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Emotion

Sensing Emotions: The impact of context on experience measurements

This book analyzes the influence of specific everyday situations and contexts on the emotional state of people and ways this will impact future user experience.

Resource - Joyce Westerink, Martin Ouwerkerk, Martijn Krans - August 9, 2011 - 0 Comments

Beyond Task Completion: Flow in Design

In flow, the experience is rich and deep, and helps users be productive and highly creative.
Article - Dana Chisnell - October 7, 2011 - 4 Comments

Is Your Brochure An Interesting Read?

Your marketing should be a good read. Why? So people become engrossed in it.
Article - Howard Mann - July 11, 2011 - 0 Comments

100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

Two sample chapters from Susan Weinschenk's new book.
Article - Susan Weinschenk, Ph.D. - May 11, 2011 - 1 Comments

Beyond Emotion

Beauty and cosmetic interest serve the purposes of visual enticement and emotional draw.
Article - Kevin Suttle - April 29, 2011 - 3 Comments

Transience

Better product design through careful use of unpredictable, unexpected, and non-durable elements.
Article - Joshua Allen - March 1, 2011 - 6 Comments

Persuasion in Design

Social and psychological principles can be used to influence user behaviors and decision-making.
Article - Elisa del Galdo - February 8, 2011 - 4 Comments

Pleasant Things Work Better

With the principle of "make it pleasant, make it pleasing," products can make users smile.
Article - Dana Chisnell - January 26, 2011 - 9 Comments

Design for Emotion and Flow

Article - Howard Mann - January 8, 2011 - 0 Comments

Playing Hard to Get

Scarcity can be used as a powerful persuasive tactic to influence users' behaviors and experiences.
Article - Stephen P. Anderson - September 23, 2010 - 10 Comments

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