CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Title: How the progress bar keeps you sane Context: The progress bar does not measure progress…it mitigates the fear of death. According to this guy, anyway. Best Bit: “But once you start thinking about the progress bar as something that’s … Continued
Title: Inspirational Videos For Designers – The Big Collection Context: In dire need of creative inspiration? Here’s a bajillion hours of videos that’ll cure what ails ya. Best Bit: “For me, a good TED video is much better than another … Continued
Title: The Story of Doug Dietz: Creative Confidence in the MRI Suite Context: When design is at its best it doesn’t make products better, it makes people’s lives better. Synopsis: It is entirely possible to design something and convince yourself … Continued
Title: Doodlers, unite! Context: It’s called visual and emotional thinking. Look into it. Or doodle it. Whichever. Synopsis: Of all the great and underrated things in life that have somehow been unfairly tagged as degenerative to the human condition (I’m … Continued
Title: Why being wrong is good for you Context: Show me a person who is never wrong, and I’ll show you someone who will bore the crap out of you. Synopsis: Nobody likes being wrong because, by definition, that means … Continued
Title: Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work Context: If your job is the most important thing in your life, you need to seriously reexamine your life. Synopsis: We work hard. And we should be proud of that. We … Continued
Title: What Marshmallows and Spaghetti Can Teach Your Design Team Context: If you can’t learn about design from marshmallows and spaghetti, how else exactly are you to be expected to learn about design? Synopsis: Design – good, workable design – … Continued
Title: Why work doesn’t happen at work Context: Great TEDx talk by Jason Fried, co-founder of 37signals who explains why “work” the place and “work” the set of tasks we get paid to accomplish are sometimes mutually exclusive. Synopsis: Want … Continued