Designing for Visual Efficiency

Ryan Coleman gives a brief but inspiring presentation about the process of how we see and how that knowledge allows us to create designs that are more visually efficient. This is a nice introduction to a field every information designer should look into.

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This talk is a much shorter version of the very useful presentation:

Hatfield looking for an Information System Specialist

Hatfield Consultants, the place that I work, is looking for an Information System Specialist. The full job posting is online here. This person will work on all sorts of interesting projects, ranging from local linear development applications, to aquaculture applications to international opportunities in Africa and SE Asia.

Required Skills and Experience

• Must be able to work independently and with a team to design, implement and test web based data management, project management and collaboration systems;
• High attention to detail;
• Excellent English written and verbal skills;
• 5+ years experience developing ASP.NET/PHP/Java web applications;
• Be able to work in a team context with non-technical users;
• B.Sc (Computer Science), B.Tech, B.Eng or related degree with equivalent experience;

Beer for Data Sharing in Afghanistan

The Taj in Jalalabad, Afghanistan is indeed an oddity. Not only is it the only bar in eastern Afghanistan, it is also the location where an ingenious “Beer for Data” program began. Put simply, if visitors to the bar have useful data (gps plots, imagery, technology white papers…) they can trade this information for a beer.

source: Human Technology Network