blist redefines how we create and share lists
blist, one of the great companies that I am fortunate to be designing the UI and interaction for, delivered an impressive presentation at DEMO ‘08.
blist’s mission is to create the world’s easiest database and targets mainstream users who traditionally used spreadsheets to create shallow databases and lists. In blist, users can create a database the same way they create a table in a spreadsheet. By providing a rich interactive user interface where users can drag and drop data types to create columns and a variety of rich editors in each cell that enable users to enter new values or pick from an existing list of values, users can create a full- fledged, strongly typed table in few minutes.
One of the great benefits that blist gives users is the ability to ask great questions. After all, what’s the use of a database if you can’t ask a lot of questions easily? blist has a simple drag and drop user interface that enables users to easily construct complex queries that would otherwise require a good understanding of boolean logic and SQL query language. In blist, every query creates a lens that helps you filter your data and see it through a different, well, lens 
Without further due, here is Kevin Merritt, presenting blist at DEMO.
[Update] blist is the #1 watched video on DEMO’s website!
