CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Title: Stop Doing the Thing that Makes You Powerless Context: You don’t need anyone’s permission to read this article. As a matter of fact, you shouldn’t be asking for anyone’s permission for a whole lot of what you do. Synopsis: … Continued
Title: The Difference Between UI and UX Context: People are often confused by the difference between UI and UX. I’m assuming it’s all those U’s that are the problem. Synopsis: Long story short: UI is not UX. Nor is the … Continued
Title: Unusual Thinking Styles Increase Creativity Context: It’s our job to be creative. Which means it’s our job to think unusual thoughts. I love our job. Synopsis: You know that way you like to work? Yeah, the way where you … Continued
Title: Let’s Be Frank Context: User experience as a discipline is not confined to pixels and web pages as much as we may believe that it does. Synopsis: Say what you will about Frank Gehry, he’s a guy consumed with … Continued
Title: Think Outside the Box, but Don’t Forget the Box Exists Context: Different is not always better. But sometimes it is. You just need to be able to tell when. Synopsis: You know that problem you are sitting at your … Continued
Visual thinking is the best kind of thinking there is. It’s just science. via vimeo.com
Title: Lessons of the Square Watermelon Context: What is possible is not always the same thing as what we think is possible. Synopsis: Here is the true tale of the square watermelon. This inorganically shaped gourd is the curiously elegant … Continued
Title: Why you need a user experience vision (and how to create and publicize it) Context: Setting your user experience vision is the easy part. Getting everyone to buy into, now that’s tough. Synopsis: Do you know what you do … Continued
Title: Yes Is For Wimps. Get Used To Hearing “NO”. Context: “No” is not an insult. It is a challenge. Synopsis: We hear “no” all the time in our business. “No we can’t do that.” “No users won’t get it.” … Continued
Food. Water. Air. Post-Its. The requirements of life for UX folks. via youtube.com
Title: The Difference between Artists and Designers Context: Where does art end and design begin? Synopsis: Art and design often get lumped together under the same “aesthetic” umbrella. But this is an unfairly simplistic view of both disciplines. Artists and … Continued
Title: Ex-Apple Designer Creates Teaching UI That “Kills Math” Using Data Viz Context: System complexity doesn’t have to be “just the way it is”. We are designers and it is our job to make things easier to use. That said, … Continued
Title: Method: Eight Things Stand-Up Comedy Teaches Us About Innovation Context: Laughter is the best innovation medicine. Synopsis: Stop me if you’ve heard this one: So a UX designer and his horse walk into a bar… Oh, you’ve already heard … Continued
Title: Agile UX – How To Avoid Big Design Up Front By Pretending Not To Do Big Design Up Front Context: User experience design within an Agile environment doesn’t always go according to plan. So that should be part of … Continued
Title: Why You Can’t Buy Creativity Context: Sure you earn your salary but the quality of your output does not (or should not) be a function of how much money you make. It’s the other way around really. Synopsis: How … Continued