Design as communication, Design as conversation : A semiotic investigation
This article was written as an introduction to semiotic engineering – a theory of HCI that uses concepts from semiotics and computer science to focus on the communication between designers and users during interaction time.The article attempts to capture some of the crucial elements of the theory reflected in Clarisse De souza`s seminal book “The Semiotic Engineering of Human-Computer Interaction”...

Social media has arrived and the Facebook generation is much more aware about privacy issues and rights regarding personal data. Just think about the recent uproar caused when Facebook tried to update its privacy policy; a decision it had to swiftly recant, removing the controversial clause.The truth is privacy on the web is a big deal but not only in the case of Facebook and other similar social networking sites. In fact many other companies capture and have access to our data, including the usual...

This week Google released http://www.chromeexperiments.com/ a collection of Javascript-based experiments designed to show off the speed of the Google Chrome browser. The site displays 15 games, apps, and visualizations - designed to specifically push JavaScript to its limits and display the capabilities of Chrome. One of the core developments and efficiencies of the Chrome browser is V8, Google's open source, high performance JavaScript engine. According...