Article No. 1698 | August 14, 2019
We are in the midst of a major social transformation — moving many of our day-to-day activities from physical places to information-based places that we experience on our phones and computers. The central question of this book is: How can we design these information environments so they serve our social needs in the long term?
Article No. 1696 | March 21, 2018
Chapter 3 "Build Agendas Out of Ideas, People, and Time" dives into the intricacies of planning and executing a successful and productive meeting.
Article No. 1694 | November 28, 2017
Much of the day-to-day work of UX design focuses on optimizing manual, paper-based processes through the use of technology. Human-computer interaction makes an effective partnership in which the outcome produced is greater than sum of the individual efforts.
Article No. 1681 | May 18, 2017
An article on why empathy is a critical component, but not the complete center of, the design universe.
Article No. 1680 | May 11, 2017
New comic by author and UX consultant Dan Ward, in which he illustrates another UX 101 lesson.
Article No. 1674 | March 1, 2017
In an excerpt from her book, "The User's Journey" Donna explains what story arcs are necessary for people to feel satisfied using Back to the Future movie as an example.
Article No. 1662 | July 27, 2016
It should be no surprise to any contemporary UX Designer that a flat, minimalist design trend has emerged over the past few years.
Article No. 1585 | March 7, 2016
In UX design, applying a solid sense of probability often determines whether we come out ahead or behind.
Article No. 1573 | February 2, 2016
When users are accustomed to using a pattern, even a minor change in that pattern can be very expensive in performance terms.
Article No. 1566 | January 13, 2016
If technology is essential to our future success and goals, then the means by which we interact with it must be critical.
Article No. 1565 | January 11, 2016
Human beings are creatures of habit, and once we have a model for how a certain space should look in our head, finding that model flipped on its head can disorient us.
Article No. 1562 | December 30, 2015
UX Magazine contributors give us their predictions for the trends and developments that will shape experience design in 2016.
Article No. 1560 | December 23, 2015
Don’t leave users squinting or pinching and zooming just to experience your mobile website. Help them make the most out of your mobile presence.
Article No. 1559 | December 21, 2015
Empathy is the key to creating a UX that will actually make users happy, and a truly empathetic UX begins even before there’s a product to design.
Article No. 1555 | December 3, 2015
Designing a mobile app requires empathy. The features you invent must be business solutions that have a cost and a benefit to your business and to the user.
Article No. 1538 | September 16, 2015
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 No. 1532 | September 2, 2015
As technology and experience design both continue to gain influence over our lives, it's crucial that we understand what we mean when we say what we say.
Article No. 1522 | August 17, 2015
Setting aside time and space to workshop and brainstorm with colleagues and clients is crucial to the experience design strategy of DfE award-winners SAP.
Article No. 1517 | August 4, 2015
Our changing relationship with content and mobile technology is signaling the end of web design as we know it—something that gives us all a lot to think about.
Article No. 1504 | July 13, 2015
With recent innovations in efficiency, speed, accessibility, theory, strategy, and code, web design is still a vibrant part of experience design.
Article No. 1442 | May 26, 2015
We talk with information architect Alberta Soranzo about mountains of data, mixtapes, and the digital legacy you leave behind.
Article No. 1412 | March 21, 2015
UXM contributor Thomas Wendt explains the inspiration behind his new book, Design for Dasein: Understanding the Design of Experiences.
Article No. 1409 | March 17, 2015
To decrease complexity in our designs, we need to look to our users and discover what simplicity means to them.
Article No. 1401 | March 3, 2015
In an excerpt from his new book, Well Designed, Jon Kolko outlines a powerful design process.
