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The Internet of Things and the Mythical Smart Fridge

Analytics and Tracking, Consumer products, Customer Experience, Data visualization, Design, Design Tools and Software, Healthcare, Input devices, Location-Based Services, Marketing and Brand, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, New and Emerging Technologies, Privacy and Data Security, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Tablet

As radio frequency identification tags become more cost effective, a smart fridge might emerge that is able to take full advantage of the Internet of Things

Article by Avi Itzkovitch

September 18, 2013

12 min read

Walt Disney: The World’s First UX Designer

Analytics and Tracking, Business UX Leaders, Business Value and ROI, Consumer products, Customer Experience, Design, Development, Empathy, Employee Experience, Flow and Immersion, Gaming, Information Design and Architecture, Interface and Navigation Design, Marketing and Brand, Personal and Professional Development, Project Management, Prototypes, Psychology and Human Behavior, Research Methods and Techniques, Search, SEO, and SEM, Team Dynamics, Technology, User Reported Feedback, Visual Design

Attention to detail, a focus on immersion, and the desire constantly improve his products made Walt Disney one of the earliest designers of user experience.

Article by Joseph Dickerson

September 9, 2013

8 min read

Book Excerpt: Why We Fail

Cloud Computing, Consumer products, Content and Copy, Design, Development, Digital Publishing and eBooks, Google, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Search, SEO, and SEM, User Reported Feedback

An excerpt from Why We Fail, a new book from Rosenfeld Media, chronicles the design, limited release, and failure of Google Wave.

Article by Victor Lombardi

August 29, 2013

10 min read

Review: iOS 7 Gives Us Insight Into the Future of Mobility

Apple, Apple iOS, Consumer products, Design, Gestures, Interface and Navigation Design, iPad, iPhone, Marketing and Brand, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Reviews, Usability

Leaving skeuomorphic design behind, iOS 7 offers a light and playful experience, perfectly in tune with the content it is designed to support.

Article by Riccardo Spina

July 30, 2013

5 min read

Manipulation and Design

Consumer products, Content Strategy, Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Interaction Design, Marketing and Brand, Persuasive Design, Psychology and Human Behavior, Technology, User Reported Feedback

Design should be supportive of users, but as design collides with sales and marketing, manipulative techniques are wielded with other goals in mind.

Article by Jon Kolko

July 23, 2013

9 min read

Unboxing: Nest

Accessibility, Consumer products, Content and Copy, Customer Experience, Design, Flow and Immersion, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, iPad, iPhone, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Product design, Reviews, Technology, Usability

Empathetic design and total attention to detail make the experience of opening and installing a Nest thermostat richly empowering.

Article by UX Magazine Staff

July 5, 2013

4 min read

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The Internet of Things and the Mythical Smart Fridge