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Design for Experience: Bottom Line Impact

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A closer look at the Design for Experience awards category: Bottom Line Impact

Article by UX Magazine Staff, Design for Experience

November 4, 2013

2 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

Retrospective on the Design and Philosophy of Firefox

Analytics and Tracking, Browsers, Interface and Navigation Design, Patents and Closed Systems, Product design, Usability, Web

Alex Faaborg, Principal Designer at Mozilla, discusses net neutrality, Internet freedom, and the UX principles behind Firefox’s design.

Article by Alex Faaborg

November 2, 2011

1 min read

Update Conference 2011 Recap

Apple, Apple iOS, Content and Copy, Mobile Applications, Patents and Closed Systems, Visual Design

This year’s Update Conference focused on Apple’s iOS, native apps, and how they are changing the way we interact with the Internet.

Article by Aaron Howell

September 27, 2011

5 min read

Debating the Fundamentals

Heuristics, Patents and Closed Systems, Product design, Simplicity, Usability

The debates between specific usability heuristics will come to shape your career as a designer.

Article by Alex Faaborg

September 8, 2011

9 min read

Patent Trolls Sitting Under The UX Bridge

Patents and Closed Systems, Product design

Elements of digital works may be patented by litigious, abusive companies.

Article by Andy Williams

August 4, 2011

6 min read

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