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Client: “Can you have these wireframes done by tomorrow?”
Me: “Possibly. Can you please send me a list of the functionality required for this site?”
Client: “Sure:
Dashboard
Comments/What are you doing?
Inbox / Outbox / Sent Items
Post News
Files Repository
Pictures
Tasks Manager/Reminders (e-mail reminders)
Calendar (Birthdays, Trips)
Work
Play/Hobbies
Dating
Health
Tickets (for friends/families)
News Feed
Contact Info: Mobile/Home/Work, etc.
Employer
Facebook Connect
LinkedIn Connect
See who’s viewing you in real time….
Chat
Settings
Time Zone
Report a Bug/Suggestion
Twitter Connect
Auto-Reply/Auto-Away Message
Family/Friends List (notes/send-email)
Education Profile
Mint.com Aggregator (Financials)
Health/Beauty
Evite.com
Insurance (Auto/Medical/Home/Renter’s, etc)
Weather (Current/Remote)
LogMeIn (Control your other computers)
Repositories (throw anything in here… and create additional folders)
Music (Upload Your Music Files)
Organize Your Documents (scans/passports/etc)
send resumes, etc.
User Names/Password Keys Organizer
Videos: Link, Upload, Share - via YouTube functionality
Bills Due (activate with link/pw’s)
Google/Yahoo/Bing Search
Movies (what did you watch, where did you watch it, how do you rate it 1-10, and tell us why you think it was awesome - in a few sentences…)
PDF Converter
Accounting
Blast Text out to Friends/Families
Antivirus/Malware Scan
Articulize Yourself (write updates on yourself in article format…)
TXT Reminders
Pet Vaccines Schedule/Certificate
Document Sharing
Schedule/Calendar Sharing/Group
Professor Schedule/Office Hours
bus schedule
university changes updates
birthdays / parties of colleagues
Reviews of Books/Txtbooks
Book Auctions/Repository
Online Coupons
local restaurants/bars
RA/Dorm Schedule
Univ. Clubs nearby
sports team
schedules games
exam schedule / midterms
job firms / hiring / research on companies
job hunting / co-op / summer internships
Class Schedule
Student ID#
POP3 Integration
Rent Due
Taxes, etc.
Scoreboards for fav teams
Groups
Work Documents
Travel Schedule
Flight Status/on Time
Carrier Points Programs
Book Clubs/Restaurant Clubs/Groups
Cell Phone List/Contacts
Built-In Dictionary
School Medical Clinic
Games
gym schedule
‘Homework Reminders’, essay reminders
Menstruation tracker so you can see if you’re late for your period”
http://clientsfromhell.net/post/520758269/client-can-you-have-these-wireframes-done-by
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
Jonathan Livingston, Cannibal..
Personal Datavis
http://feltron.com/index.php?/content/2009_annual_report/ Each day in 2009, I asked every person with whom I had a meaningful encounter to submit a record of this meeting through an online survey. These reports form the heart of the 2009 Annual Report. From parents to old friends, to people I met for the first time, to my dentist… any time I felt that someone had discerned enough of my personality and activities, they were given a card with a URL and unique number to record their experience.
I kept track only of who I gave survey invitations to, the number of the card and where it was given. The surveys answers were submitted via text forms, allowing the respondee to write whatever they desired, and leaving the task of making comparisons between the data up to me. I have used only this information to create the report, however accurate it may be. I have strived to sort and collate the data in a clinical and repeatable manner that could be reproduced by someone looking for the same stories I have selected.
The data set itself was messy and overwhelming, and filled with enough information for several more reports. There are inherent shortcomings (like the unrepresentative amount of water recorded), and endearing strong suits (like the exploration of mood). I used several tools to make this task a more manageable, including Processing, which allowed me to map and explore alternate layouts much more quickly than previously, and Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.
The printed edition of the report is being letterpressed by Swayspace in Brooklyn, New York. It is 16 pages and printed using 4 colors on 80 lb. French Durotone cover stock, and will be individually numbered, signed and mailed in March.
Having seen Stewart Lee live last week, I can now understand the reference to Cafe Nero in the logo for the tour. Neat
Some developments for the spider diagram
I like the spider diagram that charts the online activity. I’ve been thinking of a couple of developments that Ill have to look into:
1. Banding together different activities
I can see three main types of activity:
- Pointing - bookmarking and sharing stuff
- Blinking - tweets and such
- Adding - Tumblog and channels where I’ve actually formed some words!
2. Weighting these bands
Once each type of activity is categorised, then it could be possible to look at weighting them. 1 point for a point, 2 for a blink and 3 for adding something. That way, another graph could emerge…
"I am not as dangerous. I’m not as effective in the penalty area any more. That is
something I have lost. I have to get that back. I used to score better goals, great goals. But something strange has happened."
Carlos Tevez, October 2008.
"raw data may be the new crude oil, but only oil companies can build petrol stations"
Me via this. I kindof sortof agree with myself, but not 100%!
"Don’t have any meetings about your web strategy. Just do stuff. First you have to fail, then you can improve."
Seth Godin - Is it too late to catch up?
"It’s not the despair. I can cope with the despair. It’s the hope that kills you."
John Cleese - Clockwise - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090852/
"You can see the referrals and traffic to an individual bitly twitter URL by copying the URL and adding + sign to it. For example, if you see something like this in a tweet: http://bit.ly/870Ry9 just copy it and paste it with the plus and you’ll see http://bit.ly/870Ry9+. I think that’s pretty neat."
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/12/discoverthetruth.html
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Dear Simon
Actually, you were asking me to design a logotype which would have taken me a few hours and fifteen years experience. For free. With pie charts. Usually when people don’t ask me to design them a logo, pie charts or website, I, in return, do not ask them to paint my apartment, drive me to the airport, represent me in court or whatever it is they do for a living. Unfortunately though, as your business model consists entirely of “Facebook is cool, I am going to make a website just like that”, this non exchange of free services has no foundation as you offer nothing of which I wont ask for.
Regards, David.
"Genius - http://www.27bslash6.com/p2p.html
Via 1000heads (http://bit.ly/8XJklW) - simple question, simply done. Simply great.
