UXYMORON
ux⋅y⋅mo⋅ron [uk-see-mawr-on]
–noun, a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “We will sell more product if we make the logo bigger.”

Origin:
1980–90; < LL uxymorum < presumed Gk *uxýmōron, neut. of *uxýmōros sharp-dull, equiv. to uxý(s) sharp (see uxy- 1 ) + mōrós dull (see moron )

Related forms:
ux⋅y⋅mo⋅ron⋅ic [uk-see-muh-ron-ik] , adjective
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Tags: User Experience, UXymoron

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08 Mar 09 GuiMags

Yes that’s right! GUI (graphical user interface) + magnet = GuiMag

Impress your friends and coworkers. Great stocking stuffer. Imagin your toddler building GUIs on the fridge while you make dinner. Order a set today!

Tags: GUI, New and Notable

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07 Mar 09 A Few Good ‘Creative’ Men

Tags: Advertising, big ideas, creative, humor

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04 Mar 09 It’s All Greek to Me!

If English speaking folks use the phrase it’s all ‘Greek to me’ when they don’t understand what someone is saying then what do the Greeks say? Funny you should ask.

Don’t you just love simple, elegant diagrams? Me too.

Tags: charts, language

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03 Mar 09 Did You Know?

…that China will soon become the largest English speaking country in the world and India has more honor student than the US has students?

During the course of this presentation…

67 babies were born in the US
274 babies were born in China
397 babies were born in India

and 694,000 songs were downloaded illegally

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24 Feb 09 Experience Design Roles

I just came across this old variant on Experience Design and the roles/skills within. It includes the key inputs from Strategy, Technology and Research.