The merits of something’s design cannot be determined without first understanding the purpose for which it is used and the nature of those who will use it, including their abilities. When looking at the photo below, you no doubt see two poorly designed chairs. The seats are far too low and the backs are far […]

Don’t trust everything you read. Surely you know this already. What you might not know is that you should be especially wary when people call what they’ve written a “research study.” I was prompted to issue this warning by a June 29, 2017 entry in Tableau’s blog titled “Eye-tracking study: 5 key learnings for data […]

This week, I am enjoying the pleasure of my friend Alberto Cairo’s company. Alberto traveled to Portland, Oregon to speak for two events and I’m serving as innkeeper and chauffeur while he’s here. Last night an interesting topic arose over dinner. Several interesting topics, actually, but I’d like to share one in particular. Alberto and […]