Patents and Closed Systems

Design for Experience: Bottom Line Impact
Article No. 1133 | November 4, 2013
by UX Magazine Staff, Design for Experience
A closer look at the Design for Experience awards category: Bottom Line Impact

Gettin' HIGgy With It
Article No. 1006 | April 23, 2013
by Ryan Bell
How to build innovative and satisfying mobile experiences by cherry-picking Apple's interface guidelines.

Retrospective on the Design and Philosophy of Firefox
Article No. 760 | November 2, 2011
by Alex Faaborg
Alex Faaborg, Principal Designer at Mozilla, discusses net neutrality, Internet freedom, and the UX principles behind Firefox's design.

Update Conference 2011 Recap
Article No. 733 | September 27, 2011
by Aaron Howell
This year’s Update Conference focused on Apple’s iOS, native apps, and how they are changing the way we interact with the internet.

Debating the Fundamentals
Article No. 727 | September 8, 2011
by Alex Faaborg
The debates between specific usability heuristics will come to shape your career as a designer.

Patent Trolls Sitting Under The UX Bridge
Article No. 709 | August 4, 2011
by Andy Williams
Elements of digital works may be patented by litigious, abusive companies.

Apple's Proposed Multi-Touch UI System
Article No. 467 | April 8, 2011
by Luke Wroblewski
Looking behind the patents to see a coordinated proposal for a multi-touch UI.

Microsoft demos impressive muscle to computer interface
Article No. 461 | January 3, 2010

Scary secret copyright treaty leaked
Article No. 329 | June 6, 2008

Patent Room
Article No. 267 | March 18, 2008

Y! Music exec speaks out against DRM
Article No. 226 | October 9, 2007