For those working in the design research field, check out the Digital Research Tools Wiki.  It’s a very rich resource of tools, predominantly used in academia, but which have application for practioners.  Now, if only there was the ability for users to recrod their evaluation of these tools.

The kid’s view: Giving up my iPod for a Walkman & Twitter is for old people, work experience whiz-kid tells bankers – & a cautionary note that the “The plural of anecdote is not data”

The behavior you’re seeing is the behavior you’ve designed for
“It’s a simple statement, really. All it means is that what is happening on your web site or in your web application is a result of the current design you’ve created.” -Interesting discussion in the comments too about whether content is seperate to design & which is responsible for behavior

100 Years of Design Manifestos
30+ design related manifestos from 1909-2009

The Effect of Mobile Communication on our Culture
“When considering how you serve your industry, how you can grab the attention of prospective customers, inspire your staff, or find other ways to solve people’s problems, you need to factor in the ways mobile devices are reshaping our culture. You can’t fight these new behaviors, you can only adapt to turn them into opportunities instead of barriers.”

“Best Bets” functionality for search systems
A discussion of the pros & cons of the Best Bets design pattern

Triumph of the Default
“One of the greatest unappreciated inventions of modern life is the default.”

You Can’t Innovate Like Apple
A good summary of what’s known about how Apple innovates.

Chroma-Hash
“a sexy, non-reversible live visualization of password field input”

Qualitative Research Puts the Human Touch in Digital Out-of-Home Content