Philip Haine's articles on Product Vision, Innovation and Design

Product Design

Everything related to the design of interactive products.

A better way to crop

Multitouch isn’t all that. Except when it is.

Nubs on number keys

Numbers have always been a challenge to type accurately on regular keyboards. Here’s a tactical fix.

Innovation in audio volume UI

Wow, the upcoming Chumby has an incredibly simple and intuitive UI for adjusting volume: just turn the dial. No unlocking to make the volume UI available.  No having to ensure that you are in the right mode.  You can feel for it and operate it without even looking, with instant response. What a great idea! [...]

How to fix the stationery feature in Mac OS X

Stationery is broken in the Mac OS. Here’s the fix, and a workaround in the mean time.

The irony of Apple’s Magic Mouse

Apple’s dubious track record of mouse design

Remember my workspace on different display arrangements

The Network Heater

If you need to generate all that heat anyway, why not do something useful in the process?

Apple laptops: Stop the Throb

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Blending it in versus bolting it on, and Alt-Tabbing

Maintain simplicity over time by blending in new functionality rather than bolting it on.

Crash Course in Learning Theory

Valuable lessons for those who profess.

Use a wiki for documentation, not a word processor

How to improve Google’s search UI

Is the Google UI really the ultimate way to peruse search results?

Update on favorite interactive product design tools

Two more tools have found a home in my toolbox.

The Einstein Test

A quick reality check on a design

Email message threading is broken

Message threading is broken in some common mail apps. Here’s a fix.

Following (subscribing to) #hashtags

Maybe you do want to #follow a #channel in Twitter.

How to making the transition to DTV in time

Solving the Digital-TV switchover problem with process design.

Worlds collide on Facebook

There are legitimate reasons why people need to act differently in different spheres.

iPhone Tools I use

These are a few of my iFavorite apps.

Free printable 2009 calendars for planning

My new year gift to you.