Adobe Lightroom: The Shape of Desktop Apps to Come
[part 1, MP3, 13 minutes]
[part 2, MP3, 16 minutes]
Lightroom is a new photography workflow application that has been a huge success for Adobe. What explains this success? Based on discussions I had with Lightroom's designers, I posit 8 factors that I think were particularly influential. In Part 1, I focus on four that are primarily to do with process. In Part 2, I focus on four that relate to software engineering design, and I explain how Lightroom is, in these respects, a harbinger of desktop applications to come.

These podcasts are written and read by Daniel Jackson. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of MIT or Accenture. All similarities to real people (or software), living or dead, are coincidental. No animals or software developers were harmed in this production.

Introductory music used with kind permission of Chris Breemer via the Piano Society.

Copyright 2011, Daniel Jackson