UXPA Student Design Competition - Part 1 Darian O'Reilly / Tue, Jun 27, 2017 I recently attended the UXPA International 2017 conference in Toronto where I had the opportunity to give a talk about my most favorite subject, data visualization. With over a thousand attendees, the...
Don’t Get Stuck (to the bottom of a beer mug) Darian O'Reilly / Mon, Mar 20, 2017 This past weekend I had a little post-St. Patrick’s Day fun hanging out with my husband at a local biergarten. We drank some delicious Belgian beer, shared a giant pretzel, and spent the afternoon people...
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...
Conduct a Pilot Test First Jim Ross / Mon, Sep 26, 2016 Before beginning a user research study or usability test, one of the most important things you can do is to run a pilot test. What’s a pilot test? It’s a rehearsal of the study with someone standing in...