My colleague, Tobias Komischke, wrote a blog post a few years ago assessing the design of the Dyson Airblade hand dryer . His assessment was that it performed very well at drying hands, but the designers...

What are microinteractions? Microinteractions are the tiny details of a process that create the flow from beginning to completion. Dan Saffler defines Microinteractions as single moments within a use...

Someone gave me Quicken 2014 for Christmas. Don’t get me wrong, it was a good gift, a very practical gift, I needed it, and I’ll definitely use it, but compared to the other things on my Amazon wish...

The Innovation Problem Business tends to believe that innovation means “one big idea”. It also tends to believe that innovation erupts from the minds of a chosen few “creative” individuals. And finally...

Miao and I attended the 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction which was held in Las Vegas from July 21-26. To get it out of the way, I lost $100 in European Roulette and won $0...

On June 10, 2013 Apple announced its new mobile operating system – iOS 7 . It gained a lot of attention with its new visual style but was also controversial. Many people felt uncomfortable with the...

I recently had the opportunity to attend the 22nd Annual User Experience Professionals Association International conference . I have a long relationship with this organization and this conference as we...

Yes, Its true. I'm a Pinterest Addict. I spend my free time browsing everything from Photography to new recipes and UI patterns to cute outfits. The site already has millions of users and a great design...

Good website navigation is about good wayfinding. Wayfinding describes how we best orient ourselves by the use of signs and landmarks. So good navigation should clearly inform us as to where we are and...

The new Samsung Galaxy S4 has some nice features: Hover state. This is made possible through the phone recognizing the proximity of your finger towards the screen surface. This is not new, Sony’s...