Brynn Marie Evans

Category Archives: betacup

Reflections on the betacup (part II)

4 Aug 2009 – 11:04

“I grabbed a cup of instant from the hospitality table on the second morning of orientation. It was piping hot and I was in a hurry, so I stuck an ice cube in, but then a friend hailed me and began chatting; by the time we parted, I was holding a cup of watery lukewarm [...]

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Do you drink coffee? Take our survey!

1 Aug 2009 – 14:04

Following the exciting brainstorming around the betacup at Overlap last weekend, our team has created a survey to better understand the practices of coffee drinking. If you’re a coffee (or tea!) drinker and have a moment to complete it, please do! (This has also been cross-posted on Mechanical Turk to get a wider diversity of [...]

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Betacup: Demonstrating the value of user-centered design thinking

30 Jul 2009 – 12:45

There is problem with disposable paper cups: they aren’t recyclable. Now you might ask: but isn’t paper recyclable? I, too, thought paper cups were recyclable, and thinking back to my behaviors, I’m almost positive that I’ve been dropping used paper cups in the recycling bin. Unfortunately, most paper cups are made with a wax lining [...]