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Defining and Informing the Complex Field of User Experience (UX)
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Tectonics of UX: Drifts, shifts, and changes in the user experience landscape

As UX moves closer to human-centered design, taking a values-led approach allows for deeper consideration of the many contexts within which users exist.
NO. 1 040 - June 19,2013 - Mark Baskinger
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Break Point Analysis: Gaining insight into customer satisfaction and reducing over investment

A data visualization method that maps customer satisfaction levels, break point analysis lets you invest wisely in improving user experience.
NO. 1 039 - June 18,2013 - James Torio, Rishabh Dayal
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Determining an Hourly Rate: A (Sometimes) Necessary Evil

Deciding what to charge potential clients as a freelance UXer requires balancing your skill set and replaceability against going rates in the marketplace.
NO. 1 038 - June 17,2013 - Devan Goldstein
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Book Excerpt: Design For Care

An excerpt from the "Design Research for Healthcare Services" chapter of the new book Design for Care explains participatory scenario design in the context of health.
NO. 1 036 - June 13,2013 - Peter H. Jones
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Hosting a Page Description Workshop

If you want to create a Page Description Diagram that reflects the needs of your stakeholders, consider inviting them to a Page Description Workshop.
NO. 1 035 - June 12,2013 - Colin Butler, Andrew Wirtanen

UX Employment

Improve Your Odds when Hiring for UX
There's no sure thing when hiring for user-centered design roles, but you can take steps to improve your odds of finding a winner.
NO. 958 - February 14, 2013 - Greg Zapar 6

Why You Should Hire a VP of User Experience Design
A vice president overseeing all aspects of user experience can help organize the UX team and advocate its value to the rest of the company.
NO. 1 012 - May 2, 2013 - Wayne Neale 11

Hiring the Right Designer

An intimate look at the hiring process of a successful, user-centered New York design firm.
NO. 1 021 - May 21, 2013 - John Payne 0

UX Magazine Featured

Killed at Launch
A failure to account for UX results in an e-commerce being pulled offline shortly after launch.
NO. 994 - April 5, 2013 - Pete Mackie 19

Recent

Creating a Successful Information...

Solid information strategy moves users over the learning curve and through a rewarding experience with your product or service.
NO. 1 016 - May 9, 2013 - Linda Newman Lior 3

Shopping Cart Usability

Setting clear expectations, minimizing distractions, and eliminating pages can boost the checkout experience.
NO. 1 015 - May 9, 2013 - Toby Biddle 3

What Soccer Teams and UX Teams Have in...

In any competitive environment, the winning team balances its weaknesses against its strengths and works together to achieve a shared goal.
NO. 1 014 - May 7, 2013 - David Sachs 0

Libraries: A Canvas for Creating...

Now, more than ever before, public libraries are in a unique position to offer vanguard, tailored experiences to their users.
NO. 1 013 - May 7, 2013 - Amanda L. Goodman 5

Why You Should Hire a VP of User...

A vice president overseeing all aspects of user experience can help organize the UX team and advocate its value to the rest of the company.
NO. 1 012 - May 2, 2013 - Wayne Neale 11

Are You Putting the Home Button to Good...

As homepages continue to lose prominence as landing pages, designers should reconsider how and where they use a "home" button.
NO. 1 011 - May 1, 2013 - Paul Brooks 15

Augmented Reality and a Better User...

Long the domain of Tony Stark and his silver screen pals, AR is fast becoming a reality that user experience designers need to make considerations for.
NO. 1 010 - April 30, 2013 - Olli Siebelt, Michael Marina 5

Building a Better User Experience by...

Designing in the browser makes it easier to set realistic expectations with clients and creates working comps that are ready to test with users.
NO. 1 009 - April 29, 2013 - Jared Rogers 9

What’s Your Sign? The everyday personas...

The personality types presented by Eastern and Western astrology don't offer full-blooded user profiles, but they can be a good place to start a research session.
NO. 1 008 - April 25, 2013 - Tracy Brown 0

Designing Search: Displaying Results
Displaying search results in a way that rewards users requires a consistent approach, balancing detail and diversity.
NO. 1 007 - April 24, 2013 - Tony Russell-Rose 3

Gettin' HIGgy With It
How to build innovative and satisfying mobile experiences by cherry-picking Apple's interface guidelines.
NO. 1 006 - April 23, 2013 - Ryan Bell 0

Five User Experience Lessons from Jim...

Having trouble explaining the value of user experience to stakeholders? Let Jim Carrey help.
NO. 1 005 - April 22, 2013 - Steve Tengler 0

Metaphorical Analysis
Playful exercises with metaphor can draw new insights out of piles of research data.
NO. 1 004 - April 19, 2013 - Cyd Harrell, Jodi Leo 5

Romancing the Boomer
Designing for the Baby Boom generation requires an understanding of their unique fears, capabilities, and desires.
NO. 1 003 - April 18, 2013 - Suzie Mitchell 7

When Creativity Applications Hamper...

Creating content in a "workshop" environment inspires the creativity that result-oriented interfaces stifle.
NO. 1 002 - April 18, 2013 - Anastasios Karafillis 0

UX and Agile: Tying the knot
Like a healthy marriage, combining UX and agile methodologies requires communication, understanding, and compromise.
NO. 1 001 - April 16, 2013 - Michael Lai 9

Banking on BlackBerry 10
Impressed with its development opportunities and unique UI, Macadamian chose to devote a quarter of its workforce to the BlackBerry 10 OS.
NO. 1 000 - April 15, 2013 - Meaghan Reinecke, Scott Plewes 0

To Dwell Is To Garden
Creating rewarding employee experiences requires in-depth research that digs up the roots of discontent.
NO. 999 - April 12, 2013 - Liana Dragoman 5

Eight Lessons in Mobile Usability...

User acceptance testing for mobile poses an array of challenges—here are some hard-won lessons on doing it right.
NO. 998 - April 10, 2013 - Tania Lang 4

Designing Better Experiences Through...

As the complexity and quantity of user data multiply, it's up to designers to create experiences that make the most of it.
NO. 997 - April 9, 2013 - Jason Napolitano 0

Vulnerable Branding: Keeping your...

Effective digital content is an honest and adaptive reflection of an organization's human core.
NO. 996 - April 8, 2013 - Kate Kiefer Lee 0

Win a Copy of "Lean UX"
Enter to win a copy of Jeff Gothelf's new book, Lean UX: Applying lean principles to improve user experience.
NO. 995 - April 6, 2013 - UX Magazine Staff 2

Killed at Launch
A failure to account for UX results in an e-commerce being pulled offline shortly after launch.
NO. 994 - April 5, 2013 - Pete Mackie 19

POP UX! Clued Into Curiosity
Clue, the classic murder-mystery board game, shows designers how to create an information gap and a narrative that leads users to the other side.
NO. 993 - April 4, 2013 - Andrew Zusman 0

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