UXify 2017 | Making Technology Personal...Again Kevin Richardson, Ph.D. / Wed, May 10, 2017 At the 5th annual UXify conference , sponsored by Infragistics , I had the privilege of giving the keynote address. In my presentation, entitled, Making Technology Personal...Again , I attempted to explain...
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 Stroop Effect and its Implications in UX Design Darian O'Reilly / Mon, Feb 8, 2016 What happens when your brain is trying to process conflicting streams of information? Let’s find out. Read this list of colors to yourself: Red Green Blue Purple Black Brown Yellow Red...
ISTA 2015 Recap | Time for Software to Grow Up Kevin Richardson, Ph.D. / Fri, Jan 15, 2016 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...
Making Big Data Useful: Design, UX and Innovation Kevin Richardson, Ph.D. / Mon, Oct 12, 2015 On October 23-24, 2015 I’ve been invited to speak at the User Centered Design (UCD) conference held annually in London. This is a more interesting conference than most (to me) because the talks center...
Interaction Design Needs a Frank Lloyd Wright – SXSW Interactive 2015 Kent Eisenhuth / Mon, Aug 18, 2014 Friends and colleagues, I’ve submitted a presentation proposal to the 2015 SXSW Interactive Conference. If you like my proposal, please take a moment to visit the SXSW PanelPicker ( http://panelpicker...
Ensuring Business Innovation – SxSW Interactive 2015 Kevin Richardson, Ph.D. / Tue, Aug 12, 2014 Friends – I’ve submitted a talk to the 2015 SxSW Interactive conference. If you like my concept and my video, please take a moment to follow the link ( http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/31967 ) and vote...
Unicorns in UX? Just say no! Marshal Datkowitz / Wed, Feb 5, 2014 The “Unicorn” concept (a rare individual who can do every UX job) has been talked up lately. I last heard an impassioned talk about this at UI18 in Boston. The idea goes something like this: There are...
Designing for Any Device Kevin Richardson, Ph.D. / Mon, Nov 4, 2013 What follows is a primer for the professional who has been tasked with creating a web site or application that may be accessed via multiple devices (aka responsive design). Whether you are a product manager...
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...