Interaction Design Archives

Building a Better User Experience by Designing in the Browser

Agile and Iterative Process, Browsers, Business Value and ROI, Design, Design Tools and Software, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Product design, Project Management, Technology, Usability, User Acceptance Testing, Visual Design

Designing in the browser makes it easier to set realistic expectations with clients and creates working comps that are ready to test with users.

Article by Jared Rogers

April 29, 2013

7 min read

What’s Your Sign? The everyday personas in the stars

Content and Copy, Customer Experience, Design, Human factors, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Personas, Psychology and Human Behavior, Research Methods and Techniques, Social Networking

The personality types presented by Eastern and Western astrology don’t offer full-blooded user profiles, but they can be a good place to start a research session.

Article by Tracy Brown

April 25, 2013

6 min read

Designing Search: Displaying Results

Content and Copy, Data visualization, Design, Facebook, Google, Information Design and Architecture, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, iPad, iPhone, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Search, SEO, and SEM, Yahoo!

Displaying search results in a way that rewards users requires a consistent approach, balancing detail and diversity.

Article by Tony Russell-Rose

April 24, 2013

7 min read

Gettin’ HIGgy With It

Android, Apple, Apple iOS, Design, Design Tools and Software, Development, Facebook, Information Design and Architecture, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, iPad, iPhone, Mac OS, New and Emerging Technologies, Patents and Closed Systems, Product design, Tablet, Technology, Touch, Usability

How to build innovative and satisfying mobile experiences by cherry-picking Apple’s interface guidelines.

Article by Ryan Bell

April 23, 2013

8 min read

Five User Experience Lessons from Jim Carrey

Analytics and Tracking, Business Value and ROI, Customer Experience, Design, Development, Entertainment and Humor, Government and Public Services, Human factors, Information Design and Architecture, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, New and Emerging Technologies, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Technology, Touch, User Acceptance Testing, User Reported Feedback, Working With Stakeholders

Having trouble explaining the value of user experience to stakeholders? Let Jim Carrey help.

Article by Steve Tengler

April 22, 2013

8 min read

Metaphorical Analysis

Agile and Iterative Process, Analytics and Tracking, Business Value and ROI, Data visualization, Design, Emotion, Information Design and Architecture, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Psychology and Human Behavior, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Team Dynamics, Usability, User Acceptance Testing, User Reported Feedback, Vendor-Client Relationships

Playful exercises with metaphor can draw new insights out of piles of research data.

Article by Cyd Harrell, Jodi Leo

April 19, 2013

13 min read

Interaction Design

Building a Better User Experience by Designing in the Browser