Just finished reading through Luke W.’s great resource on web form design, Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks. It’s a great overview, deep dive, and a must read for any UX/Web DesignerFront End Developer who’s interested in serving the user and building in quality efficiencies into a web form experience. I loved the thoroughness, […]
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Components, Patterns, and Frameworks! Oh My!
Jared’s thoughts on Patterns and Frameworks. Components, Patterns, and Frameworks! Oh My! He gives a good overview of the use and value, particularly for smaller teams, to establish libraries of interface patterns, components for reusable code, and frameworks. Setting the foundation of a solution on previous uses allows the designer/team to then customize and to […]
Designing Web Interfaces, Scott & Neil (O’Reilly Book)
I’ve started to read through the Designing Web Interfaces book and find it interesting and validating – a good touch point for reference when talking to or sharing patterns and uses with other people. The main pattern “values”: Make it direct Keep it lightweight Stay on the page Provide invitations Use transitions React immediately I […]
“Siftables” with David Merrill on TED
Very interesting take on “naturally” gestural, interactive objects. Mini tabletop surface like interaction but with mini blocks with LCD screens. Simple and intuitive, but intricate enough for complex uses and interactions. Pretty sweet stuff – wouldn’t want my two year old throwing my $50 (???) Siftable block across the room though 🙂 I like the […]
UX vs. XD – what’s the difference?
I’ve been wrestling with the use of XD (Experience Design) within our organization instead of the term UX (User Experience Design, or UXD). For some reason the differences seem significant to me and I’m talking a bit of time here to dig into why that might be. The context of my inquiry and work is […]
“What makes a User Experience expert”? from InsideRIA
I posted a comment on RJ Owen’s question and post in December and have been tracking the comments. A great thread and thought to post my comment here and linkback to the InsideRIA post from RJ: http://www.insideria.com/2008/12/what-makes-a-user-experience-e.html My Comment: RJ_ Great primer for UX input and defining, especially in the this context of RIA’s. Your […]
Jeffrey Zeldman’s New Web Standards App/Plugin
Jeffrey Zeldman’s come up with a pretty sweet plugin for Dreamweaver. Jeffrey Zeldman’s Web Standards Advisor http://www.zeldman.com/2009/01/12/jeffrey-zeldmans-web-standards-advisor/ From the way he talks about the concept, it “whispering in your ear” (Can I select the ‘Anna British accent voice’ option, Mr. Zeldman), it seems like an interesting tool. Whether it whispers or not, I think that […]
The User Experience of Enterprise Software Matters… Learnability, Usability, Efficiency
A good call to action for rich internet application projects at the enterprise level, including Universal Mind and all that we’re moving forward with. UX in the RIA realm is a necessary push for us to communicate the value of UX as we advise our customers on how to take the work to the next […]
Bruce Sterling, “massive change in the new cloud”, & persona scenario stories
Ran across this though picture by Bruce Sterling, considering the future on two variables, stability in exchange systems and the emerging telecommunications technology. http://kashklash.dreamhosters.com/big-mama-greifsvald-rebel-kids-brixels-the-people-of-kashklash/ Considering 4 quadrants in a 2×2, he walks through the four options: Low and low, or “a confusing mess with old, broken technology.” Low and high, “a confusing mess in the […]
4D // Discover > Design + Develop > Deploy
Working to define a succinct process model for our User Experience and Development flow. Seeking to incorporate our user centered approach with valuable discussions, observations, and sketching/modeling designs to expand out the rich internet application development. Working with DISCOVER entailing ideas like Review & Research, Interviews, Observations, Workshop Sessions, and coming up with something like […]
Amazon WindowShop
http://www.windowshop.com/ It’s been released for over a month, but an interesting move into a more immersive online shopping experience. Amazon WindowShop has a nice browsing feel and the access to quick-loading video and voice-over reading of book descriptions certainly adds a deeper multimedia experience. It is not as fun of an experience as PicLens/Cool Iris […]
Back from MAX 08
Just got back last night from San Francisco and the Adobe MAX conference. It was a great time to meet and connect with my teammates at Universal Mind and to get a good sense of the state of “Adobe” and the software tools and ideas that we use to build interactive experiences. Some main emphasis […]
Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart
Just had to post this for historical posterity – love this flow chart! The Atlantic’s Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart
Wireframing in InDesign vs. Fireworks
A solid review of the pros and cons to wireframing in InDesign versus Fireworks. NathanCurtis.com // InDesign vs. Fireworks CS3 Round 1 My Take on InDesign I have primarilly used InDesign for wireframing and have enjoyed the use of master templates, easy updating, styles, and auto updating of revised image files throughout the doc. My […]
UX CollabKit
A series of materials that are helpful in collaboration sessions for project modelling, discussion, prioritization, and interaction sketching. Borrowed from Jeff Patton’s excellent resource. Should Have Roll of Poster Paper Post It’s Sharpies Drafting Dots Painter’s Blue Tape or Masking Tape Card Stock, 8.5×11 Scissors Binder Clips Digital Camera Nice to Have Index Cards, different […]