First we shape our buildings, then they shape us, then we shape them again–ad infinitum. Function reforms form, perpetually.

- Stewart Brand

Those who really want to delve into issues of web navigation might want to check out this Masters thesis: Transitional Volatility in Web Navigation: Usability Metrics and User Behavior. It’s by David Danielson, and his thesis was advised by Terry Winograd and Clifford Nass.

You might also want to check out his list of Important Works for Web Navigation.

From Surfmind

In doing my research on time, I wanted to know more about how people reflect on the passage of time. I perused some of the online quote sites like Bartleby.com and assembled a small list. Here are some of the better entries from that list….
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14 Principles of Polite Apps by Alan Cooper. It’s a section from his book The Inmates are Running the Asylum.

From Interconnected