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Ask Tog, July 27, 1998
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Building Successful Transaction Websites

Janet Borggren asks how you can build a website for taking in extensive transaction information. Tog suggests "think silo." As in grain silo. So what's with the peanuts? Read on.... paper Magic and Human Interface Design Thomas Fraps asked for my paper on magic, magicians, and the art and science of human interface. Read this latest translation of the paper from conference-ese into English. Then check back: I suspect Thomas, who is a professional magician himself, just might have something to say about it. lighter side

The Bizarre Demise of Mighty 690
Sixties Flashback. Why did the most-listened-to station in LA go mad, and how did it attempt to take it's listeners with it? Read all about it in this week's addition to the lighter side.

featured book
About Face
Alan Cooper's book About Face, leaves the Featured Book spot at the end of this week. Check out this must-have for beginning designers and anyone working on Visual BASIC and Windows interfaces.

Ask Tog, July 20, 1998
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Intuitive vs. Familiar
Ever seen an intuitive interface? You must have been in the presence of artificial intelligence. Find out what people really mean when they bandy about the word, "intuitive."

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The Would-Be Hero
You'd think at a world-class computer conference like InterCHI, you could at least stay dry. Tog couldn't. Read about his watery adventures in a pond made for reflecting, not swimming.

Ask Tog, July 13, 1998

Justifying Rough Sketches

Ask Tog, July 6, 1998

Designers as Architects

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