The tale of Apple popularizing the mouse in the 80′s — taking it from the relative obscurity of the labs at Xerox PARC — is a technology and industry legend. But the fact that mouse had earlier beginnings, invented by Douglas Engelbart (and featured in his Sketchpad demo) in the 60′s is less discussed. Malcolm Gladwell examines this evolutionary sequence as part of his fantastic article in the New Yorker entitled “Creation Myth.” Gladwell describes…
 
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The announcement this week of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series has been getting a lot of attention. And, the reviews have been generally positive. It’s funny how, as designers, we’re so often skeptical about Microsoft. My friend Eric Brown saw the announcement and emailed me, asking, “Am I crazy for liking this?” I feel the same way. It’s not often that we say something positive about Microsoft. But this new phone OS is a refreshing…
 
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