DesignAday

My name is Jack Moffett. I am an Interaction Designer with over ten years of experience. According to Herb Simon, that makes me an expert, so I must have something worth sharing. I have started this venture as an exercise to spur critical thinking about my chosen profession. I hope that others may find it thought provoking as well.

DesignAday will present a brief thought about Design every weekday.
Sep 11
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I’m a Pusher Man

When Steve Jobs announced the new push features for iPhone 2.0, I thought, “That will make a lot of people happy, but it really won’t affect my usage much.” In fact, I ended up turning it off for my email, as I’m really not interested in having my phone alert me that I’ve received new mail every few minutes. “Oh, look! More spam!” I’ll check my mail when I have time. I turned push on for my calendar and contacts.

So I was sitting at my desk in the office yesterday, and iCal threw up an alarm to remind me that I was supposed to be meeting friends for dinner in 45 minutes. It would take me no more than 30 to get there, so I told it to remind me again in 15.

15 minutes later, my phone chimed, informing me that it was time to leave. That’s cool.