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POP UX! LEGO Teaches us About the Power of Near-Perfect User Experience

  • Design, Design Tools and Software, Emotion, Entertainment and Humor, Interface and Navigation Design, Marketing and Brand, Product design

LEGO toys give users a consistently rewarding experience that stays on-brand no matter how weird building projects get.

Article by Josh Tyson
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Two Major Challenges with Speech-Recognition Technology

  • Apple, Consumer products, Design, Design Tools and Software, Development, Direct Observation Research, Gestures, Human factors, Information Design and Architecture, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, iPhone, Product design, Research Methods and Techniques, Technology, Touch, Usability, Voice & Natural Language

An effective voice user interface requires solid error mitigation and the ability to actively demonstrate the capabilities of your design.

Article by Andrew Wagner
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Love, Hate, and Empathy: Why We Still Need Personas

  • Analytics and Tracking, Business Value and ROI, Contextual User Studies, Customer Experience, Design, Design Tools and Software, Development, Direct Observation Research, Human factors, Information Design and Architecture, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Internal Company Dynamics, Marketing and Brand, Personas, Product design, Psychology and Human Behavior, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Storytelling, Strategy, Usability, User Acceptance Testing, User Adoption, User Reported Feedback, Working With Stakeholders

Often mocked and misunderstood, when created with diligence and integrity, personas are an extremely valuable design tool.

Article by Kyra Edeker, Jan Moorman
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User Interface: Windows 8 Style

  • Android, Apple iOS, Content and Copy, Content Strategy, Design, Design Tools and Software, Flow and Immersion, Gestures, HTML5, Human factors, Information Design and Architecture, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, iPad, iPhone, Mac OS, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Operating Systems, Product Releases and Redesigns, Psychology and Human Behavior, Tablet, Technology, Touch, Usability, Web

The unique interface features and horizontal navigation of Windows 8 present a wealth of challenges and opportunities to designers.

Article by Konstantinos Drachtidis
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Improve Your Odds when Hiring for UX

  • Design, Design Tools and Software, Employee Experience, Facebook, HTML5, Information Design and Architecture, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Internal Company Dynamics, Internal Company Systems and Intranets, Marketing and Brand, Personal and Professional Development, Product design, Prototypes, Research Methods and Techniques, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Strategy, Team Dynamics, Twitter, Vendor-Client Relationships, Working With Stakeholders

There’s no sure thing when hiring for user-centered design roles, but you can take steps to improve your odds of finding a winner.

Article by Greg Zapar
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Storyboarding in the Software Design Process

  • Agile and Iterative Process, Data visualization, Design, Design Tools and Software, Flow and Immersion, Information Design and Architecture, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Personas, Prototypes, Research Methods and Techniques, Sketching, Storytelling, User Reported Feedback, Visual Design

Storyboarding can strengthen the user experience elements of your designs, and software for building prototypes from those sketches can be an invaluable tool.

Article by Ambrose Little
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