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Delivering Happiness 26 May 2009 | 01:41 am
An interesting topic from the Web App Summit ... "Tony Hsieh's Delivering Happiness keynote presentation at the 2009 Web App summit in Newport Beach, CA outlined Zappos' commitment to culture and cus...
Don’t forget keyboard navigation 24 May 2009 | 11:19 pm
Input from mouse and keyboard ... "Many developers take for granted that everybody uses a mouse to interact with the web. I don’t have any numbers, but it is indeed likely that the majority of people...
Is Information Visualization the Next Frontier for Design? 23 May 2009 | 11:17 pm
As design work shifts to infrastructure and problem solving, sexy infographics are part of the new skill set. You've seen them. Those tag clouds in the right-hand column of Web sites with jumbled typ...
10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design 22 May 2009 | 11:37 pm
Whitney Hess on misconceptions about experience design ... When I tell people that I am a user experience designer, I usually get a blank stare. I try to follow it up quickly by saying that I make st...
Ergonomic Computer Mouse 22 May 2009 | 11:19 pm
Expanding the ergonomic mouse ... "I think we can all agree the most fun part of any design project is coming up with something nobody has ever thought to do before. These moments of innovation are e...
Using Verbs As Nouns in User Interfaces 20 May 2009 | 11:32 pm
UX Roles in Organizations ... "Q: My company is developing software that, among other things, manages large amounts of member information. This is enterprise-level software, so we assume there will b...
Great Designs Should Be Experienced and Not Seen 16 May 2009 | 11:37 pm
Recently, in a set of interviews we conducted with avid users of Netflix.com, the online DVD rental web site, we asked "What are the things you like best about the site?" Lots, apparently. They liked...
As Consumers' Demands Change, Designers Are All in the Behavior Business 15 May 2009 | 11:45 pm
"Over the past few months, I've been busy riling up the design community with a theory that designers are now in the "behavior business," and I plan to explore this further in my posts in the coming w...
Refactoring the User Experience 14 May 2009 | 11:15 pm
Understanding the conscept of refactoring ... The ability to take a broad view of the world and incorporate lessons learned from other disciplines distinguishes the best practitioners in any field. A...
Making $10,000 a Pixel: Optimizing Thumbnail Images in Search Results 14 May 2009 | 11:07 pm
The thumbnail image in search results ... "In search results, the old adage a picture is worth a thousand words rings true. When it comes to making your search results more efficient to use, more rel...
