There is a not so fine line between designing a product people need and one that you need them to need.
Title: Usable yet Useless: Why Every Business Needs Product Discovery Context: He who would choose to succeed must first understand what success looks like. Synopsis: There are many different types of complexity that designers face when working on a solution … Continued
The greatest UX breakthrough in the history of the world: AOL! Well, among other things…
Title: The Six Greatest Breakthroughs in UX History Context: We user experience professionals stand on the shoulders of UX giants. Synopsis: Gauguin once asked “Whence Come We? What Are We? Whither Go We?” Not sure what that has to do … Continued
The only thing new under the sun is a product of seamless UX and technology driven product development.
Title: Recent Research in User Experience Context: What’s new and cool in the user experience world? Glad you asked that. Synopsis: The line between user experience and code becomes less important every day. The underlying technologies are the literal manifestations … Continued
#ux iota: It is pretty clear that the answer is no, no we are still not doing enough.
Accessibility: It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law… via slantback.tumblr.com
#ux iota: Bad UX. It can cause a nuclear meltdown. Literally.
The infamous control panel of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant which [almost invited human error]. Horrific human factors: The image shows the maintenance tags that operators testified covered one of the closed emergency feedwater valve indicator lights during … Continued
And the gold medal for multi-channel, cross device, video based user experience goes to: the BBC!
Title: Olympics: User Experience and Design Context: Building a superior user experience for the world’s biggest, most diverse spectator event. Synopsis: With dozens of sports, hundreds of events, thousands of participating athletes, an even greater number of hours of live … Continued
Do not reach conclusions, draw them. Literally.
Title: Why Doodling Is Important – “I Draw Pictures All Day” Context: The best way to think creatively is to act creatively. Synopsis: Remember back when you were a kid and a box of crayons was your best friend? Most … Continued
You want a great idea? You can’t handle a great idea! No seriously. You probably can’t handle a great idea.
Title: Why Great Ideas Get Rejected Context: Having a good idea is easy. Getting people to buy into your good idea? That’s the tricky part. Synopsis: Everyone loves a creative idea right? Not so fast there da Vinci. Good ideas … Continued
Do executives care about user experience? Does a well crafted product innovation drive customer loyalty?
Title: Why Top Execs are Starting to Care About UX Design Context: Learn from the guy who literally wrote the book on user experience. Synopsis: Remember when user experience was just this thing that a bunch of unkempt design nerds … Continued
If you push pixels for a living, you’d also better start thinking about pushing molecules too.
Title: Ergonomics for Interaction Designers: Parts 1-3 Context: Human factors isn’t just for industrial designers anymore. Synopsis: Designing and building digital products has traditionally spared interactive user experience professionals from the considerations that the designers of 3D objects had to … Continued
If you choose to stop and read this, you are not trying hard enough to be bored to the detriment of your creative self.
Title: Why Boredom Is Good for Your Creativity Context: If you ain’t bored, you ain’t being creative. Synopsis: I have kids so I know all about dealing with bored people. God forbid 5 minutes goes past without something horribly stimulating … Continued
#ux iota: What to do when you are lost in the proverbial creative woods? Ask a forest ranger. Seriously.
The best thing to do when you are lost is to try and find your way home. via fs.usda.gov
#ux iota: User experience in most organizations? I’ll be honest, it’s a challenge.
What are your UX organizational challenges? Yes. via usabilitycounts.com
When presenting don’t forget about your audience. You know, the people you are picturing naked. Sicko.
Title: 5 Things Every Presenter Needs To Know About People Context: UX folks need to be able to communicate their ideas. Presenting is a part of communicating. Ergo, watch this. Synopsis: People make presenting a lot harder on themselves than … Continued
“User Experience: Everybody Wants Some”. That’s my slide deck and I’m sticking to it.
My slide deck from The Dot Conf 2012 in Dublin (http://thedotconf.wordpress.com/) on why everyone wants—but may not have the balls to achieve—a great user experience for their products. via slideshare.net