CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Title: The hardest thing in UX design… Context: It gets easier. Or so I’ve been told. Synopsis: There are many difficult aspects to being a user experience designer: long hours, constant rework, uncertainty, but nothing is so hard, or dispiriting, … Continued
Calling yourself a storyteller doesn’t make it so. And the truth is, telling a story about how you are a storyteller is often a work of fiction. via vimeo.com
Title: Telling stories about screens for screens Context: Telling people about your software. One story at a time. Synopsis: If someone were to ask you to tell them about the software that you designed what would you say? Would you … Continued
Title: Want to be a better storyteller? Learn from a comedian Context: Who has 2 thumbs and tells stories for a living? This guy. Except you should do that. With your own thumbs. And also substitute “girl” for “guy” if … Continued
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
Title: The Invisible Side of Design Context: Design should never be about the designer. It is always about the user. Synopsis: The best designs do not even exist for users. Which is exactly why it is so damn hard to … Continued
Title: Why We Need Storytellers at the Heart of Product Development Context: There are not enough good storytellers in the world. And certainly not in the business world. Synopsis: It was a dark and stormy night…Well, not really. Or maybe … Continued
Title: Method: Eight Things Stand-Up Comedy Teaches Us About Innovation Context: Laughter is the best innovation medicine. Synopsis: Stop me if you’ve heard this one: So a UX designer and his horse walk into a bar… Oh, you’ve already heard … Continued
Title: Why We Need Storytellers at the Heart of Product Development Context: I’m going to continue beating the storytelling drum until I finally get to the end of this particular story about this guy who continues to beat the storytelling … Continued
Title: Terry Border at Gel 2008 Context: The things that we make are the stories we tell. However, nobody ever said that those stories need to be boring ones. Synopsis: If you’ve never seen Terry Border’s art you are missing … Continued
Title: The Stories We Construct Context: Telling a great story is hard. Constructing it is even harder. Synopsis: Very attractive and breezy presentation by the maker of Mental Notes brainstorming cards (http://getmentalnotes.com/) that tries to describe the process we – … Continued
Title: How to Use the Power of Storytelling to Get What You Want and Need. Context: There are eight million stories in the UX world; here’s one of them. Synopsis: Let me tell you a story… Just reading that intro … Continued
Title: Why Stories Work as Design Tools Context: One of these days I’ll stop beating the storytelling drum. Today is just not that day I’m afraid. Synopsis: Great post on the “why” of storytelling, but also with some nice tips … Continued
Title: A LIFE ON FACEBOOK. Context: A familiar story told by way of Facebook. Fun and sweet. Synopsis: Social media may change the way we communicate but does it change the way we live our life? Who knows? Life is … Continued
Title: Aristotle’s Storytelling Framework for Interactive Products Context: Remember that time in college that you read of Aristotle’s “Poetics”? Yeah me neither. But here is a pretty good – and contextually relevant – crash course for you. Synopsis: Just about … Continued