September 2010
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Digital agencies OF THE FUTURE
lulz: My agency’s site fairs a little better, but not by much. :/ Source
Sep 16th
May 2010
2 posts
Sketches and Wireframes and Prototypes! Oh My!... →
MAGIC
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April 2010
7 posts
Apr 21st
Designing for iPad: Reality Check
“On a computer we have to take in account that the user physically operates between keyboard and mouse, while visually he moves between monitor, OS, app window and the inner visual order of the window. On the iPad, eye and hand movement are brought together and held captive within a massive black frame. ” http://informationarchitects.jp/designing-for-ipad-reality-check/
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WatchWatch
Dan Ariely and Irrational Decision Making
Apr 7th
Apr 7th
Video: OmniGraffle for the iPad demo →
Apr 5th
March 2010
8 posts
Mar 31st
10 Unexpected User Behaviors to Look Out For
1. People have banner blindness It’s been found in eye tracking studies their gaze literally avoids settling on any area that looks like an advert instead it seems people actively try to avoid looking at them. 2. People develop tunnel vision If the link users are searching for is not named correctly or not placed where they expect then they will, surprisingly regularly, get stuck....
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CSS Reset: Ways & Advantages →
Mar 16th
Mar 16th
2010 UI Trends: Simplicity
Clean and Simple Single Page Websites Sliders Modal boxes Smart Navigation and Taskbars Text Is The New Image Larger Page Layouts Mobile Version Of Every Website Smart Forms via
Mar 16th
February 2010
7 posts
Google Buzz was never tested outside the... →
Feb 27th
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Feb 26th
Alternative usability testing
Five-second tests: Show a screen to a user for five seconds and ask her to write down everything she remembers. In task-focused screens, ask the user how to perform a core task, and then show her the screen and ask her to tell you her answer. Five-second tests can be run online using the free service, www.fivesecondtest.com. Click stats: Use Crazy Egg to track clicks on specific pages on...
Feb 26th
Feb 26th
Usability & Contemporary User Experience in...
Usability Inspection of Digital Libraries The project has conducted a heuristics evaluation on a selection of digital libraries. The study not only informs the subsequent evaluation work of UX2.0, it is generally useful for the JISC Community and includes a survey of emerging interaction design patterns in digital libraries. http://ux2.nesc.ed.ac.uk/
Feb 26th
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