CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
I’ve been unreasonably haunted by this Reddit post for a long while now. I remember when I first saw it, and I struggled to comprehend how the person posting the picture could not comprehend what it was they were actually … Continued
Title: Conserve the Sound Context: The more digital we become, the less tactile—and by extension, aural—we sadly remain. Best Bit: I’m partial to the comforting childhood memories triggered by the sound of the View-Master myself. via conservethesound.de
Title: Design is not a science — making design great again Context: Design doesn’t have to be boring. That just seems to be the way it gets practiced these days. Synopsis: If you can’t justify your design decision with a mountain of … Continued
Title: Why a Toaster Is a Design Triumph Context: Instead of trying to always change the world, maybe we should simply spend more time delivering a better piece of toasted bread. Synopsis: How does one wax philosophical about the design … Continued
Title: Inside the Museum of Failure Context: There’s nothing wrong with innovating and failing. There’s everything wrong with innovating and failing then refusing to learn anything from it. Best Bit: Inclusion of “Trump: The Game”. The Museum of Failure’s troll … Continued
Title: Transcript & Sketches from a Medieval Design Session Context: There are no new design problems under the sun. Synopsis: All of the experts will tell you that product design is a relatively new discipline within the scope of the … Continued
Title: Stop Thinking About User Interface: A Product Approach for Designing Products of the Future Context: Before assuming that a GUI is the answer you might want to first reconsider the question. Synopsis: When you are a software designer, every … Continued
Title: What are some examples of products that have bad user experience (UX) designs but are still used with ease? Context: People offer up some of the most painful examples of user experience in the world. You can’t argue with … Continued
This isn’t a light switch. This is a voodoo curse against being able to switch your light on or off. via twitter.com
Title: Fixing A Broken User Experience Context: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But if it is broken, get up off your lazy ass and get to fixin! Synopsis: Fractured user experience. Mis-aligned product portfolio. Multiple visual languages and … 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: The Difference Between UI and UX Context: People are often confused by the difference between UI and UX. I’m assuming it’s all those U’s that are the problem. Synopsis: Long story short: UI is not UX. Nor is the … Continued