Globetrotter, UX Evangelist, Creative Director, Entrepreneur and a nice guy.Tumblr (3.0; @nickyszmala)http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/obMxqXwrlkalxih16YF3S8cBo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://stevenphibbs.com/post/80768493/benjaminf-meedchen-day-of-the-dead">poortaste</a>:</p> <blockquote><a href="http://benjaminf.tumblr.com/post/80744730/meedchen-day-of-the-dead-packiging-awesome">benjaminf</a> : <a href="http://meedchen.tumblr.com/post/80736562/day-of-the-dead-packiging-awesome">meedchen</a> : <a href="http://packaginguqam.blogspot.com/2009/02/mama-quilla.html">Day of the dead - Packiging.</a></blockquote>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/80772318http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/80772318Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:54:05 +0100<p>Microsoft Research Principal Scientist Bill Buxton outlines some counter-propositions to the idea of achieving mastery and the dogged pursuit of excellence:</p> <ul><li>Always be bad at something that you are passionate about.</li> <li>You can be everything in your life—just not all at once.</li> <li>When you get good at one skill, drop another in which you have achieved competence in order to make room for a new passion at which you are—yet again—bad.</li> <li>Life is too short to waste on bad teachers and inefficient learning.</li> <li>Remember: You can learn from anyone.</li> </ul><p>Full story: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/feb2009/id20090218_337947.htm"><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/feb2009/id20090218_337947.htm">http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/feb2009/id20090218_337947.htm</a></a></p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/80334067http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/80334067Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:50:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0LcyJMusZjx08bp2gv9uxxs5o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>THe Experience Cycle.</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/78134495http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/78134495Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:57:16 +0100<a href="http://www.experientia.com/blog/dubberly-design-articles/">Putting people first � Dubberly Design articles</a>: <p>recommended articles on interaction design</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/78129429http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/78129429Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:32:33 +0100<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/3016045" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Jim Stolze at PICNIC08: The virtual happiness project.</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/75273280http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/75273280Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:46:00 +0100<a href="http://www.orangecone.com/archives/2009/01/detangling_the.html">Detangling the meanings around the design of services</a>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/74000718http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/74000718Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:48:00 +0100<a href="http://www.experientia.com/blog/people-centric-sensing-in-the-city-of-the-near-future-2/">Putting people first � People-centric sensing in the city of the near future</a>: <p>People-centric sensing in the city of the near future</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/73186623http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/73186623Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:09:44 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/JBy6l1Bb3j1k9ggz4IWynhfao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ganzfrische.frischmil.ch/post/72521991">frischmilch</a>:</p> <blockquote><a href="http://jotterbook.tumblr.com/post/72482982/via-ffffound">jotterbook</a>:(via <a href="http://ffffound.tumblr.com/post/72423296/array-2006-jpg-jpeg-afbeelding-804x630-pixels">ffffound</a>)</blockquote>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/72534604http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/72534604Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:39:55 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/UgZzqILxtj0z2bxbMTLSJDJXo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mageca.tumblr.com/post/72309111/gualicho-en-costa-rica-on-flickr-photo-sharing">mageca</a>:</p> <blockquote><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/311674"> Gualicho en Costa Rica on Flickr - Photo Sharing! </a></blockquote>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/72311676http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/72311676Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:11:27 +0100<a href="http://www.experientia.com/blog/bugideo-blog/">Putting people first � BUG+IDEO blog</a>: <p>open user interface exploration project by ideo & bug:</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/72292877http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/72292877Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:54:23 +0100<a href="https://client.ideo.com/buglabs/">open user interface exploration project with Bug Labs by IDEO </a>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/72290015http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/72290015Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:31:00 +0100<a href="http://www.experientia.com/blog/sensing-the-world-with-mobile-devices/">Putting people first � Sensing the world with mobile devices</a>: <p>The Nokia Research Center published a short paper on participatory mobile sensing:</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/71017004http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/71017004Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:00:10 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/xTKdjBQ12iptbu4pIs3Bw5gao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>bon appetit</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70515657http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70515657Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:27:11 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3GU7rFdKTio9ri5ww1qdyMPfo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://surawesome.tumblr.com/">surawesome</a>)</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70214872http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70214872Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:51:32 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0LcyJMusZioab0zq0d9Kzrgoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>How to destroy a brand: Lego for adults ads.</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70214467http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70214467Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:49:40 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0LcyJMusZio5x9z8BPuQrXsNo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ces.engadget.com/"><br/></a> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[ <!-- adSetType('F'); htmlAdWH('93246191', '215', '35'); adSetType(''); //-->]]></script> Lego announces line of digital cameras, PMPs, etc. for your teeny human friends.</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70192196http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70192196Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:47:00 +0100<a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/userfly_get_usability_insights.php">Userfly: Get Usability Insights with One Line of Code - ReadWriteWeb</a>: <p>web usability testing made easy.</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70190560http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70190560Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:33:28 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0LcyJMusZin6ea6od5jlFKd8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>this dog got style. seen at flea market in berlin.</p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70040722http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/70040722Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:12:27 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/IyuJjwNlViie2w8uOkHL4DKSo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://oxx.tumblr.com/post/69361824/totoro-snowman">oxx</a>:</p> <blockquote>awww. a totoro snowman! brilliant. (via <a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/281948">weheartit</a>)</blockquote>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/69374508http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/69374508Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:18:12 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0LcyJMusZih0ff8ju6dq6WTco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wireless charging: <a href="http://www.pwrmat.com/index.html">http://www.pwrmat.com/index.html</a></p>http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/69150213http://nickyszmala.tumblr.com/post/69150213Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:38:46 +0100