Design

An Architect’s approach to UX Journeys

In both architectural design and UX design, the hypothesis is that a user has an end goal in mind. For…

9 years ago

The UX Case against the Home Button

For years, the “home” button has provided a compass rose, the north star, a navigator’s ability to regroup to the…

9 years ago

Partners by Design: Why UX Design Benefits from Ongoing Customer Collaboration

Do any of these experiences sound familiar? A cleverly designed shopping app in which you can’t find the Buy button.…

9 years ago

The digital designer’s role

Most organizations don’t trust people who think. They prefer people who do what they’re told. But a digital vision has…

9 years ago

Design minimally viable interactions

I heard Derek Featherstone give a very insightful presentation at An Event Apart in Washington DC where he talked about…

9 years ago

Are Users The New Designers?

In 2010, James Bridle discovered that his Apple iPhone was collecting and storing his location data. The experience brought him…

9 years ago

Designing Web Interfaces For Kids

Kids spend a lot of time online, and their cognitive and physical limitations present many challenges to them when they…

9 years ago

Making Companies Competitive by Expanding Design’s Role

It’s miserable to be sitting at an airport gate, hearing that the airline has cancelled the very flight you were…

10 years ago

Simplify Your UX Through Reduction

Creating a simple user experience requires a method. It’s not enough to say that you’ll create a simple design, that…

10 years ago

When a Design Does Not Hold Up in Actual Usage

Sitting where we do within a consulting organization for a software vendor, my team and I often feel like mediators…

10 years ago