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What Does it Mean to be Simple? 23 Dec 2011 | 11:00 am
All designers say simplicity is important, but what does it really mean to make something simple? Most of the time we think it means less, that by removing stuff we achieve simplicity. We think by kee...
Is UX the Key to a Long-lasting Business? 23 Dec 2011 | 06:40 am
“But what if the firm was driven, not by the goal of short-term profitability, but by the goal of continuous innovation in service of finding new ways of delighting customers? The new bottom line of t...
The Ghost of Decisions Past 15 Dec 2011 | 07:40 am
Ghosts: invisible specters often thought to be trapped between worlds, left to torment the living or act as a messenger from the beyond. They invoke fear because we can’t touch them, can’t see them, a...
How to Identify the Best Design Problems 9 Dec 2010 | 01:52 am
One of the core principles of UX is to solve existing problems, or problems that people are already struggling with. While this might not be as glamorous as inventing a brand new thing it is more prac...
Why "Clean" Isn't Such a Dirty Word For Designers 1 Dec 2010 | 06:46 am
You have probably heard someone say, “That design is so clean!” Or perhaps you’ve scanned your RSS feed and seen titles like “1000 Clean and Minimalist Designs”, “Super-clean, Simple, Minimal Websit...
Is Facebook Temporary? 29 Nov 2010 | 02:32 am
Last week, the most prestigious investment bank in the world, Goldman Sachs, decided to invest almost 2 billion dollars in the social network Facebook (a mix of its own and its clients capital), which...
Knowing Your Audience: Lessons from the Gaming Industry 22 Nov 2010 | 03:12 am
This week’s guest author is Matt Ventre, a user experience designer at MessageFirst in Philadelphia, PA. Now that we’re settling in to play our new, more-amazing-than-ever video games procured over t...
Building a Shared Understanding 15 Nov 2010 | 05:37 am
This week’s guest author is Bill Scott, Director of E-commerce UI Engineering at Netflix and co-author of the fantastic book Designing Web Interfaces: Principles & Patterns for Rich Interactions. Yea...
Usability Testing: Getting Design Teams Onboard 8 Nov 2010 | 01:44 am
This week’s guest author is Christine Perfetti, CEO of Perfetti Media, a Boston-based user research consulting and training firm. Many designers come to me for usability testing consulting services. ...
Words are the soul of UX 1 Nov 2010 | 03:00 am
This week’s guest author is Relly Annett-Baker, who writes some of the best, most interesting web copy around for clients of all sizes. She resides in Wokingham, UK. Words are the soul of user experi...
