Monthly Archives: April 2008

IDSA 08

By riaz | Published: April 9, 2008
I’m in Philly speaking at the IDSA conference. This is what I’m going to be talking about. I imagine a world of design where storytelling is considered to be as important as the visuals we create. The optimal way for creative storytelling and complex problem solving in the digital era necessitates an environment where visually and verbally [...]
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How to build a visual thinking team

By riaz | Published: April 9, 2008
So let’s say you are already convinced that visual problem solving and sketching experiences is integral to your team. You are sure that there is nothing more you would rather see than a whole slew of people roll up their sleeves and break out their sharpies to collaboratively work out problems on giant rolls of [...]
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Story and Metaphor

By riaz | Published: April 9, 2008
What are metaphors but stories with formal clothes ons. A friend of mine graduated with a computer science degree and ended up starting an internet café in Lahore, Pakistan. So he’s running this café one day when an old lady walks into the shop and walks up to him and tells him she wants to [...]
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UX Quadrant

By riaz | Published: April 9, 2008
I made this visual a little more than a year ago. The original intention was to understand, for myself, the different facets of interaction design as I saw them at the time. It’s been a while but I think it’s still relevant and meaningful The following is a representation of what the growth of a designer [...]
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Guidelines for better life

By riaz | Published: April 9, 2008
For focus Exercise your mind as well as your body Take a day of rest Live in the now Do one thing at a time Don’t worry about the past Clear the path to the future Identify what you can keep simple Prioritize and set goals Make time to dream For passion Record your accomplishments Build on your strengths Trust people Realize what you have now is amazing Be [...]
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