CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Title: Why a New Golden Age for UI Design Is Around the Corner Context: Everything around you will be part of the same user experience. Your job just got a million times harder. Sorry. Synopsis: So you are a software … Continued
Title: The Right Brain Revolution Context: Computers aren’t creative. They are merely tools that allow us to spend more time being creative. Synopsis: We live in a world built on 1’s and 0’s where those who have learned to tame … Continued
Title: Disruptions: Design Rivals Technology in Importance Context: Design is the new killer app. Synopsis: Quick, what kind of processor does the device you are reading this on have? I bet you don’t know any more than I know what … Continued
Title: UK Government Digital Service Design Principles Context: Competency? In design? From a government agency? The Mayans were right! Synopsis: Design is indeed changing the world. Want proof? Check out the elegantly concise design principles being shared – YES! SHARED! … Continued
Title: The Worst Context: We assume that everyone will pay a premium for the best user experience possible…But at what cost? Synopsis: We have been conditioned to accept that everyone wants nothing but the best. The target for all of … Continued
Title: The Dying Art Of Design Context: Is technology killing the craft of design or fueling a design renaissance? Depends if you are a shitty designer or not. Synopsis: Oh technology. Why do you always bear the brunt of designs … Continued
Title: 5 Reasons Why Metaphors Can Improve the User Experience Context: User experience metaphors are…um…dammit! Why can’t I ever come up with a good metaphor when I need one? Synopsis: You use metaphors everyday to make sense of the world … Continued
Title: Science for Designers: The Meaning of Complexity Context: Design is surely an art. But it’s also a science. Did I just blow your mind? Synopsis: [WARNING: THE LINKED ARTICLE CONTAINS HIGHBROW CRITICAL ARCHITECTURAL PROSE. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.] … Continued
Title: 6 Disasters Caused by Poorly Designed User Interfaces Context: Don’t think good user experience matters? Care to stake your life on it? Because you just might lose it. Synopsis: Usually, when someone makes a poor user experience design decision … Continued
Title: Beyond the Surface: 15 Years of Desktop Aesthetics Context: Don’t judge a man by his computer desktop…On second thought, maybe you should… Synopsis: Look at your computer desktop. No. Really look at it. Does it still have the OEM … Continued
Title: Sir Jonathan Ive: The iMan cometh Context: The man. The myth. The designer. Synopsis: Who doesn’t love a good Apple-designed product? And why is that? Yes, yes because they pay attention to detail, and are insanely great, and understand … Continued
Title: Breaking Through the Glass : Designing Digital Experiences Beyond the Screen Context: What is interaction design when everything is interactive? Synopsis: Tell someone that you are a user experience designer and the small percentage of people who don’t stand … Continued
Title: Dieter Rams, Ten Principles for Good Design Context: Johnny Ive? Please. Dieter Rams was designing awesome stuff when Ive was crapping in his nappy. Synopsis: Dieter Rams, in many ways, changed design so that companies like Apple could in … Continued
Title: In the case of interactivity, we’re still at the phase of irrational enthusiasm Context: Wolfram Research co-founder Theodore Gray talks eloquently about the interactive design of e-books. But he could be talking about any interactive design discipline really. Synopsis: … Continued
Title: You Say You Want a Devolution? Context: The only thing that stays the same is constant change. Unless you are talking about the last 20 years or so apparently. Synopsis: Anyone remember the stylistic and cultural differences between the … Continued