The Gradient Trend vs. Design Efficacy

Lately, I have been noticing how many digital interfaces are moving toward softer gradients, glowing color transitions, and atmospheric visual effects. Because interface and logo design function rhetorically as much as aesthetically, these shifts are worth paying attention to not only as branding trends, but also as questions of accessibility and usability. A decade ago … Continue reading The Gradient Trend vs. Design Efficacy

Why We Don’t Know How to Use Google Glass: A Case of Conceptual Modeling

My awesome advisor Dr. Ann Hill Duin brought to my attention this afternoon a quick entry from Penn State's Teaching with Technology blog that discusses how wearables might change web design. While the "One thing, in one moment" observation about Google Glass's affordances is indubitably intriguing, I was struck by the opening of the piece: … Continue reading Why We Don’t Know How to Use Google Glass: A Case of Conceptual Modeling