CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Title: Makeover Mania: Inside the 21st-Century Craze for Redesigning Everything Context: There is nothing new under the sun. Which is why it all should be redesigned from the ground up. Including the sun. Synopsis: People get used to the familiar. … Continued
Title: How Ideo Redesigned Monday to Be Less Awful Context: Hating Monday’s days are numbered thanks to design. Synopsis: Your alarm goes off in a shriek of canned, looping banality. Your calendar overflows with other miserable souls who too have … Continued
Title: 11 Movements to Replace Common Things Context: Designers are problem solvers. We sometimes even solve problems that don’t really exist. Synopsis: Don’t you hate calendars? And fire hydrants? And door knobs? And child proof pill bottles? Especially child proof … Continued
Title: Adium Reborn Context: Unsolicited (and attractive) redesign of a communication software stalwart. Synopsis: It seems like everyone is jumping on the redesign bandwagon these days. A couple of designers take on the task of updating the dated, yet functional, … Continued
Title: Users don’t hate change. They hate you. Context: Redesign all you want. Just know that people are probably going to hate you for it. Synopsis: All redesign is done with nothing but the best of intentions. Old designs get … Continued
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