Article No. 1298 | August 28, 2014
Wishing that Instagram had a feature for creating collages, one user decided to create her own a prototype.
Article No. 1297 | August 27, 2014
For users to see flat designs as intuitive, designers need to help them cross the knowledge gap by using familiar representations.
Article No. 1293 | August 20, 2014
An inside look at how one company shifted the focus of its enterprise software from basic functionality to usability.
Article No. 1292 | August 19, 2014
For connected cars to truly connect with users OEM's need to figure out what's really important to drivers and make their information systems simple to use.
Article No. 1291 | August 18, 2014
Adding features is easy when you design with scalability in mind. But is that really a good thing?
Article No. 1290 | August 14, 2014
Animated user interface elements can increase your product's usability, define its personality, and make it more fun to use, but they come at a significant cost.
Article No. 1282 | July 30, 2014
By running Spotify through a usability test, one avid user was able to find some relatively easy fixes that could make for a more intuitive and rewarding experience.
Article No. 1274 | July 14, 2014
As new technology allows increased connectivity between devices and consumer products, there are more opportunities to gain market value through disruptive innovation.
Article No. 1273 | July 14, 2014
In an excerpt from her new book Design for Kids, Debra Levin Gelman looks at how the relationship between children and technology has changed over the last three decades.
Article No. 1272 | July 14, 2014
A closer look at results in the Experience for Children category of the international Design for Experience awards, featuring the winner: Night Zookeeper.
Article No. 1268 | July 7, 2014
Users and designers can work to develop their Design Awareness in order to avoid the manipulative patterns associated with Dark UX.
Article No. 1267 | July 3, 2014
Make sure your interface leads users along consistent and familiar beats.
Article No. 1263 | June 27, 2014
A closer look at the results in the Interaction Design Innovation category of the international Design for Experience awards.
Article No. 1260 | June 24, 2014
Taking data with the richness of what Minority Report showed us and giving it the kind of approachable interface seen in Her.
Article No. 1258 | June 23, 2014
Understanding the labor issues at the core of the agile manifesto can help experience designers find news ways of working to enlighten developers.
Article No. 1255 | June 17, 2014
An idea for an app that delivers fresh lobster and crab to the Bay Area is realized at ProtoHack, a code-free prototyping hackathon.
Article No. 1254 | June 16, 2014
Products like Google Chromecast are creating new pathways for user-friendly connections between televisions and Internet content.
Article No. 1249 | June 4, 2014
A closer look at the results in the Mobile Solution or Application category of the international Design for Experience awards, featuring the winner: we are experience.
Article No. 1248 | June 3, 2014
A closer look at the history of mobile design and technology reveals common misconceptions that are making it difficult to move forward with clarity.
Article No. 1247 | June 2, 2014
A review of the newest version of the live-radio listening mobile app TuneIn finds some frustrating usability issues—especially for longtime users.
Article No. 1246 | May 29, 2014
With iOS 7, Apple seems poised to expand its reach into a wider portfolio of digital products, something designers should consider in the omnichannel world of mobile.
Article No. 1245 | May 28, 2014
By controlling the front end of mobile apps from the back end we can build customized experiences at runtime, creating cleaner interfaces and reducing load times.
Article No. 1244 | May 27, 2014
Being a successful mobile designer requires an evolved understanding of how people use their devices, a robust toolkit, and the flexibility to adapt to new technology.
Article No. 1243 | May 22, 2014
A closer look at the results in the Bringing Order to Big Data category of the international Design for Experience awards, featuring the winner: Roambi.