IA Summit 11: The UX of Distruption
Day 3 at the IA Summit, and the first day of the conference I decided to check out a presentation by Russ Unger and Dan Willis entitled The User Experience of Disruption. It was a whirlwind presentation that started with…
IA Summit 11: Career Workshop
During the afternoon of the second day of workshops at the IA Summit 11, I decided to stop in to check out the free workshop provided by Russ Unger and Amanda Schonfeld. It was a great workshop with tips on…
IA Summit 11: Critical Thinking by Stephen Anderson & Russ Unger
For the morning of the second day of the IA Summit this year I decided to attend Stephen Anderson and Russ Unger’s Critical Thinking Workshop. I really enjoyed this workshop, as it was a great reminder that we as designers…
IA Summit 11: Tapworthy Mobile Design by Josh Clark
For the first day of the summit this year I attended Josh Clark’s “Tapworthy Mobile Design and User Experience“. I really enjoyed this presentation for a few reasons. Firstly, it was just a good presentation. Josh did a great job…
Annoying Interactions at Target.com
I had an annoying experience at Target.com today, enough so that it inspired me to write a post about it. To be clear, I love Target and shop there all the time. However, the website I think could still use…
HBR Article Advocating the Importance of Design
What designer doesn’t like an article that well states how important design is in an organization, and how underutilized it is at the same time. That’s exactly what Umair Haque does in this great article from the Harvard Business Review…
Interaction Points: How do you talk to your users?
I came across two very interesting interactions today that made me think about the way we talk to our users. In the technology realm we talk to people every day, however it is not typically face to face. Instead we…
How Do Blind Visitors See Your Website?
I am currently working on an accessibility project at work which I find very exciting. Accessibility on the web is sadly almost entirely overlooked by many developers yet it is such an important addition to your site. Currently I am…
Automated Usability Testing
At our most recent South Florida User Experience Meet-up we discussed automated usability testing. I wanted to post the slides here for those who missed them and provide a brief description of the methodology for those who are unfamiliar.
Learning from Nicole Lazzaro: Motivation in Games
I recently came across this great video interview with Nicole Lazzaro, Founder of XEODesign Inc. on bigthink.com. She provides a very engaging presentation on why games are fun, and what motivates us to play. It’s important in designing good applications…