Interaction Design Archives

The Relationship Between Designers and Developers

Accessibility, Design, Development, Information Design and Architecture, Interaction Design, Internal Company Dynamics, Product design, Prototypes, Team Dynamics

Using the abilities from both design and development teams provides a certain edge that is impossible without collaboration.

Article by Tatyana Khamdamova

April 13, 2016

5 min read

The Toy Awakens: The UX of Sphero, Star Wars and BB-8

Augmented Reality, Consumer products, Customer Experience, Design, Emotion, Entertainment and Humor, Human factors, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Interviews, Marketing and Brand, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, PopUX, Product design, Storytelling, Technology, UX Magazine

We talked to Sphero’s Chief Product Officer John Blakely about UX, the breakout bot BB-8, and the nature of play. And, of course, a galaxy far, far away.

Article by Gigi Peccolo

March 16, 2016

7 min read

Sweat the Small Stuff

Content and Copy, Content Strategy, Customer Experience, Decision Architecture, Design, Form design, Information Design and Architecture, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Nomenclature, Requirements and Specifications, Strategy

Thinking about essential issues in content design and adhering to a style guide helps ensure your content is both correct and consistent.

Article by Time Barrow

March 9, 2016

7 min read

5 UX Fundamentals of iOS 9

Apple, Apple iOS, Consumer products, Customer Experience, Design, Gestures, Human factors, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, iPad, iPhone, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Product design, Technology, Touch

By adding a host of updates to iOS 9, Apple is taking great strides in making its devices easier to use.

Article by Jaykishan Panchal

February 24, 2016

8 min read

Priming the Electronic Prototype

Accessibility, Contextual User Studies, Direct Observation Research, Interaction Design, Prototypes, Remote Research, Research Methods and Techniques, User Acceptance Testing, User Reported Feedback

Whether users conceptualize the content as a “paper” document, “website,” or “electronic” document with assumed capabilities is a critical UX inquiry.

Article by Sarah Martin

February 15, 2016

6 min read

UI Animation – An Ideal Tool for Immersive UX

Design, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Motion and Animation, Technology, Usability, Visual Design

Used in the right context and settings, animations can add meaning to a user interface and offer immersive interactivity as well.

Article by Preston Pierce

February 12, 2016

5 min read

Interaction Design

The Relationship Between Designers and Developers