Wired article on "Why Things Suck"

Equally....there is a nice short little article on how the iPhone came to be
in the same issue of Wired. Though the article is only 4-5 pages long, it
does offer some interesting insights in what it took to bring the device to
market.

Good call Chauncey!
Enjoy.

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The February issue of Wired has an article called Why Things Suck that mixes
sarcasm and hyperbole with some sound observations about the design of
things from software like Evite to medical records to gridlock on urban
highways (a nice little exposition on queing theory and the effect of
braking on traffic flow) to air travel and why security checks in Atlanta
are 3 to 7 times longer than LAX to whiteboards that "never really erase".
The title is unfortunate, but there are some nuggets about how materials,
behaviors, laws, and business issues impact system effectiveness and
efficiency and emotions.

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On that note - David Platt has a nice little book called "Why Software
Sucks" and I recommend it as a fun, fast read.

will evans
user experience architect
wkevans4 at gmail.com
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On Jan 25, 2008, at 6:54 AM, "Alexander Baxevanis" <alex.baxevanis at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Article seems to be online here:
>
> http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/16-02/su_science
>
> On Jan 25, 2008 2:49 AM, Rob Nero <rob at nerointerfaces.com> wrote:
>> Equally....there is a nice short little article on how the iPhone
>> came to be
>> in the same issue of Wired. Though the article is only 4-5 pages
>> long, it
>> does offer some interesting insights in what it took to bring the
>> device to
>> market.
>>
>> Good call Chauncey!
>> Enjoy.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com
>> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of
>> Chauncey Wilson
>> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:44 PM
>> To: IxDA Discuss
>> Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Wired article on "Why Things Suck"
>>
>>
>> The February issue of Wired has an article called Why Things Suck
>> that mixes
>> sarcasm and hyperbole with some sound observations about the design
>> of
>> things from software like Evite to medical records to gridlock on
>> urban
>> highways (a nice little exposition on queing theory and the effect of
>> braking on traffic flow) to air travel and why security checks in
>> Atlanta
>> are 3 to 7 times longer than LAX to whiteboards that "never really
>> erase".
>> The title is unfortunate, but there are some nuggets about how
>> materials,
>> behaviors, laws, and business issues impact system effectiveness and
>> efficiency and emotions.
>>
>> Chauncey
>> ________________________________________________________________
>> *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah*
>> February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA
>> Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/
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