Logic + Emotion at CanUx 2007
Starting this Sunday, and on to Tuesday afternoon, I’ll be attending CanUx 2007 (The Canadian User Experience Workshop) in beautiful Banff, Alberta, Canada. I’ve been lucky enough to attend CanUx since its inception, as an employee of nForm User Experience, who puts on the workshop each year… Click to continue
Monitoring Your Emotional State
Jess McMullin, my former colleague over at nForm User Experience, sent me this link to the Exmocare wristwatch today… Click to continue
Happy 1st Birthday affectivedesign.org!
Happy 1st Birthday affectivedesign.org! A little over a year ago, I started this blog to continue expanding my understanding of how design can better affect and reflect our emotional and psychological needs… Click to continue
An Interview with Dr. BJ Fogg - Pt.3
In part 3, I talked with Dr. BJ Fogg about conducting research on persuasion and incorporating the results of that research into projects. Be sure to read part 1 and part 2 for more on persuasion and designing emotion…
An Interview with Dr. BJ Fogg - Pt.2
In part 2 of my interview with Dr. BJ Fogg, we discuss social agents, social cues, Web 2.0, persuasion and designing for emotion. Be sure to read part 1 for more on persuasion and designing emotion…
An Interview with Dr. BJ Fogg - Pt.1
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to speak with Dr. BJ Fogg, author of Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do and founder of the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University about persuasion, emotion and what it is that makes Web 2.0 so darned persuasive…
The Emoticon Turns 25 :-)
I’d like to wish a happy belated birthday to the smiley face emoticon, which recently turned 25! Wow! Has it really been that long? The emoticon doesn’t look a day over 21… 
Emotion, Automobiles and Personality
“To some people, a car is a kind of extension of the self—it seems to send a message about what kind of person one is and one’s sense of values and style.” Designers have been using an understanding of sociology, anthropology and psychology to design automobiles that appeal to consumers on an emotional level…
An Interview with Microsoft’s Edie Adams - Pt. 2
In part 1 of this interview, I talked with Edie Adams about the many innovative products she has helped develop at Microsoft. In part 2, my interview with Edie Adams continues, as we discuss product semiotics, designing products at the right emotional level and designing for flow… Click to continue
