Meantime, in Auckland, the sun was absolutely, positively shining for World Usability Day (sorry Wellingtonians!)

So a bunch of red-balloon-wielding user experience enthusiasts set off from Vulcan Lane for an urban safari!

..documenting the good:

the bad:

and the ugly:

Check out the entire series of photos on Flickr, and post your comments!

Thanks to Nigel, Paul, Helen, Celia, Noemi, Mark, Don, Miriam, Thea, Vic, and Bharti for taking part!