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.
Category: Usability
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.
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.
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.
Redesigning a Shopping Cart Teaches The Importance of Learning From Your Users
IDEO knows the importance of researching the user before beginning to design the product in their quest to redesign the shopping cart.
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.
7 Simple Ways To Make Twitter More Useful
Sifting through a lot of useless junk on Twitter to find the gems can seem like a chore. Here are some very basic things you can do to make Twitter more useful.
The Blur Test: Go Daddy
The Blur Test is an old art school technique used to reveal a design’s focal point and visual hierarchy. Let’s see how Go Daddy holds up to The Blur Test.
UX Myths, Misconceptions and Quotes
So much research. So many rules. So many misinformed clients and designers.
How To Overcome The “Opinion Factor”
Opinions are always hard to overcome because everyone has one. Here are some helpful tips for getting a design to be driven less by what people “think” and more by proven methods and test results.
Ease of Use Ignites Mass Adoption of The Transparent Cloud
As more people begin using both a mobile device and a PC for all their computing needs, many will unknowingly begin using the Cloud to access all their data.
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