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Drop-Down Usability: When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Use Them

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:55:16 +0000

Drop-down lists are great – when used correctly.

User Experience Books for Beginners

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:21:02 +0000

Through @uxbooks, my twitter feed for all things UX book related, I regularly get asked to recommend books to people and more often than not, it’s to suggest entry-level publications.

11 Principles of Interaction Design explained

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:39:11 +0000

This post isn’t intended to be an exhaustive list of interaction design principles, its merely an introduction to the subject. And I’m definitely not going to attempt to enter the lions den of defining what ‘interaction design’ is, that’s for another day!

External links from news sites – what should the user experience be?

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:56:48 +0000

Over the last couple of days I’ve been blogging about how external and internal links are placed on guardian.co.uk, following on from Patrick Smith’s debate provoking blog post “Link to the past: why do some news sites STILL not link out in 2010?”.

Agile Experience Design – Integrating the Agile and Experience Design Practices

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:51:15 +0000

A Detailed Look at HTML5 for UX Designers

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:41:12 +0000

Lately, I’ve been preaching about how it’s important for UX designers to understand the technology our designs will be implemented in. I’m going to try to put this gospel into practice by unpacking for you the hidden treasures that HTML5 offers UX designers.

Adapting Usability Investigations for Agile User-Centered Design

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:41:47 +0000

When our company chose to adopt an Agile development process for new products, our User Experience Team took the opportunity to adjust, and consequently improve, our user-centered design (UCD) practices.

User Experience and the Platform War

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:27:27 +0000

If there is one thing constant about the technology industry, it’s the fact that there is always a battle taking place. Whether it’s to dominate a platform or agree on standards, we are always evolving, and often debating over which direction is best. It’s imperative, however, that our focus on user experience not get lost in the crossfire.

10 New UX Books To Look Out for in 2010

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:59:39 +0000

As the sudden explosion in UXBookClub’s popularity showed last year, I’m obviously not the only UX professional who likes to read the odd book now and then. I often find it hard to devote time to reading books relating to work and far too easy to make excuses; too tired, too busy, too close to the TV remote, too far from the bookshelf and so on.

The ultimate User Experience book league table

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:51:04 +0000