The Wilson Project

Today, I’m Blowing Up My Code

Seriously. http://twitter.com/#!/iwilsonjr/status/124622801914171392

This is not a joke.

If you are laughing at this, I understand. It still won’t change anything.

Let me explain.

In 2009, through contact with interaction designers, I saw the coming wave that we now call mobile. That wave moved so fast that it took everyone by surprise. Today, designers and developers are dealing with this via responsive design and other techniques.

Now, what does it have to do with me. One day recently, I was tasked to revised some code I made in late 2009. Now, it was good by those standards but it has a few faults. Not perfect but usable and everyone was satisified.

At the time, it was "Job done. Go to sleep."

But I didn’t.

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Tagged as coding, devices, mobile.

What’s in a Title (of a Block of Related Blog Entries and Other Assorted Writings)

After a few months of delays, I am finally starting. But even figuring out the title seems to be a bit of a fight. Well, the title will be just simply enough The Information Layer.

However, there is the “formal” name that gives more of an explanation of what this groups of writings will be about, based on the following:

The Information Layer
A group of writings/blog entries based on the observations of the mobile/web environment
by Ivan Wilson

Beyond that, still working on the initial step.

Of course, I just realized that there are two initial steps and I have to figure out a way to work this out.

Pain.

Tagged as interaction design, internet, mobile, user interface.

First Preview of The Information Layer

First notes from my Moleskin notebook (Project Charles – Volume 1), 5/10/2009 entry

First sketch of new information model (same date)

New information model (current view, comparing with previous model) – Basis for “The Information Layer” essay

Tagged as Charles/TWP, CSS, Design, front-end, html, information layer, interaction design, javascript, modelling, ui, user interface.