Designing the Obvious was released exactly 7 days ago. Here’s what has happened since then.

- The book became an Amazon bestseller. At one point, it was #18, which put it on the same page as Don’t Make Me Think, the first book I ever read on web usability. I am absolutely thrilled that so many people are recognizing the importance of good experiences and are doing something about it.
- I had my first book signing at MAX 2006, which was a lot of fun. Thanks to all that came out. (Afterwards, the MAX bookstore sold out of the book.)
- I presented a session on user interface design in Flash, which earned a big enough crowd that conference organizers had to do crowd control (the crowd filled the hallway and spilled out into the main room while waiting to get in). Truly surprising.
- Had a second full session this morning.
- Met my amazing editor, Wendy Sharp, and had a great time at dinner with her and my wife, which led to visit to a MySpace.com-hosted party and another bar for a long night of talking and having fun. Who would have figured she and my wife would be instant friends?
- The book was blogged by Seth Godin and Josh Williams, and mentioned by Ryan Carson in the news section of ThinkVitamin. I may be writing an article for them soon.

Best of all, I got to catch up with friends and have yet another fantastic MAX experience. I won’t be forgetting about this week any time soon.

Posted by Robert on October 27th, 2006