Sure, one can always get the students to relax and be happy - entertained, but although being laid back and relax can also lead to creativity, mostly it means that nothing much gets done.

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Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability - they should go hand in hand.

Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability - they should go hand in hand.

Am I an Apple bigot? No. I can critique their products and their customer service...

Am I an Apple bigot? No. I can critique their products and their customer service...

User-centered design means working with your users all throughout the project.

User-centered design means working with your users all throughout the project.

Isn't one of your first exercises in learning how to communicate to write a description...

Isn't one of your first exercises in learning how to communicate to write a description...

Our information lives will be better served when we are free to get to our...

Our information lives will be better served when we are free to get to our...

We expert teachers know that motivation and emotional impact are what matter.

We expert teachers know that motivation and emotional impact are what matter.

And to get real work experience, you need a job, and most jobs will require...

And to get real work experience, you need a job, and most jobs will require...

I've been looking at the iPod- the Apple iPod. One of the interesting things about...

I've been looking at the iPod- the Apple iPod. One of the interesting things about...

Market segmentation s a natural result of the vast differences among people.

Market segmentation s a natural result of the vast differences among people.

So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.

So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.

The problem with emotion was that it was clearly something important, but-at least according to...

The problem with emotion was that it was clearly something important, but-at least according to...

Everyday people are not very good designers.

Everyday people are not very good designers.

To me, error analysis is the sweet spot for improvement.

To me, error analysis is the sweet spot for improvement.

A big ethical question is what happens after people stop using the device. Does it...

A big ethical question is what happens after people stop using the device. Does it...

It is relatively easy to design for the perfect cases, when everything goes right, or...

It is relatively easy to design for the perfect cases, when everything goes right, or...

I think there is a tendency in science to measure what is measurable and to...

I think there is a tendency in science to measure what is measurable and to...

Scientists are always skeptics.

Scientists are always skeptics.

Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of...

Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of...

If you think the products don't match what you want from a product, don't buy...

If you think the products don't match what you want from a product, don't buy...

I believe that the Apple Shuffle is an excellent compromise among the conflicting requirements of...

I believe that the Apple Shuffle is an excellent compromise among the conflicting requirements of...