Some recent UX answers elsewhere
One of my highlights last year was Quora coming of age, it's become a great resource for the knowledge many of us have locked in our heads.
Spreading the knowledge love I thought I'd highlight some of my Quora answers.
Innovation is a last resort
Backend computer system designed in the 80s? No problem. Has to work on a netbook screen? No problem. Only 4 data requests per page view? No problem. The bottom of the page is delivered from a CMS hosted in Paris, the top, that's in the UK, the middle bit we need to redesign, oh and none of the parts of the page talk to each other. No problem - all examples of the design challenges I've worked on recently.
I have a confession, I love constraints. They make the project interesting. They give the project boundaries, limits and above all rules.