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The Greatest Secrets of UX Revealed!
Stripping away some of the mysticism and pretense surrounding user experience design.
NO. 1,019 - May 15, 2013 - Joseph Dickerson 11

Create a Better Responsive User Experience
The best responsive web designs show a rich understanding of what users are looking for and the right way to deliver it.
NO. 1,018 - May 14, 2013 - Nick Switzer 2

A Look at Flat Design and Why It's Significant
By eschewing the design limitations of skeuomorphism and embracing the limitations of digital experiences, flat design has the potential to create great UX.
NO. 1,017 - May 13, 2013 - Luke Clum 41

Creating a Successful Information Experience for Your...

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 Common
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 Meaningful User...

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 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 12

Are You Putting the Home Button to Good Use?
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 Experience
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...

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 13

What’s Your Sign? The everyday personas in the stars
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 Carrey
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 Creativity
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 10

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 4

Eight Lessons in Mobile Usability Testing
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 7

Designing Better Experiences Through Data
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 company's voice...

Effective digital content is an honest and adaptive reflection of an organization's human core.
NO. 996 - April 8, 2013 - Kate Kiefer Lee 1

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