20 things to do so that your user interface doesn’t suck.
Title: Principles of User Interface Design Context: What? You are looking for a list of 20 things that all UX designers should know? Well then, today is your lucky day… Synopsis: As far as list of 20 things that explain … Continued
Metaphors are the Superman of user experience; there is nothing they can’t do (See what I did there?)
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
#ux iota: Your email isn’t going to just check itself…
You’ve probably already checked your email 3 times in the time it took you to read this. via forbes.com
It’s not the size of the boat, it’s the motion of the transitions in your app.
Title: Designing the Spaces Between Context: An impassioned rant on the necessity for animations and transitions. As a member of the choir, I enjoy being preached to sometimes. Synopsis: Stuff in real life moves. Unless it doesn’t. Then it’s either … Continued
What is the user experience of crushing the enemies of user experience within an organization?
Title: How to Win the UX War Within Your Organization Context: In some organizations, getting buy-in for UX as a core business competency is fraught with difficulty and pitfalls. Imagine that. Synopsis: Isn’t it amazing how some people inside a … Continued
Some people look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and say “protoype it”!
Title: MIT Creates Amazing UI From Levitating Orbs Context: When we talk about the future of the UI, let’s stop being so modest in our assumptions. Synopsis: Some brainbox dude from MIT has built a brain-melting prototype of a tactile … Continued
UX designers should stop designing screens. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Title: Story-centered design: hacking your brain to think like a user Context: Fix your design process. Or, stop designing screens and start designing stories. Synopsis: As a user experience designer you probably think about everything in discrete chunks of interactivity … Continued
User Experience design: It’s science!
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
What type of apps will you run on your toaster? Why are you laughing?
Title: Triumph of the Mundane Context: Smart devices require smart designers to build smarter user experiences. Synopsis: The internet of things is coming. All of your devices, appliances, vehicles, tools, even the places where you live and work will all … Continued
The UX designer who designs for himself has a fool for a user.
Title: You Cannot Think Like Thy Users Context: Think you know what your users need? Think again. Synopsis: Of course your opinions matter when you are designing a product. I mean that’s why we get paid the big bucks, right?* … Continued
#ux iota: UX! It’s grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!
The old breakfast-cereal-as-metaphor-for-your-UX-process infographic. via usabilitycounts.com
When user experience design attacks!
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
#ux iota: Good UX: Wakes your ass up.
Do you suck at getting up in the morning? There’s an app for that. via bonkersworld.net
This kid innovates more before 10 years old than most people do all their life.
Title: Caine’s Arcade. A cardboard arcade made by a 9-year old boy. Context: We have all just lost any excuse we once had to not innovate our asses off. Synopsis: Remember when you were 9 and you went to your … Continued
#ux iota: Accessibility – It’s good for more than just a cheap laugh. Wait. What?
How The Daily Show uses accessibility features to help write comedy. via uie.com