Simultaneous Photos of Google Street View Car Photographing Bystander while Bystander Photographs Google.
Every once in a while I like to post a funny or odd “User Experience” that we come across…and this one fits that bill.
To See “The Big Picture”, Sometimes You Need To Draw A Big Picture
To truly understand and design the best possible information architecture for an app or website, find the biggest whiteboard in your office and start drawing.
What Is Responsive Web Design?
Responsive Web Design is designing and coding the front-end of a website or app so that the layout “responds” or automatically adjusts (using CSS) to a layout that is optimized for user’s display size.
User Experience (Not Technology) Is The Secret To Apple’s Success.
Innovation is defined as “the introduction of something new” and when most people think of Apple, they think of an innovative technology company. I disagree.
What Not To Say In A UX Design Interview
Over the years I’ve interviewed a lot of talented User Experience Designers and, in doing so, I’ve also heard a lot of interesting quotes come out of these interviews.
UX FAIL: Office Phones
Other than your computer, your phone is probably the most used piece of equipment in your office—yet I bet most people don’t know how to use 80% of its features.
The ROI of User Experience (Video)
This is a great video from Susan Weinschenk (Chief of UX Strategy at HFI), which illustrates what many of us UX professionals preach on a regular basis—the value of User Experience.
You There! Step Away From The Design!
As designers, we often get so deep into our work that we can lose our ability to see our designs through the eyes of the end-user or viewer.
The Blur Test: NY Times
The Blur Test is an old art school technique used to reveal a design’s focal point and visual hierarchy. Let’s see how NYTimes.com holds up.
Facebook Iterates Their Design. So Should You.
I just revisited a tweet I posted 300+ days ago, which points out a design flaws with Facebook’s use of redundant comment buttons. They have since removed the buttons.
The Blur Test: MSNBC
The Blur Test is an old art school technique used to reveal a design’s focal point and visual hierarchy. Let’s see how MSNBC.com holds up.
Less Really Does Equal More (Users)
It seems almost impossible for most software and website companies to resist the urge to add the kitchen sink of features and functions to their products. To this, I say, “Stop the madness!”
The Blur Test: UX Magazine
The Blur Test replicates the way a user initially sees a page and it reveals the design’s true visual hierarchy (or lack thereof). Let’s see how the design of UX Magazine holds up in The Blur Test.
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