#ux iota: There’s more than one way to animate a UI transition. Here’s literally dozens of ways.
Curated Instagram library of UI animations, transitions, and interactions. Be inspired. via instagram.com
#ux iota: And tonight we’re going to curse at our computers like it’s 1995…
Title: 1995 video shows the struggle was real for first-time PC users Context: It’s all fun and games until the user throws their new computer out the window. Best Bit: “And interestingly enough, at software giant Microsoft Corporation, users were … Continued
#ux iota: Crimes against design so heinous you’ll want to bring back the death penalty.
Redditors aim their considerable resources at cataloging the worst that design has to offer. Your eyes, they will bleed. via reddit.com
#ux iota: The operative part of the phrase “e-mail” is actually not the “e” but rather the “mail”.
How—or more pertinently: why—do we continue to distinguish so clearly between digital and the physical world? Mail traditionally has form and substance and gravitas so maybe we should concentrate more on that then the “e”… via brendandawes.com
#ux iota: The idiot you know is worse than the idiot you don’t.
The team that designs a product for themselves has an idiot for an end user. via twitter.com
#ux iota: Diagramming designers’ divergence during development.
The difference between a junior designer and a senior designer is a matter of perspective. Or a few diagrams at least. via medium.com
#ux iota: When bad design is good.
When good people do bad things, bad design can help them change behavior and do better things. via risd.edu
#ux iota: Give this guy a minute and he’ll give you the world (of design).
Animated breeze through some core design principles. Learn as much as is humanly possible about design in less than a minute through the power of animation. via vimeo.com
#ux iota: Telling stories is hard. Making up bullshit is easy.
Calling yourself a storyteller doesn’t make it so. And the truth is, telling a story about how you are a storyteller is often a work of fiction. via vimeo.com
#ux iota: God doesn’t need to save the Queen, the well designed UK plugs will do just fine.
Know those big, chunky, UK electric plugs? Apparently they designed a heck of a lot of safety features into those 3-pronged-foot-daggers-in-the-night. Except for the whole foot-dagger thing. via youtube.com
#ux iota: Rock beats scissors. Scissors beats paper. Paper beats remote control.
How many remote control buttons would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck was sick of all the buttons he never used getting in his way all the time? via twitter.com
#ux iota: A top 10 list of the best UX infographics begs the question: can 2 internet wrongs make a right?
If a picture is worth a thousand words I figure an infographic has to be worth a couple of dozen at least. via blog.usabilla.com
#ux iota: I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger icon from 30 years ago.
The ubiquitous hamburger icon is as familiar as it is mysterious…until now! Best Bit: “Interesting inside joke… we used to tell potential users that the image was an “air vent” to keep the window cool. It usually got a chuckle, … Continued
#ux iota: This is your brain on beer. Any questions? Other than where you can get some beer right now.
You know all that coffee you drink at work to keep you alert? You’re a damn idiot. Drink beer instead. It makes you more creative as well as more sexually attractive. Win/win. via ilovecoffee.jp
#ux iota: This ain’t your momma’s baby bottle. Well she probably owns it, but it’s not “hers” man.
In order to design the best baby bottle, it helps to first understand babies. A surprisingly novel approach. via vimeo.com