Microsoft’s Max Zilberman interviewed me on the topic of fluid UIs and designing for multiple devices.
In the interview we chat about how different devices with various resolutions and physical sizes represent challenges for designing UIs. We discuss…
There is a lot of data out there today. Spreadsheets upon spreadsheets of data. Presenting this in a meaningful form has, until recently, been the domain of bar charts and line graphs (think MS Excel). This wasn’t necessarily a good thing but at least…
"The design is an expression of the purpose." - Charles Eames
Decisions should be based on rationale, and you should be able to account for these decisions made during the design process.
Think back to the last application you (or your team…
One project I’ve been working on lately has involved a remote usability testing session that accommodates all the challenging resources: multiple channels (live screen tracking + audio recording + a test guideline + few data input paper forms),…
Frank Lloyd Wright was a pioneer, an Avant-Garde architect who broke free of the design traditions of his era. His ideals are still used in architecture today, and his buildings have stood the test of time, remaining relevant in today’s digital age. As…
Yes, Its true. I'm a Pinterest Addict. I spend my free time browsing everything from Photography to new recipes and UI patterns to cute outfits. The site already has millions of users and a great design. Could they really make it better? It hasn't gone…
How will business, design and technology be perfectly coordinated in the future? Strategists, designers and developers gathered in New York for the WebVisions 2012 Convention to share their visions and offer practical tips for getting things done. Three…
One quick and easy way of making any application or website more usable is to identify primary actions and secondary actions. Primary actions are the most frequently used that guide the user along an intended path to complete a task. Secondary action…
It’s DevWeek! The London Barbican Centre hosts the UK’s largest developer conference. Close to 600 developers are here - and so are we. Infragistics is represented with a booth and we’ve had a lot of interesting conversations already.…
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery, to be led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They were asked to explore the land obtained via the Louisiana Purchase, a deal that doubled the size of the United States, adding a vast parcel…
On 19 November, 2015 I spoke at the Innovations in Software Technologies and Automation (ISTA) conference in Sofia, Bulgaria. My presentation, “Design, Usability and Complex Systems”, centered on the notion that people (developers, business owners, the…
I constantly come across lists of applications for designers and I think "oooh, cool! Let me download that." Then… I never use them. Ever.
This isn't a new topic, I first approached it a few months ago when I was going through different…
I was just visiting New York City during this week's blizzard with my wife and two young children. We knew there would be some travel issues getting back to Philly, but we were taking an Amtrak train (rather than driving), already had tickets in hand…
In the current edition of Ask UXmatters, myself and other UX folks discuss about the gaps between the agile development model and user experience design.
Check it out here: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2012/04/agile-user-experience-design.php
How do we represent and communicate experiences?
Such a seemingly simple question that hides a lot of complexity.
Bill Buxton has a great exercise that he has people go through when he gives a talk about design. He tells each audience member to pull out…
My journey is not a common one, but maybe it should be.
Despite being trained as a product designer I am now working in the field of User Experience (UX) Design. While I am not the first designer to find my skillset applicable in another discipline, the…
The heart of User Centered Design (UCD) is to listen to users. By "listen" I don't mean just hearing their words but using all the methods of observation to understand what users want from a product. I need to see what users are doing with a product,…
When people talk about “aesthetics,” usually they are talking about how nice something looks visually, for example when a client tells you they want their website to be “aesthetically pleasing.” Well, there’s a lot more to aesthetics than just visual…
I recently submitted a presentation proposal to the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference for the 2011 conference. The conference runs parallel mini-conferences on Interactive, Music, and Film. The submission was only allowed to be 1500 characters, and…
On Monday, 11/21/11, I'll give a talk about UX design considerations for Windows Phone 7. Designing for smart phones is not the same as designing for desktop or web applications. While many fundamental usability principles can be applied 1:1, there are…
When I was in college many moons ago, our prof would take us to everyday machines like copy machines, vending machines, elevators, etc. for an ad-hoc design evaluation. Every time I see one of those Dyson Air Blade hand dryers I have to think back and…
A couple of weeks ago, Bill Buxton gave a nice talk at Princeton University, and a bunch of us from Infragistics attended. Bill is a great speaker and each talk he gives is different, based on where the talk is, usually covering just a little piece of…
Visualizing data instead of presenting them as ASCII in lists or tables makes sense because we’re much better in processing graphical than numerical data (the so-called pictorial superiority effect). Also, graphical visualizations are considered to be…
We have a proud history of over 20 years in the software business, our commitment to customers and focus on quality is a major factor in Infragistics maintaining our market leading position.
Over the years we’ve leveraged our experience in the controls…