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Recently I've been asked by my Sensei to instruct his students on striking power and speed. As a practitioner of Mixed Martial Arts for the past 20 years off and on - I always appreciated the "Art" in Martial Arts and trained mainly in Tang Soo Do, as well as, Jeet Kune Do, Muy Thai, Contemporary Boxing, Wing Chun, Capoeria - among some weapons training.

During a conversation I had recently with a colleague Brian Campen, he asked the question "What are some of your thoughts on eye tracking studies?" After our lengthy discussion I decided to jot down my thoughts.

I am sure many are familiar with Google's golden triangle (or F pattern) (US version, not Asian or Baidu version) and its obvious consolidation of eye focus. Yet what does such a strong F pattern mean? How has Google so beautifully interfaced user Intention with Results?

Agile development is an important tool used in today's interactive product design process. It not only reduces both long-term and short-term risks, it also helps with merging short-term goals with long-term vision.

Short-term risks such as scope creep, poor usability, "integration hell", stakeholder insecurity and path backtracking is avoidable by:

1. ensuring deliverables are in manageable sizes that can be contained
2. providing manageable identifiable milestones that can be integrated into usability testing cycles

An Interactive Product's UI and UX will be greatly determined by where a product falls within this matrix. Interactive Products range from General Platforms to Cultural Platforms and from Input to Output Platforms.

Core Responsibilities of the Creative Capitalist
The Creative Capitalist has a responsibility to develop products or services that add value to society not just to the self. What is created is a reflection of how one values themselves, their relationship to others, and responsibility to their society.

1. Try not to use investment money in the concept and prototype development state . If you cannot produce your product with yourself or with a rockstar team then you probably shouldn't be producing your product. I say 'probably' since there are a few that succeed at combining the right team and the right product idea to survive development and launch.

These tips may sound obvious, but it is easy and common to fall into the pit when it comes to user experience. These tips apply to the 2D and 3D space, both websites and software UI.

In a recent project I led, I have had my fair share of trying to find the right development team to create a prototype and final product. Not only did I have to define the scope of the product, I had to determine which technologies were the best. This process led to of course much trial and error. Here are a few tips I discovered that may help you during your initial concept stage.