My esteemed colleague Dr. Mario Garcia put together an update on his blog explaining the direction taken by the most recent round of Poynter EyeTrack testing. This one focused on the usability of touchscreen devices, primarily tablets:
We will be conducting some of the first round of testing at Medill over the next couple of weeks. More updates to come. For now, if you are interested in the EyeTrack project you can also follow the research on our Facebook page.
I had the privilege of judging the inaugural, 2010 Society of News Design’s Best of Digital Design competition. Not only did I have a chance to serve (and argue) with some of the world’s best media design thinkers but we also set standards that future judges will follow.
The competition was rigorous and the decisions difficult but the five World’s Best Designed are:
Just about all of the winning news organizations designed incredible experiences across multiple platforms. Picking which organization on which platform might have been the most difficult part of the judging.
You can read more about the reasoning behind the awards here.
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I'm an assistant professor teaching interactive storytelling and human centered design at the Medill School of Journalism and the Segal Institute of Design. Previously, I worked at The Poynter Institute redesigning its industry leading website, Poynter Online. And at the St. Petersburg Times and The News-Press in Fort Myers, Fla. redesigning both newspapers. I've also worked as a user interaction designer and a graphic designer during the first Internet bubble.
