usability
Gonzo UX
Work that researches well is predicted on what has gone before. Anything different, or out of the ordinary, will test badly, for the very reason that it is different – Bill Bembach The majority of my work is as it should be… Neat, proper, rule-abiding and by the New Rider book. Packed full of user-centred [...]
IXDA Interaction 12 – The great UX debate
On Thursday night I took to the stage for the Great UX Debate at IXDA Interaction 2012. An amazing new date in the UX community calendar hosted by my company SapientNitro. I got to share the rostrum with some of the heavy-weight / esoteric thinkers (and drinkers) of our bubble called design – Giles Colborne, [...]
Death to the Persona. Long live the Information Persona
Am I the only person in UX that hates (HATES) Ben (32 – Reads the Guardian and loves riding his mountain bike) and his wife Becky (29 – Likes walking, Grazia and playing with her Poodle called Peaches) …I do… I hate them… they don’t represent anything. There is no ‘Joe Average’ and there never [...]
Keynote Kung-Fu: How to wireframe like a ninja
Travis Isaacs is a visual/interaction designer and front-end developer. He created the Keynote Wireframe Toolkit which you can download at http://keynotekungfu.com I love this presentation… it’s so true:
Charlie and the Apple Factory
Here’s a lovely animation about Apple that portrays Apple’s Steve Jobs as the Willy Wonka. The spoof actually offers some interesting insight about desirability in apples products. Everyone wants to know what makes Apple’s products so special. Charlie is led to a room that holds the secret of why people love Apple products. The room [...]
Competitor Benchmarking
We’re not supposed to give secrets away are we? Oh well… let’s break the rules & throw caution to the wind… I’m going to give you a leg-up on competitor benchmarking because it’s one of the most important tasks we perform in UX. The term “benchmarking” is relatively new but the concept is as old [...]
