The Launch of uiGarden

After eight months hard work, with firm and persistent conviction, heartfelt passion and generous support from friends, the first issue of uiGarden, - the bilingual webzine dedicated for professionals in the UI and usability related field is finally published.

In the first issue, we bring out articles in English and Chinese by six top scholars: including Don Norman, Alan Dix, Scott Jesson and Nico MacDonald and Lin Qin (the president of the newest founded UPA China branch) and ISAR UI design Ltd. (the first UI design company in China), showing their views and practices of the interface design industry.

At the same time, there are so many others who have made this project possible. I want to start by thanking our adviser: Ann Light, who guided me through the whole process of the project; Patrick Shine from the BBC, who gave me great advice and support on every aspect, especially on the information architecture of the site. You two have set the stage for the achievement of this project .

For the success of this project, I particularly want to thank Nico MacDonald for the cooperation with usabilitynews.com; Martin Maguire from HUSAT Research Institute and Russell Beale from Birmingham University for getting student volunteers for me. Also many thanks to Eleanor Lisney for her English editing and Sean Liu for the translations. Du Juan (cuckoo), thank you for the logo and icon design. Thank you also Mori, Steven Liu and Ryana Chan. Without everybody, this web site would not have been possible.

I also want to thank all the people who have shown great interests in this project.

Last but not least, special thanks to Pat Jordan for your encouragement and suggestions during the the development of the uiGarden.

I hope every visitor will enjoy their tour of this site and will come back again.