McMansion Problems - Don’t Design for the Extras Darian O'Reilly / Mon, Oct 24, 2016 There is a blog that I love called McMansion Hell – you know those crazy monster houses built in bulk starting in the 1980’s? They are usually found in great clusters and sometimes on very small pieces...
The Magic is in the Details: The Beauty of Well Designed Micro-interactions and the Horror of Badly Designed Ones Diane Spengel / Fri, Jul 31, 2015 What are microinteractions? Microinteractions are the tiny details of a process that create the flow from beginning to completion. Dan Saffler defines Microinteractions as single moments within a use...
Are developers good judges of User Experience? Marshal Datkowitz / Mon, Aug 11, 2014 I recently redesigned a community site for developers. The site has the typical blog and discussion boards, meeting information and general background information about the community. The client said...
What to do with UX Findings and Recommendations Jim Ross / Thu, Mar 13, 2014 Usability testing and expert reviews are both great methods to discover design and usability problems, but it can be overwhelming to receive a deliverable with a long list of problems and recommendations...
You Don’t Need a Usability Lab Jim Ross / Wed, Nov 27, 2013 Sadly, a lot of usability testing doesn’t happen because people think it requires an expensive usability lab. The term “lab” itself implies some kind of high-tech science experiment. It sounds formal...
Stop asking people what they think! (and start watching what they do) Marshal Datkowitz / Tue, Oct 8, 2013 I listen to developers of software and websites all day, they have great ideas and observations but I try to balance what I hear with what I see. Many product managers tell me what their customers...
Benefits of Semiotics in User Interface Design jsalvador / Fri, Sep 13, 2013 Overview Essentially, Semiotics is the study of signs or symbols and their meanings. It is a science that seeks to investigate how signs are formed and its core concept is to define the transfer of...