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Revolutionary User Interfaces

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:03:42 +0000

The human computer interface helps to define computing at any one time. As computers have become more mainstream the interfaces have become more intimate…

UI: Proper Indicators for Hidden Elements

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:23:50 +0000

Tabs, collapsed menus, accordion forms, and the ever popular hover items such as mega menu drop-downs – progressive disclosure is a great way to cut down visual clutter while still offering the user lots of content and features.

Minka

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:39:29 +0000

Minka from Birdling Films on Vimeo.

A film about place and memory, a farmhouse in Japan, and the lives of the people who called it home.

www.minkafilm.com

UX Killed Usability

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:04:33 +0000

Usability is dead (or at best on life-support and not conscious), and I’m sorry to be the one that has to tell you this, but it’s been mortally wounded by UX (aka User Experience).

Latest Examples of iPhone App UI Design

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:30:36 +0000

I have become an enormous fan of the iPhone App store after having used the phone for a couple year now. The quality of interface designs are light-years above what you can find on Windows Mobile and even most Android apps. It’s because of this reason I like to celebrate the best interfaces I can find and share with the design community. This encourages new developers to jump onto these trends and build up a small viral market.

UX Design as a Two-Way Conversation

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:18:09 +0000

Thinking about UX design as a two-way conversation can be the key to creating smart sites and apps that meet users expectations, because when you begin to think about all design as a conversation, you are able to apply the rules of basic conversation to your design process.

Startups, this is how design works.

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:54:53 +0000

The simplest definition. Design is so many things, executed in many different ways, but the function is always the same. Whether it’s blueprints, a clever UI, a brochure, or a chair – design can help solve a visual or physical problem. 1

Designing for Emotions – by Aarron Walter

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:46:46 +0000

Designing for Emotions by Aarron Walter from my point of view is one of the best written books about design process. It has great insights, well explained case studies and good sense of humor embedded in all the pages. Every piece of information in this book comes from real experiences and challenges, and immediately makes you think about ways of improving your own projects or design process.
I encourage you to purchase it, to read it because it will make you a better designer. It has already started to change some of my concepts in my design process.

Most Web Design Agencies Suck

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:29:07 +0000

Over the years I’ve heard plenty of designers moan about their clients. I’ve also witnessed a recent outburst of complaints against authors and speakers on Twitter. However the group that rarely comes under fire in public, but probably should, are the mass of terrible agencies out there.

The Importance of Transitions

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:55:14 +0000

In a recent article Mark Cossey shares his thoughts on the importance of transitions in interface design.