Interaction Design Archives

Designing Down from Science Fiction: A Staged Approach

Augmented Reality, Consumer products, Data visualization, Design, Design Tools and Software, Development, Gaming, Gestures, Heuristics, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Microsoft, New and Emerging Technologies, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Prototypes, Technology, Touch, Usability, User Acceptance Testing

The user interfaces presented in science fiction can be a huge source of inspiration, but designing down is often required to make them an approximate reality.

Article by Dan Turner

June 10, 2013

9 min read

Participatory Design in Healthcare: Patients and doctors can bridge critical information gaps

Consumer products, Data visualization, Design, Direct Observation Research, Government and Public Services, Healthcare, Information Design and Architecture, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, New and Emerging Technologies, Personas, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Prototypes, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Sketching, Software, Software as a Service, Storytelling, Usability, User Acceptance Testing, User Reported Feedback, Working With Stakeholders

Designing with input from users is especially valuable when creating complex and critical products for patients and their doctors.

Article by Andrii Glushko

May 31, 2013

6 min read

How to Design for the Gut

Analytics and Tracking, Design, Development, Emotion, Ethnography, Eye tracking, Facebook, Gaming, Interaction Design, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Product design, Psychology and Human Behavior, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Twitter, Usability, User Acceptance Testing, Web

Designing for visceral reactions in your users can create experiences that deliver emotional satisfaction and drive habitual use.

Article by Chuck Longanecker, Morgan Brown

May 29, 2013

6 min read

The Experience Tells The Story

Content and Copy, Design, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Internal Company Dynamics, Marketing and Brand, Product design, Storytelling, Technology, Usability, Web

An original don of advertising, David Ogilvy’s 11 principles for creating great campaigns still ring true today.

Article by Ted Booth

May 28, 2013

7 min read

Who Are We and What Are We Doing?

Content Strategy, Design, Employee Experience, Employment and Hiring, Information Design and Architecture, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Internal Company Dynamics, Nomenclature, Personal and Professional Development, Personas, The Business of UX, UX Magazine, Wireframes

An in-depth look at the field of user experience shows that despite some truly explosive growth, we’ve still got some maturing to do.

Article by Jonathan Anderson | UX Magazine, Didus

May 23, 2013

6 min read

Hiring the Right Designer

Design, Empathy, Employee Experience, Employment and Hiring, Interaction Design, Internal Company Dynamics, Personal and Professional Development, Product Releases and Redesigns, Project Management, Psychology and Human Behavior, Storytelling, Team Dynamics, Technology, Vendor-Client Relationships

An intimate look at the hiring process of a successful, user-centered New York design firm.

Article by Alexa Curtis, John Payne

May 21, 2013

5 min read

Interaction Design

Designing Down from Science Fiction: A Staged Approach