As we roll into the weekend, here's a quick round-up of the articles, discoveries, and internet ephemera that have been circling around the EchoUser office this week.
Metamemory and the User Experience — There's evidence that we now consider the internet part of our external memory, the set of places we turn when we need to recall information we can't keep in our brains day-to-day. UX Magazine wonders what that means for successful websites. How can designers use principles of human memory to better construct the resources we call upon to retrieve knowledge?
Old S.F. — Speaking of memory, this site overlays photos from the San Francisco Public Library's
Historical Photograph Collection with a Google Maps rendering of the city, revealing how San Francisco has changed between 1850 and today. Amazing to see horse-drawn wagons making their way down the streets surrounding EchoUser's offices!
You've Been Bieber-ed! — What would you do if your co-worker photoshopped Justin Bieber's face onto your
entire stock photo collection?
Bathroom Blogfest — We're intrigued by the Bathroom Blogfest, coming later this month, in which bloggers from around the web will write about the importance of bathrooms in the customer experience. Past posts have revealed
the icon on the Pixar bathrooms and
the aspirational nature of bathrooms around the world. We know inspiration tends to strike in the oddest places, so tell us: What restroom-related epiphanies have you had lately?
And finally: Think you're a master of beautiful type? Play this
shockingly addictive kerning game!
