Google easter eggs

 Google has interesting responses to certain searches. Try out the following: 

Did you mean:

Chicxulub crater 

Assistant Regional Manager

Bruno Madrigal

Wingardium Leviosa

World's best boss

Animations

Cherry blossom click on the flower.

DVD screensaver switch to another application then back to see it. 

Forrest Gump

Phoebe Buffay click on the guitar.

Experience in a box

Here is a list of great user experiences

Katamari

1. Open a new Chrome browser window 
2. Search for Katamari
3. Click on the ball near the top-left
4. Type the arrow keys
5. Enjoy

O'Reilly Auto Parts

1. Open a new Chrome browser window
2. Navigate to O'Reilly Auto
3. Search for Flux Capacitor

Cool Computer Tricks

Thanks to @SetupSpawn on YouTube  for these great ideas. 

1. QR Code generator on Hugging Face 
2. AI video generator on Luma Labs Dream Machine
3. Free AI Image Alt Text Generator
4. AI Video Generator by Immersity.ai
5. AI Video Generator by Luma Labs Dream Machine 
6. White Screen prank screen saver
7. Image editing software on Image Amigo 
8. Image editing software on Photopea
9. Edit and create PDF on SimplePDF 
10. Geographic location of an image on geospy.ai

Design Thinking with notes

My design thinking cheat sheet

1. Empathize: Search for rich stories and find some love
2. Define: User + Need + Insight = POV
3. Ideate: Yes! and... Yes! and... Yes! and... Yes! and... Yes! and... Yes! and... Yes! and... 
4. Prototype: Build to last learn
5. Test: Show, don't tell

Accessibility Statement: Sonic Template

 Accessibility Statement found on https://sonictemplefestival.com/accessibility-statement/

Flyout menus

Flyout menus can become rather ridiculous beyond one level.  

Buckle Up

The three signs below are all aiming for the same outcome - buckle up

Each message takes a different approach to achieve that desired behavior. 

1. Referencing the lifesaving benefits of wearing a seatbelt probably speaks to riders who believe road travel is in fact dangerous and they should buckle up to avoid the possibility of death. 

2. Referencing the law informs law-abiding riders that it is in fact a law. 

3. Referencing the punishment for breaking the law seeks to inform riders that if you don't wear your seatbelt you can get a ticket of at least $142. This probably speaks to riders who are cost conscious. 

Describe your perfect date

"That's a tough one. I'd have to say April 25th. Because it's not too hot and not too cold. All you need is a light jacket."

Miss Congeniality 

Shakespeare quote

Tomorrow, April 24, 1564, we commemorate William Shakespeare's 460th birthday. 

Shakespeare quote of the day...

"An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made."

This was from the extended cut of Shakespeare's director commentary. 
He was really ahead of his time. Above is the modern English version. Here is what he actually said...

An ssl 'rr'r hast did occur and a secureth connection to the s'rv'r cannot beest madeth.  fie! cometh h're and englut mine own coxcomb thee distemperate blinking idiot

Translate modern English to Shakespearean on LingoJam

 

Yellowstone: Planning for chaos

Plan ahead, cowboy style. 

Costume: Workshopper

Sharpie title slide photos

In honor of the anniversary of Sharpie, August 1964, here are some photos that you can use. 

I found the date of the first Sharpie marker on this interesting timeline website, Time Toast 

Drowning? LOL

If you see someone drowning 

Then call 911

Take a moment to realize if you are drowning, don't hold your arms straight up - otherwise lol

Dilbert: Flaws

If we meet all our customers' current and future needs, they'll never upgrade. 

Tesla: Unbreakable

 Elon encouraged the demonstration of the unbreakable windows on the Cybertruck. 

Bart Simpson learning his lesson

 

Bart Simpson is well known for getting into trouble at school. A common punishment is to write a lesson several hundred times on the chalkboard. Today his lesson is...

I will stop saying UX/UI 

Dilbert: Visionary idea management

Ugh - go manage someone else.  

Printer problems

What if your printer could speak? 

Video:  

Voice UX Drive-thru at White Castle

The drive-thru at White Castle is piloting a voice assistant. 

Let's hope everyone behaves and doesn't drop any tables...

Data is explained better with a story.

 

Testing in production

We can all agree that we test at some point in the process.  

Feelings wheel (emotions)

If we are aware of our emotions and feelings that is great. 

Most of the time we might only be aware of the core feeling. 

To really get an understanding of what you are feeling, you can view the next 2 rings. 

For example, 

Anger > Frustrated > Infuriated / Irratated

Happy > Joyful > Liberated / Ecstatic

By identifying the deeper level emotion you can be more self-aware. You can also use this tool in the other direction. If you are aware of a deeper emotion you can express to your relationships how you are feeling. This will help them to connect and understand your state of mind. Not by knowledge alone, rather because they are more likely to have had that core feeling and then can relate to your situation. 

Stop?

 

To complete your registration, please tell us whether or not this image contains a stop sign: [NO] [YES] Answer quickly - our self-driving card is almost at the intersection. 

So much of "AI" is just figuring out ways to offload work onto random strangers. 

Trick or treat: Dumb and Dumber

 I really appreciate the commitment to this costume. 

Lloyd and Harry in their pet grooming business - the shaggin' wagon!

None Pizza, Left Beef

Someone ordered pizza online. There was a slight misunderstanding. 

This 'experiment' eventually became a meme. 

Read more about the None Pizza with Left Beef trend on Wikipedia

Adaptive Design feature in BHG magazine

Adaptive Design

These beauty brands and products, harness, universal design principles to accommodate low vision, motor, impairments, and other needs.

Help others vs Correcting others

Next time you need help - consider this life hack...

Fig-ma-dobe Stones

 

Adobe plans to buy Figma.

Mash them up and you get Fig-ma-dobe Stones

Brutus Buckeye - AI Generated artwork

Computers are getting smarter. There is a website that can generate artwork based on typed input. 

This is artwork based on the phrase "Portrait of Brutus the Buckeye as a human" 

Honestly, that could be a photo of a real fan - Buckeye fans are nuts!

Competitively compensated

 

Peeling a peel

Have you ever considered that we use the work peel to refer to the outer layer of a banana as well as the action of removing the outer layer of a vegetable.

This wonderful person is peeling the peel of a banana.  

Perfect date?

So, what's your idea of a perfect date? 

YYYY-MM-DD. I find other formats a bit confusing. 

What do you think the perfect date is? 

Color Blind Test

To gain a better sense of what it is like to have color blindness, here is a online text.  

https://www.color-blind-test.com/images/huetest/Farnsworth100.html 

Product features vs User Needs

Sometimes what product team thinkgs the user needs is not actually what the user needs. 

 

Cat parents, is this true? 

Ketchup UX / UI

Difference between User Interface and User Experience

This illustration compares the interface of a classic ketchup bottle and the experience of a modern ketchup bottle. 

https://www.patrickhansen.com/ 

Front-end vs Back-end view: Guardians of the Galaxy

Here are side-by-side photos of the movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. The character Rocket is a Racoon. The actor playing Rocket is wearing a suit. The work that goes into making the front-end is often messy and looks nothing like the final product. 

 

Netflix billboard

Don't give up on your dreams. We started with DVDs. 

 

Coaching Michael Jordan

This is a reminder that even Michael Jordan - the greatest basketball player of all time - still had a coach. 

Who is your coach? 

Zoom: I'm not a cat

Lucid Chart: New Experience

When I launched LucidChart.com this was displayed: 

500 page: MaxPreps

This 500 page used a creative on-brand graphic.

Unsubscribe page: Headspace

After clicking unsubscribe a company has a chance to make an impression. 

Headspace has a nice on-brand unsubscribe page.

Conference Call Bingo

With the sudden rise of remote meetings, you might find yourself getting a bingo.