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: UX Design
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.
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.
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!”
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.
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