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Participatory Design in Healthcare: Patients and doctors can bridge critical information gaps

Designing with input from users is especially valuable when creating complex and critical products for patients and their doctors.
Article - Andrii Glushko - May 31, 2013 - 0 Comments

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.
Article - Tania Lang - April 10, 2013 - 4 Comments

The RITE Way to Prototype

The RITE Method can be an effective way to integrate user testing and iteration for fast and fluid design.
Article - Jenny Shirey, Ann Charng, Quynh Nguyen - March 19, 2013 - 7 Comments

Visual Balance and Weight Allocation for Usability

Paying close attention to the visual path your website creates will reveal opportunities for reaching peak usability.
Article - Tammy Guy - March 14, 2013 - 9 Comments

Creating Savvy and Sophisticated User Experiences through Personalization

User-centered designers and researchers now have the tools and techniques to deliver more personalized (and valuable) experiences than ever before.
Article - Matthew Fiore - March 7, 2013 - 5 Comments

Two Major Challenges with Speech-Recognition Technology

An effective voice user interface requires solid error mitigation and the ability to actively demonstrate the capabilities of your design.
Article - Andrew Wagner - February 27, 2013 - 0 Comments

Big Design Conference 2013

Event - Brian Keith Sullivan - October 18, 2013 - 1 Comments

Home Automation: The next frontier for UX?

A home where appliances are speaking to each other and collecting usage data is fertile ground for user-centered research and design.
Article - ÄKTA Design Studio - February 27, 2013 - 5 Comments

Love, Hate, and Empathy: Why We Still Need Personas

Often mocked and misunderstood, when created with diligence and integrity, personas are an extremely valuable design tool.
Article - Kyra Edeker, Jan Moorman - February 21, 2013 - 9 Comments

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi investigates "optimal experience," revealing what makes an experience genuinely satisfying: a state of consciousness called flow.

Resource - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - July 1, 2008 - 0 Comments

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