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The Psychology Behind Information Dashboards
Information dashboards give users the control over our environments that we crave on a psychological level.
NO. 1,153 - December 4, 2013 - Shilpi Choudhury 2

Checking Under the Hood of your ASR Engine
Automated speech recognition (ASR) engines need to be tuned using diagnostic tools for optimum performance, just like cars.
NO. 1,152 - December 4, 2013 - Dave Rich 2

DOA? Diagnosing the UX Flaws of Obamacare
The technical problems with Healthcare.gov have been widely discussed, but there are usability issues to consider as well.
NO. 1,151 - December 2, 2013 - Alok Jain 3

Book Excerpt: The Digital Crown
An excerpt from The Digital Crown explains the goal of effective content: users immediately recognize it, know it is for them, know what to do, and do it.
NO. 1,150 - November 27, 2013 - Ahava Leibtag 0

The Ecosystem Behind the Product or Service
Creating a healthy ecosystem for your product or service to exist in allows it to thrive and rewards customers at every touchpoint.
NO. 1,149 - November 25, 2013 - Andrii Glushko 0

If You Replace all the Planks, is it Still the Same Ship...

Václav Krejčí, creator of the viral video "Was iOS 7 created in Microsoft Word," has written a book about Word as an instructional design tool.
NO. 1,148 - November 21, 2013 - Steve Tengler 0

Design for Experience: Work Environment for Digital...

A closer look at the Design for Experience awards category: Work Environment for Digital Practitioners
NO. 1,147 - November 21, 2013 - UX Magazine Staff, Design for Experience 0

Create Great UX in an Agile World by Conducting Lean UX...

How lean UX research can help great experiences blossom in agile software development environments.
NO. 1,146 - November 20, 2013 - Frank Guo 3

Rapid Prototyping for Early Stage Start-Ups
The desire to do work for grassroots startups leads a successful agency to the question: "What if we offered a condensed version of our process?"
NO. 1,145 - November 19, 2013 - Kevin Menzie 2

Branching Out from the Apple Tree: An iOS loyalist...

A review of the features and UI elements of the Motorola Moto X and the Nokia Lumia 1020, which give an Apple enthusiast pause for consideration.
NO. 1,144 - November 19, 2013 - Carrie Spates, Matthew Fiore 1

Coin Builds a Bridge, Can it Cross the Divide?
Coin, a smart credit card that promises to eliminate wallet-bulge, is an idea so smart it might help itself become obsolete.
NO. 1,143 - November 16, 2013 - Josh Tyson | UX Magazine 2

Design for Experience: Effective In-House Team
A closer look at the Design for Experience awards category: Effective In-House Team
NO. 1,142 - November 15, 2013 - UX Magazine Staff, Design for Experience 0

In Search of Knowledge: MOOC.org Will Change the...

A learning initiative between Harvard and MIT, edX is creating an open-source learning platform with Google that's poised to change the experience of higher...
NO. 1,141 - November 14, 2013 - Livia Veneziano 1

Experience Design is a Perspective, not a Discipline
The co-author of the new book, Experience Design: A Framework for Integrating Brand, Experience, and Value, discusses how to gain the experience design perspective.
NO. 1,140 - November 14, 2013 - Patrick Newbery 0

Five Principles for Accommodating User Needs In Developer...

Keeping the user at the center of developer-led projects requires empowering your team to think like the user.
NO. 1,139 - November 12, 2013 - Tracy Brown 0

Four Steps to Customer Experience Maturity
Companies that are eager to create superior customer experiences must repair, elevate, optimize, and differentiate their CX programs and initiatives.
NO. 1,138 - November 12, 2013 - Megan Burns 1

Design for Experience Update: Innovative Technique or...

We've created a broader DfE award category with "Innovative Technique or Tool."
NO. 1,137 - November 9, 2013 - UX Magazine Staff, Design for Experience 0

Design for Experience: Experience for Children
A closer look at the Design for Experience awards category: Experience for Children
NO. 1,136 - November 8, 2013 - UX Magazine Staff, Design for Experience 0

Accounting for Emotion in Heathcare Experience Design
Designing apps for users in a healthcare setting, requires an understanding of the emotional states of patients and doctors.
NO. 1,135 - November 7, 2013 - Lorraine Chapman 3

Flipping Through Drawing Ideas
Join us on a video tour of Drawing Ideas: A hand-drawn approach for better design, the new book by Mark Baskinger and William Bardel.
NO. 1,134 - November 7, 2013 - UX Magazine Staff 0

Design for Experience: Bottom Line Impact
A closer look at the Design for Experience awards category: Bottom Line Impact
NO. 1,133 - November 5, 2013 - UX Magazine Staff, Design for Experience 0

Tesla’s Groundbreaking UX: An interview with User...

In an interview, Telsa’s User Interface Manager discusses the experience design that went into the Model S and its groundbreaking 17" touch control panel.
NO. 1,132 - November 4, 2013 - Steve Tengler 15

Design for Experience: Experience that Makes a Difference...

A closer look at the Design for Experience awards category: Experience that Makes a Difference
NO. 1,131 - November 2, 2013 - UX Magazine Staff, Design for Experience 0

Understanding the Importance of User Research with Steve...

A recent conversation with Steve Portigal, author of Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights, highlights the importance of effective user research.
NO. 1,130 - November 1, 2013 - Luke Swenson 1

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