Kevin Silver
About: User Experience Designer, at Clearwired
Kevin is an empathetic champion of users and a strong proponent of user-centered design. He strives to design digital products that are simple, elegant, and easy to use. Involved in desktop application design and development since 1995, he started tinkering with HTML in the late 90s—just in time for the flurry of growth on the Web before the big .com bust.
Kevin has worked on a diverse range of projects, including designing applications for Indian Health Services (a federal agency), Envision Utility Software, University of New Mexico, Anchor Computer, the United States Air Force, and Web sites for Norwegian Cruise Lines, Dr. Martens, Buck Knives, Museum of the African Diaspora, and Adobe, to name a few. One thing Kevin has learned through all of these engagements is that satisfying the needs and goals of users is central to a successful experience. He is a member of IXDA, IAI, and ASIS&T and has presented at the IA Summit.
Kevin blogs, infrequently, at www.kevintsilver.com and more frequently has something to say at The Loop. He also has written about Interaction Design for UX Matters: "What Puts the Design in Interaction Design"
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Arthur C. Clarke's Three Laws
--While reading Arthur C. Clarke's obit in the times today I came across his three laws: "When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that som...
Arthur C. Clarke's Three Laws
--While reading Arthur C. Clarke's obit in the times today I came across his three laws: "When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that som...
Arthur C. Clarke's Three Laws
--While reading Arthur C. Clarke's obit in the times today I came across his three laws: "When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that som...
Crackberry Pearl 8130
--Ok. My Allhell contract isn't up until later next year. So, I have started to look into other smart phones and I think the Blackberry Pearl 8130 ...
Decisions, Decisions
--Ok, I went to Allhell and I got to play with a Pearl. I like it. The track ball is cool. It's about the same size as my Razr folded up. The iss...
Decisions, Decisions
--Ok, I went to Allhell and I got to play with a Pearl. I like it. The track ball is cool. It's about the same size as my Razr folded up. The iss...
Crackberry Pearl 8130
--Ok. My Allhell contract isn't up until later next year. So, I have started to look into other smart phones and I think the Blackberry Pearl 8130 ...
Touch Screen Envy
--I gave my wife a Magellan Maestro 3225 GPS unit for Christmas. It was a serendipitous gift, in that I bumped into it at COSTCO not expecting to g...
Touch Screen Envy
--I gave my wife a Magellan Maestro 3225 GPS unit for Christmas. It was a serendipitous gift, in that I bumped into it at COSTCO not expecting to g...
iPhone and Jealousy
--I finally got my hands on an iPhone. Yes, this is a tactile digital experience. I'm not intending on buying one now, for reasons I outline in this ...
UX Matters Article Published
--Today my article on "What Puts the Design in Interaction Design", has been published on UX Matters. The article is the synthesis of two thoughts: ...
UX Matters Article Published
--Today my article on "What Puts the Design in Interaction Design", has been published on UX Matters. The article is the synthesis of two thoughts: ...
iPhone and Jealousy
--I finally got my hands on an iPhone. Yes, this is a tactile digital experience. I'm not intending on buying one now, for reasons I outline in this ...
IA Summit Recap
--Here's the Living Design Document and ION slides (.zip 5mb), for the presentation I gave at IA Summit. You can also find a ION Recap on the Clearw...
IA Summit Recap
--Here's the Living Design Document and ION slides (.zip 5mb), for the presentation I gave at IA Summit. You can also find a ION Recap on the Clearw...
Presenting at IA Summit 2007
--Next week I'll be presenting at IA Summit in Las Vegas. I'll be talking about some documentation methods we have been working on over at Clearwire...
Idea Conference Write Ups
--I wrote up a few posts about the Idea Conference over at the Clearwired blog: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Idea Conference Write Ups
--I wrote up a few posts about the Idea Conference over at the Clearwired blog: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Presenting at IA Summit 2007
--Next week I'll be presenting at IA Summit in Las Vegas. I'll be talking about some documentation methods we have been working on over at Clearwire...
Albuquerque BarCamp
--On saturday 11/11 we held the first ever Albuquerque BarCamp at the Clearwired office's. The day went off without a hitch and was an unbridled suc...
Albuquerque BarCamp
--On saturday 11/11 we held the first ever Albuquerque BarCamp at the Clearwired office's. The day went off without a hitch and was an unbridled suc...
More on Idea
--All right, so I didn't blog throughout the day. Since I'm saving my full write-up for the Clearwired bog, I had to wait for the day to end to writ...
More on Idea
--All right, so I didn't blog throughout the day. Since I'm saving my full write-up for the Clearwired bog, I had to wait for the day to end to writ...
IDEA 2006 Confernce -- Monday Morning
--So here I am at the idea conference, sitting the auditorium amongst all of all of the other design types that have converge in Seattle to ideate. ...
IDEA 2006 Confernce -- Monday Morning
--So here I am at the idea conference, sitting the auditorium amongst all of all of the other design types that have converge in Seattle to ideate. ...
Apple is coming to ABQ
--Well, the cat's out of the bag: Apple is coming to Albuquerque, NM. The co-workers at Clearwired and I did a recon last week and found the evidenc...
Apple is coming to ABQ
--Well, the cat's out of the bag: Apple is coming to Albuquerque, NM. The co-workers at Clearwired and I did a recon last week and found the evidenc...
Sundial, that rascaly Dashboard Widget for Basecamp
--Clearwired, just released Sundial a time tracking Dashboard widget for Basecamp. Go check out the release for the uber cool and very useful widget...
Sundial, that rascaly Dashboard Widget for Basecamp
--Clearwired, just released Sundial a time tracking Dashboard widget for Basecamp. Go check out the release for the uber cool and very useful widget...
New Blog Entries over at Clearwired
--I wrote two new blog entries for the clearwired blog. One entry is about how we used Deconstructed Wireframes during or redesign of the Clearwired ...
New Blog Entries over at Clearwired
--I wrote two new blog entries for the clearwired blog. One entry is about how we used Deconstructed Wireframes during or redesign of the Clearwired ...
New Clearwired Website
--Clearwired (the user experience design firm and web development shop I work for) launch its redesigned site last week. We spent many hours working...
New Clearwired Website
--Clearwired (the user experience design firm and web development shop I work for) launch its redesigned site last week. We spent many hours working...
Javascript Sidebar Madness
--It seems that my javascript link to technorati and the corkd javascript based wine cellar list were causing some layout madness, especially in the ...
Javascript Sidebar Madness
--It seems that my javascript link to technorati and the corkd javascript based wine cellar list were causing some layout madness, especially in the ...
User Experience Architect -- that's me...
--I have recently accepted a new job at Clearwired as an User Experience Architect. This means that I'm going to be doing Information Architecture/I...
User Experience Architect -- that's me...
--I have recently accepted a new job at Clearwired as an User Experience Architect. This means that I'm going to be doing Information Architecture/I...
Malformed Links Plague a Post
--After looking at my server stats I realized I was getting some 404 errors. I noticed that my links in "The Reading List" post we all messed up. I...
Cork'D
--I just created my account for Cork'D, a wine tracking site. That is tracking the wines you own, wnat to buy, or have tried. It's a production of ...
Malformed Links Plague a Post
--After looking at my server stats I realized I was getting some 404 errors. I noticed that my links in "The Reading List" post we all messed up. I...
Cork'D
--I just created my account for Cork'D, a wine tracking site. That is tracking the wines you own, wnat to buy, or have tried. It's a production of ...
Forgot one
--I forgot to mention one other book: Design Research: Methods and Perspectives.
Forgot one
--I forgot to mention one other book: Design Research: Methods and Perspectives.
The Reading List
--I'm always reading -- at least trying to. My consumption is usually related design -- interaction design or information architecture to be a bit m...
The Reading List
--I'm always reading -- at least trying to. My consumption is usually related design -- interaction design or information architecture to be a bit m...
Ping-O-Matic test
--just testing ping-o-matic request...
Doing some more work on the engine
--I finally had a chance to work on the blog engine, RSS feeds are up, posts now have a pemanent link (though I need to make the url pretty), previou...
Ping-O-Matic test
--just testing ping-o-matic request...
Doing some more work on the engine
--I finally had a chance to work on the blog engine, RSS feeds are up, posts now have a pemanent link (though I need to make the url pretty), previou...
Benevolent Creator
--After reading about the Personal DNA personality test on the Information Aesthetics blog, I went and took the test. I found out that I'm "Benevol...
Benevolent Creator
--After reading about the Personal DNA personality test on the Information Aesthetics blog, I went and took the test. I found out that I'm "Benevol...
Dynamism; Finally
--I finally had a bit of time to make this page dynamic. It's now pulling from a simple table in MySQL. I copied all of the static posts into the d...
Dynamism; Finally
--I finally had a bit of time to make this page dynamic. It's now pulling from a simple table in MySQL. I copied all of the static posts into the d...
March Round Up
--I recently built and launched a website for The MT Group, a consulting agency here in New Mexico. This is The MT Group's intial web presence and t...
March Round Up
--I recently built and launched a website for The MT Group, a consulting agency here in New Mexico. This is The MT Group's intial web presence and t...
Widgets
--At my latest gig, Ideum, we've been doing some serious tinkering with widgets. We're interested in them because they provide a direct way to view ...
Widgets
--At my latest gig, Ideum, we've been doing some serious tinkering with widgets. We're interested in them because they provide a direct way to view ...
Ugh.. It's been Busy
--Since I last wrote in life has been a whirlwind. I started a new job at Ideum in the middle of december. Ideum is a cool little company that is b...
Ugh.. It's been Busy
--Since I last wrote in life has been a whirlwind. I started a new job at Ideum in the middle of december. Ideum is a cool little company that is b...
Working on the engine...
--Excitement is abound with the realization of another stage of internet evolution: Web 2.0 is right around the corner or so they say. I can't miss ...
Working on the engine...
--Excitement is abound with the realization of another stage of internet evolution: Web 2.0 is right around the corner or so they say. I can't miss ...
Coming soon...
--In the meantime, be sure to check out my resume and portfolio.
Coming soon...
--In the meantime, be sure to check out my resume and portfolio.
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Tom Penhallegon (mutual) friend |
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Olga Howard friend |
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Dave Cronin fan |
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Dan Brown (mutual) fan |
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Alan Cooper fan, want-to-meet |
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Todd Warfel (mutual) fan, want-to-meet |
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Dan Saffer fan, want-to-meet |
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Robert Reimann (mutual) want-to-meet, fan |
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::Whew!:: I was getting really worried that you weren't going to make it. ;-). Lookin' forward to hanging!!!