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A linear thinker, a design thinker and a systems thinker walk into a bar…

  • Conversational Design, Data visualization, Design Theory, Human factors, Sketching, Strategy, UX Education, UX Magazine

Visualization of different ways of thinking about and solving complex problems.

Article by Houda Boulahbel
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A linear thinker, a design thinker and a systems thinker walk into a bar…
  • The author provides a vivid example to demonstrate the differences between various types of thinking — linear, design, and systems.
    • Linear thinking divides the problem into smaller sections, addressing each one independently.
    • The search for the best solution starts with the user’s needs and behavior in the search for design thinking.
    • With a focus on interactions and relationships between things, systems thinking adopts a more comprehensive perspective.
  • We place a lot of emphasis on linear thinking as a society. The author believes that the key to the most effective solutions lies within all three types combined.
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AI as an ideation tool: Dall-E outdoor baby carriage

  • Artificial Intelligence, Consumer products, Design, Design Tools and Software, New and Emerging Technologies, Sketching, UX Magazine

UX designer Asbjørn Mejlvang shows how to use Dall-E, an AI system that generates realistic visuals from a description given, to reach your design goals.

Article by Asbjørn Mejlvang
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AI as an ideation tool: Dall-E outdoor baby carriage
  • The author gives a brief example of how to use Dall-E, an AI system that can produce art and realistic visuals from a description given in plain language, as a tool in the brainstorming process.
  • According to the author, the process of AI ideation is as simple as that:
    • Write a sentence.
    • Go through generated visuals.
    • Choose a direction to get the most accurate realization of your idea.
    • Receive generated variations from the selected output.
  • Traditional ideation process versus AI ideation process – the article covers how to combine them to get the best result in the most efficient way.
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Three Metaphors for Prototyping

  • Agile and Iterative Process, Design, Design Theory, Personal and Professional Development, Product design, Prototypes, Psychology and Human Behavior, Sketching, Storytelling, Strategy, User Acceptance Testing

If you really stop and think about it, working with prototypes is a lot like distilling spirits, passing through puberty, and leaving small doors ajar.

Article by Matt Yurdana
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Announcing Winners in the 2014 Design for Experience Awards

  • Accessibility, Agile and Iterative Process, Analytics and Tracking, Android, Apple, Apple iOS, Business Value and ROI, Cloud Computing, Consumer products, Content and Copy, Content Strategy, Contextual User Studies, Customer Experience, Data visualization, Design, Design for Experience Awards, Design Tools and Software, Emotion, Empathy, Facebook, Google, Government and Public Services, Healthcare, Information Design and Architecture, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Internal Company Dynamics, Internal Company Systems and Intranets, iPad, iPhone, Location-Based Services, Marketing and Brand, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, New and Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Personal and Professional Development, Personas, Persuasive Design, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Project Management, Prototypes, Psychology and Human Behavior, Remote Research, Requirements and Specifications, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Sketching, Software, Software as a Service, Sound and Audio, Storytelling, Strategy, Tablet, Team Dynamics, Technology, Technology for the Common Good, Twitter, Ubiquitous Computing, Usability, User Acceptance Testing, User Adoption, User Reported Feedback, UX Magazine, Video, Visual Design, Voice & Natural Language

Here they are! The winners of the 2014 international Design for Experience awards.

Article by UX Magazine Staff
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Coming to Terms with Intangible Design

  • Design, Design Theory, Product design, Research Methods and Techniques, Sketching, Strategy, User Acceptance Testing, User Reported Feedback

UXM contributor Thomas Wendt explains the inspiration behind his new book, Design for Dasein: Understanding the Design of Experiences.

Article by Thomas Wendt
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Kicking Off the 2014 Design for Experience Awards

  • Accessibility, Agile and Iterative Process, Analytics and Tracking, Augmented Reality, Automotive, Business Value and ROI, Cloud Computing, Consumer products, Content and Copy, Content Strategy, Contextual User Studies, Customer Experience, Data visualization, Decision Architecture, Design, Design for Experience Awards, Design Theory, Design Tools and Software, Development, Direct Observation Research, E-commerce, Emotion, Empathy, Employee Experience, Enterprise Products, Ethnography, Eye tracking, Flow and Immersion, Gestures, Global Products and Localization, Government and Public Services, Healthcare, Human factors, Information Design and Architecture, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Internal Company Dynamics, Location-Based Services, Marketing and Brand, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, New and Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Personal and Professional Development, Personas, Persuasive Design, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Project Management, Prototypes, Psychology and Human Behavior, Requirements and Specifications, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Short News, Simplicity, Sketching, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Software, Software as a Service, Strategy, Tablet, Team Dynamics, Technology, Touch, Ubiquitous Computing, Usability, User Acceptance Testing, User Adoption, User Reported Feedback, UX Magazine, Video, Visual Design, Voice & Natural Language, Wireframes, Working With Stakeholders

The 2014 international Design for Experience awards program, presented by UX Magazine, is now accepting applications and recommendations.

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