I read a lot of books and in this field it’s good to both refresh and improve your skills. The latest book I finished (just this morning) is Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click? by Susan M. Weinschenk. It’s a refreshing book filled with great ideas.

This is just a little note to let you all know I’ll be attending the Big D Design Conference in Dallas on May 30th. It’s a one day event 9 – 6 p.m. that looks to have a good lineup of speakers. Admission is $50.00 and $10.00 to get into the “after party.”

Over at one of my favorite blogs Konigi, there was a new article posted regarding a brand new Flickr wireframe group. After I finish working on a new wireframe project for an application I’m building I hope to get some pictures listed in the group.

There are some applications I never used or expected to use for more then a few days. And in any given week I try out about 10 – 15 new applications. I do this because I love analyzing and predicting new trends, design patterns, and visualizing work-flows.

I’ve been banging my head against a wall trying to figure this question out for some time now. Can existing in an agile development cycle truly create the best ui design? I’ve worked in Agile development environments.