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- User Interface: Windows 8 Style
Windows 8 arrived last year with a completely new type of user interface that targets tablet users without completely phasing out the traditional desktop. Questions continue to be raised regarding the success of this multi-interface operating ...
Article - Konstantinos Drachtidis - February 18, 2013 - 2 comments - 0 attachments
- Designing to Reward our Tribal Sides
We are a species of beings that depend on one another. Scientists theorize humans have specially adapted neurons that help us feel what others feel, providing evidence that we survive through our empathy for others. We’re meant to be part of a t ...
Article - Nir Eyal - February 11, 2013 - 1 comment - 0 attachments
- 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 . During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, an ...
Resource - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - February 08, 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Camp Digital Manchester
We are bringing together our industry peers, partners, colleagues and customers to discuss and debate some of the key movements in the world of digital design, development and UX, and hopefully providing a dash of inspiration for you to take away. Ke ...
Event - Sigma UK - February 06, 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- The Four Waves of User-Centered Design
In the fall of 1988, a small group of professionals from the technology industry gathered at Bentley College (now University) in Waltham, Mass., to discuss the topic of user advocacy and assistance. These gatherings were informal, simply a group of ...
Article - Dr. William Gribbons - January 29, 2013 - 5 comments - 0 attachments
- The Healthcare Experience Design Conference
March 25, 2013 HxD is excited to celebrate their third year bringing together designers, technologists, product managers, researchers, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and dreamers representing a broad spectrum of companies and organizations in the hea ...
Event - Courtney Parkinson - January 29, 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Problems and Solutions for Financial Smartphone Apps
Smartphones are the most common starting place for many online activities, including managing finances. Financial applications are among the top five categories of smartphone apps downloaded and used today, surpassed only by gaming , social media ...
Article - Eric Camulli - January 21, 2013 - 1 comment - 0 attachments
- When UX Research Begins, Become the Voice of Reason
UX research begins when either a stakeholder asks for it or a researcher suggests it. When a stakeholder asks you to conduct a study, it is a good sign—the stakeholder realizes that answers to his or her questions lie with ...
Article - Tomer Sharon - January 17, 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Process Makes Perfect: Speech Recognition User Interface Design
Applications that recognize speech are more dependent upon good user interface design because there is much more room for ambiguity in spoken language than in other input types. This makes the clarity of context and capturing intent very importa ...
Article - Stephen Keller - January 14, 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Get Your Content Strategy Out of the Drawer with Governance
All too often, strategies of every kind get stuck in a drawer—sometimes without being implemented or even reviewed after their initial creation and approval. One reason is that people forget the full definition “strategy,” which is a plan for achiev ...
Article - Meghan Casey - January 11, 2013 - 0 comments - 0 attachments