The Magic is in the Details: The Beauty of Well Designed Micro-interactions and the Horror of Badly Designed Ones Diane Spengel / Fri, Jul 31, 2015 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...
Amazon's Wish List Problem Jim Ross / Fri, Dec 20, 2013 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...
Experiences from the Human Computer Interaction International 2013 (HCII2013) Conference in Las Vegas Tobias Komischke / Thu, Aug 8, 2013 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...
What’s new in iOS 7? Neither features nor functions, but user experience! Miao Wang / Tue, Jul 30, 2013 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...
Sticky Navigation Pattern Solves Usability and Design Issues Marshal Datkowitz / Thu, Jun 13, 2013 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...
UX of Responsive Web Design Marshal Datkowitz / Wed, Jan 23, 2013 What is Responsive Web Design? Ethan Marcotte first used the term Responsive Web Design in his article in A List Apart in May of 2010. Marcotte explains that designing for every screen size and device...
Are You Design-Driven? Probably Not. Kevin Richardson, Ph.D. / Fri, Jan 18, 2013 The phrase “design-driven” seems to be used a lot these days. From design blogs to books on building corporate culture to marketing campaigns, everyone either thinks they are “design-driven” or need to...
First Impression of BlackBerry 10’s New Design Miao Wang / Thu, Jan 3, 2013 Besides the big release of Microsoft Windows 8 OS , another potential hit at the beginning of 2013 must be BlackBerry 10 . With glimpses at some of their key features from developer previews, I've tried...
Remote usability testing: preparing for the worst-case scenario Miao Wang / Fri, Aug 31, 2012 One project I’ve been working on lately has involved a remote usability testing session that accommodates all the challenging resources: multiple channels (live screen tracking + audio recording + a test...
More proof that UX matters Marshal Datkowitz / Thu, Jun 21, 2012 I found this article in the New York Times that highlights the detrimental effect of bad user interfaces on the user experience and as a consequence on the rating of Ford. Executive summary: • In...