I race motorcycles. I’m also a 20+ year veteran of user experience research. Believe it or not there are similarities. When I race, I have my knee on the ground as I lean the bike through the turns and I’m doing 150mph down the straights. And there are riders who are much faster than me. My parents do not approve. My family worries. Friends and colleagues think I must be an adrenaline junkie, feeding off the danger.…

What is Responsive Web Design?

Ethan Marcotte first used the term Responsive Web Design in his article in A List Apart in May of 2010. Marcotte explains that designing for every screen size and device is not practical, there are simply too many devices we need to address. He provides a method so that our pages adapt to the screen size. In this article, I’ll discuss the unique challenges to UX Responsive Web Design poses…

The phrase “design-driven” seems to be used a lot these days. From design blogs to books on building corporate culture to marketing campaigns, everyone either thinks they are “design-driven” or need to be “design-driven.” I think it’s fantastic that the notion of “Design”, with a capital D, is being discussed. I think it’s great that industry leaders are beginning to believe that there is value in design. Unfortunately…

Besides the big release of Microsoft Windows 8 OS, another potential hit at the beginning of 2013 must be BlackBerry 10.  With glimpses at some of their key features from developer previews, I've tried to compare it with Blackberry’s current OS, 7.1 and here are some interesting findings from a user experience (UX) perspective:

Navigation

The navigation of the new OS, called BB10, is much more straightforward and…