Mike AthertonQuid Pro QuoThe rot set in when we started asking whether designers should code. That poorly-framed, closed-ended question opened a debate about the…3 min read·Jun 12, 2019----
Mike AthertonSo You’ve Got a Big Idea…Imagine you’re working for a large UK mobile provider as part of a team dedicated to improving the delivery of products purchased online.7 min read·May 30, 2015----
Mike AthertonUX is UIA meme can travel halfway around the world while nuance is putting on its shoes.10 min read·May 15, 2015--44--44
Mike AthertonMarkup vs. MockupYesterday on Twitter I became briefly embroiled in what I’m calling the ‘markup vs mockup’ debate, sparked by this article. In case you’ve…4 min read·Jun 29, 2012--1--1
Mike AthertonBlast from the past: SAFE methodologyI was digging through some reeeeeally old files this morning, and happened upon something I wrote in an agency proposal back in 2000. Of…1 min read·Oct 31, 2011----
Mike AthertonTruth and Dare: My response to Jason Mesut’s EuroIA 2011 talkIf you haven’t seen the slides for Jason Mesut’s EuroIA talk, Truth And Dare, stop reading and chow down immediately. With his trademark…7 min read·Sep 28, 2011----
Mike Atherton5 Lessons from Beyond the Polar BearRecently I gave a talk at the 2011 IA Summit in Denver. It was prepared by me and Michael Smethurst, and covered the great work that has…9 min read·May 26, 2011--2--2
Mike AthertonSlouching toward interactive narrativeMy work has taken an unexpected turn into the world of transmedia storytelling and interactive digital narrative, in an attempt to create a…4 min read·Jan 30, 2011----