CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Title: What UX Writers and Designers Can Learn from Street SignsContext: It is the foolish user who ignores signage. It is the even more foolish designer who relies on nothing but.Synopsis: How often do you pay attention to the signs … Continued
Title: The Woman Who Gave the Macintosh a Smile Context: Just because it’s old school, doesn’t mean it still can’t teach you a thing or two. Synopsis: Designs that stand the test of time are few and far between. The … Continued
Title: History Of Icons Context: Iconography: 40 years later and we’re right back where we started. Synopsis: Of all the GUI’s contributions to the canon of design, none is so significant, and fraught with passionate debate as the lowly icon. … Continued
Title: 5 Confusing Icons and Their History Context: The meaning behind an icon is very often in the eye of the beholder. Synopsis: Designers of all stripes have a love/hate relationship with iconography. A good, clear icon communicates succinctly, saves … Continued
Title: Are Hollow Icons Really Harder to Recognize Than Solid Icons? A Research Study Context: The age old argument between solid and outlined icons finally gets settled. A long 12 months of conflict finally resolved! Synopsis: There are many assumptions … Continued
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
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: 9 Rules to Make Your Icons Clear and Intuitive Context: Put down the pirated copy of Photoshop and step away from the iconography. Synopsis: Icons are easy. All you need to do is to make a little picture of … Continued
Title: Usability in Icons Context: The successful icon is in the details. Synopsis: How should we choose which icon to use for representing a user action? Who cares, right? Icon-shmicon. Put a little picture up there and eventually after the … Continued
Title: Realism in UI Design Context: How realistic should that icon look? Synopsis: Many UI elements are abstractions of familiar concepts that allow users to project their own context on while remaining universal enough to be functional across individuals, demographics … Continued