What does it take to craft a great product? For those of us who design and build apps, websites and software, a great product means one that delights its users.…
All designers say simplicity is important, but what does it really mean to make something simple? Most of the time we think it means less, that by removing stuff we…
“Good design is problem solving.” – Jeffrey Veen You could say that actually solving the problem is good design in practice. This rarely boils down to choosing whether or not…
“Features win over simplicity, even when people realize that it is accompanied by more complexity,” is what Don Norman states in his “Simplicity is Highly Overrated” article. He explains that…
Here are 6 steps for benchmarking your user experience designs against your client’s business objectives. The same approach works whether your clients are internal to your organisation or external. The…
Within the field of user experience, visual design is sometimes perceived as a bit of an outsider. Indeed, some visual designers are apparently feeling a pressure to rebrand themselves as…
I've been playing the role of UX fairy on my current project at work this week — I go around the app, sprinkling little bits of small improvements. I thought…
Designers have long complained about not having a “seat at the table.” From what I have seen this week in San Francisco, they no longer have to ask. Forward-thinking companies…
I find that whenever I’m designing a user interface, the one safe rule to follow is simply this: just don’t make it annoying. This might sound banal, but there are…