August 2011
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“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did...”
– Steve Jobs (via putorti)
Aug 26th
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June 2011
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Better user experience with storytelling
With storytelling, a diverse team creating a website or application can collectively link together the tangible elements and create something that is a meaningful experience and is more than just bits and bytes. Source: http://nadinetoukan.posterous.com/better-user-experience-with-storytelling-8
Jun 29th
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Jun 7th
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May 2011
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WatchWatch
..a universally-applicable set of experience design principles that we should all strive to follow, and will explore how you can create and use your own guiding principles to take your site or product to the next level. Fantastic deck!
May 5th
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May 3rd
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April 2011
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What do Users Think of Mobile Text Entry Methods? →
rio-ux: If you are interested in HCI on mobile, this is kind of article you should read. Their study was focusing following questions: Which text entry method provides the fastest and most accurate text entry? Which text entry method receives the highest satisfaction and ease of use ratings? How do first-time experiences compare across text entry methods? What aspects of text entry user...
Apr 1st
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March 2011
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Optimizing a Screen for Mobile Use →
Mar 30th
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Data Visualization for Web Designers
Source: Data Visualization for Web Designers
Mar 30th
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Mar 30th
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“If browse has been the pervasive mode of interaction since the GUI was invented...”
– http://www.twigkit.com/blog/2011/03/30/why-designers-should-give-a-bleep.html
Mar 30th
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The Tech Behind the New Grooveshark
batkin: The Tech Behind the New Grooveshark Excellent writeup and great example of creative use of multiple javascript libraries/components to create something useful, accessible and unique.
Mar 30th
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Observed Experience: Mobile UX: Meeting user's... →
observedexperience: Tap Tap Tap has an interesting post entitled “Apple’s precedents vs. Apple’s guidelines” that discusses how they changed one of the icons in their Lightbox mobile app from the icon that Apple uses to designate “perform actions on multiple photos” to one of their own design: multiple…
Mar 29th
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Mar 28th
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Personas: The Foundation of a Great User...
via UX Magazine Demographics are temptingly easy to collect from various sources in an organization, but persona work yields a much deeper understanding of why customers do the things they do and what they expect from an organization within any given context. This knowledge about customers’ motivations (the why) makes it possible to create innovative solutions, products, ad campaigns,...
Mar 28th
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Humble Experience Design →
“When it comes to designing experiences, cultivating a humble approach is absolutely essential. The sheer complexity of the design challenges we face demands open-mindedness—a willingness to test and modify assumptions, to make mistakes and be proven wrong.” Well said!
Mar 24th
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Mar 24th
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“a UX vision is the articulation of what a company expects to do to make money,...”
–  Leo Frishberg (via knewtonux)
Mar 24th
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How do you evaluate UX / Interaction Designers? (was asked on TechStars forum but I have answered it numerous times before and after) My co-founder and I are building a consumer-facing mobile product that needs to be simple and engaging to use. We’re both aesthetically-challenged tech geeks, so we’re looking for illustrators, interaction designers, and game mechanics gurus for...
Mar 23rd
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What is the typical UX process like? Of course, everyone has their own preferred way of doing things and no two projects are ever alike,  but here is my most typical approach: I start with initial stakeholders’ interviews to define the scope and depth of project, conduct competitive analysis and  deep study of any available usability tests/data as well as web metrics (google analytics,...
Mar 23rd
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January 2011
4 posts
Users Know: Two Stupid Reasons for Complicated Products http://bit.ly/dYmzDD
Jan 28th
Pleasant Things Work Better http://bit.ly/hdvApz via @uxmag
Jan 26th
5 Web Technologies and Trends to Watch in 2011 http://t.co/POJLGEk via @mashable
Jan 6th
Some really good ideas here -> RT @nicholaspatten Showcase of Inspiring Search Box Designs. http://bit.ly/fy0gEv
Jan 4th
September 2009
4 posts
Excellent article on search analytics in the latest ALA issue http://bit.ly/fo0Kn Simple and profound simultaneously.
Sep 27th
Great read -> RT @martindave @HarvardBiz How to Make Solving Problems Fun http://bit.ly/1lHDjM
Sep 17th
Neuromarketing Hope and Hype: 5 Brands Conducting Brain Research http://bit.ly/3ESM74
Sep 16th
Excellent summary -> 10 Common Mistakes That Startup and Small Companies Make http://bit.ly/w9p5z
Sep 14th
August 2009
1 post
Food for thought -> Five Truths About Design Awards http://tr.im/vH9E
Aug 6th
July 2009
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Reading: Marissa Mayer on real-time search, sensors and more http://tr.im/rOAc
Jul 10th
June 2009
2 posts
Why Ugly Sells http://tr.im/p7ZJ (deceptively simple explanation ;)
Jun 20th
The 100 most popular sites mashing up Twitter as measured by the number of bookmarks at del.icio.us. http://tr.im/oOJH
Jun 17th
May 2009
1 post
Reading: A Local Revolution? http://tr.im/mta4 #PaulGraham
May 26th
April 2009
6 posts
Why Customers Will Pay You to Restrain Them http://tr.im/ityz
Apr 9th
Harnessing the Power of Annotations — An Interview with Dan Brown http://tr.im/ieoQ by @jmspool #usability #UX
Apr 4th
12 emerging best practices for adding UX work to Agile development http://tr.im/iaE0 **interesting
Apr 2nd
Dynamic Text Replacement Solutions →
Apr 2nd
First VC Fund Will Use Twitter For Funding Process http://tr.im/i7YL via @Twitter_Tips
Apr 2nd
Five Founders http://tr.im/i6Et by #PaulGraham Abt 5 most interesting startup founders of the last 30 years. Witty & insightful, as always
Apr 1st
March 2009
6 posts
Check it out -> The UX Health Check poster is now posted at http://uxhealthcheck.com for your enjoyment. #ias09 via @livlab
Mar 26th
Mobile design inspiration -> RT @mayhemstudios http://cssiphone.com #CSS Gallery for #iPhone Inspiration via @codingvictim
Mar 26th
The Open Company: Running your business as if it were an Open Source Project http://tr.im/hQU6
Mar 26th
“How to Build an iPhone App That Doesn’t Suck” Slideshow http://tr.im/higY
Mar 12th
Reading: What Does Amazon’s iPhone Kindle App Mean For The Kindle? http://tr.im/h0IH
Mar 4th
10 Tips to Improve Web Site Usability Testing →
Mar 4th
February 2009
52 posts
RT @eolai RT @dh2: The Evolution of 20 Corporate Brand Logos http://ff.im/-1ezTB
Feb 27th
What Design in a Recession Looks Like http://tr.im/gPGm Very interesting trend…if it is a trend ;)
Feb 27th
How to get Cross Browser Compatibility Every Time →
Feb 26th
Interesting read: Photos for interaction. Visual Interface Design: The photography example http://tr.im/gMlA
Feb 25th
RT @mayhemstudios Vote 4 @dannybrown ‘s tagline. http://is.gd/kATX If he wins, he’ll #donate #prize to local sick kids hospital
Feb 25th
Ideo’s David Kelley on “Design Thinking” http://tr.im/gMkB Admirable man David Kelly!
Feb 25th