Design


Charles Hannon

Avoiding Bias in Voice User Interfaces

We need to think more intentionally about how our digital assistants represent the world around us.

A collection of my recent talks and essays on this topic.

Good as Old Again

Repairing old houses often means keeping them old-looking.

Big Box stores are good for new construction. Old houses? Not so much.

Sabbatical | sab·bat·i·cal | /səˈbadək(ə)l/

"A period of paid leave granted to a university teacher or other worker for study or travel, traditionally one year for every seven years worked."

One of the lesser understood aspects of academic work.

Facilitating Transfer Students’ Transition to a Liberal Arts College

Thinking about the transfer process from the student's perspective.

Published in College and University, vol. 89, no. 1 (Fall 2013), 51-56.

You Already Know How to Use It

The Neuroscience of Usability.

Published in Smashing Magazine September 25, 2012. Also presented at Interaction 11 in Boulder, CO.

Stay Calm

And carry on making loud t.v. commercials.

Thoughts on our feeble efforts to control the loudness of television commercials.

As We May Speak

Metaphor, Conceptual Blends, and Usability.

Published in interactions magazine, vol 16, no. 3 (May+June 2009) 16-19.