Category Archives: comics

Facebook vs. everyone

26 May 2010 – 22:55

It seems like Facebook is in the news constantly these days. People are concerned about privacy, security, and general trust of Facebook. So to address those issues, today Facebook announced new privacy controls. I can see both sides of the issue, so I decided to draw a comic:

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A month of comics

26 May 2010 – 22:30

This post is long overdue, but it has been a busy few months! In April 2010 I took on a pledge with my coworker, Cyd Harrell, to draw 10 comics if she would write 10 poems! This was pretty much impossible given our workload, but we both managed to get 4 out. Not terrible, and [...]

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Morning commute [Comic]

8 Feb 2010 – 10:30

This is a short comic based on my experience a few weeks back when I got stuck in bad traffic on my way to a meeting with a friend at Google. I decided to drive 280 South from San Francisco and then cut across the peninsula to reach Google (much closer to 101). I figured [...]

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How Usability Studies are Like a French Meal [Comic]

8 Feb 2010 – 10:24

It occurred to me the other day that usability studies were like a fine, french meal when I decided to insert a mini-task within a longer user study. This mini-task reminded me of the “amuse-bouche” in french meals, like the bite of sorbet or other spoonful of citrus goodiness to cleanse the palate. After that, [...]

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Parallel Lives: A comic about academic publishing [Comic]

17 Nov 2009 – 9:30

In light of the CHI 2010 paper reviews that were due last week, I created a comic strip about the academic research, review, and publishing process. I previously noted that this was one of my tips for “dealing with the rebuttal process!” This comic has elements of truth and exaggeration, but is meant to bring [...]

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