcome 2008, the B&A; Staff digs into our collective experience to tell a few stories about how we misuse for our own devices. We hope you find some inspiration and add stories of your own to the comments.

2. 

   Interactions 08 in the Garden of Good and Evil

   An Interview with Dan Saffer

   by Chris Baum on  2007/12/09 [2 comments]

   Dan Saffer opens up to B&A; about the IxDA and Interaction 08 conference. He helps us understand context of the organization, how the conference evolved, what to expect in Savannah, and how we might get a flavor even if attendance is not an option.

3. 

   Foundations of Interaction Design

   Podcast with David Malouf

   by Jeff Parks on  2007/12/09 [4 comments]

   Jeff Parks speaks with David Malouf on his article, Foundations of Interaction Design. They discuss several foundations of Interaction design explore in greater detail issues posted in the story's comments.

4. 

   Building the UX Dreamteam

   Part 1

   by Anthony Colfelt on  2007/11/27 [22 comments]

   Every time you hire someone for your UX team, you make a gut call that their personality and skills are what they seem. Anthony Colfelt looks to arm you with
   ways to make the hiring decisions that fit the best people into the reality of your business context.

Previously

1. Getting Hired by Olga Sanchez-Howard on  2007/11/27  [8 Comments]
2. Building a Data-Backed Persona by Andrea Wiggins on  2007/11/14  [12 Comments]
3. Designing for Nonprofits by Olga Sanchez-Howard on  2007/11/14  [8 Comments]
4. Connectors for Dashboards and Portals by Joe Lamantia on  2007/11/01  [2 Comments]
5. Blasting the Myth of the Fold by Jeff Parks on  2007/11/01  [0 Comments]
6. In Appreciation of Measures That Tell Stories by Alison J. Head on  2007/10/24  [8 Comments]
7. The Limitations of Server Log Files for Usability Analysis by Karl Groves on  2007/10/24  [17 Comments]
8. The Information Architect as Change Agent by Matthew C. Clarke on  2007/10/09  [24 Comments]
9. Building Block Definitions (Containers) by Joe Lamantia on  2007/09/26  [4 Comments]
10. The Hidden History of Information Management by Bob Goodman on  2007/09/11  [4 Comments]