Archive for June, 2009

  • Stop celebrating failure

    A Miskeeto Byte from Robert Hoekman, Jr. Posted on April 23rd, 2009

    Silicon Valley has been hung up on the idea of celebrating failure for years. When you fail, as the theory goes, you learn, and learning enables you to improve. Failure equals innovation. But does the reality live up to the dogma? And if not, what’s with all the hype? If the dogma has never felt quite right to you, consider celebrating something else instead. But what?

  • Developing a user experience strategy

    A Miskeeto Byte from Robert Hoekman, Jr. Posted on April 15th, 2009

    The term “user experience strategy” gets thrown around an awful lot in design circles, but few people have offered an explanation as to what it means or how to achieve it. Here’s a look at the Miskeeto approach.

  • All about frameworks

    A Miskeeto Byte from Robert Hoekman, Jr. Posted on April 10th, 2009

    I’ve been hard at work on a new book with design research legend Jared Spool about interaction design frameworks. Find out what they are and how they’ll benefit you.