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Branching Out from the Apple Tree: An iOS loyalist considers mobile alternatives

Android, Apple, Apple iOS, Consumer products, Design, Gestures, Google, Interface and Navigation Design, iPhone, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, New and Emerging Technologies, Product design, Reviews, Software, Touch, Usability, User Reported Feedback, Voice & Natural Language, Windows Phone

A review of the features and UI elements of the Motorola Moto X and the Nokia Lumia 1020, which give an Apple enthusiast pause for consideration.

Article by Carrie Spates, Matthew Fiore

November 18, 2013

7 min read

Tesla’s Groundbreaking UX: An interview with User Interface Manager Brennan Boblett

Automotive, Business UX Leaders, Business Value and ROI, Customer Experience, Design, Emotion, Information Design and Architecture, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Interviews, Location-Based Services, Mobile Technology, New and Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Product design, Software, Touch, Usability, Visual Design

In an interview, Telsa’s User Interface Manager discusses the experience design that went into the Model S and its groundbreaking 17″ touch control panel.

Article by Steve Tengler

November 4, 2013

5 min read

Designing for Imperfection in Action

Agile and Iterative Process, Design, Design Theory, Design Tools and Software, Development, Form design, Information Design and Architecture, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Location-Based Services, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, New and Emerging Technologies, Patterns and Components, Privacy and Data Security, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Project Management, Psychology and Human Behavior, Research Methods and Techniques, Software, Strategy, Technology, Usability, Wireframes

Embracing the messiness and complexity of the systems, users, and contexts we’re designing for can yield flexible future-proofed products.

Article by Steven Hoober

October 2, 2013

8 min read

Mobile Testing Toolbox: Part 1

Analytics and Tracking, Android, Apple, Apple iOS, Contextual User Studies, Design, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, iPad, iPhone, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Product design, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Reviews, Software, Technology, Touch, Usability, User Acceptance Testing, User Reported Feedback, Video

A survey of mobile testing tools for moderated usability studies finds products and features that suit many different design needs.

Article by Amber DeRosa

September 26, 2013

8 min read

How to Create an Enterprise UI Toolkit

Agile and Iterative Process, Apple, Design, Design Tools and Software, Development, Enterprise Products, Google, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Microsoft, Personas, Product design, Prototypes, Research Methods and Techniques, Software, Video, Web, Wireframes, Working With Stakeholders

Designing large software products requires a living library of the project’s diverse elements and visual standards, enter the enterprise UI toolkit .

Article by Ariel Grace Snapp

September 3, 2013

6 min read

Unicorn, Shmunicorn: Be a Pegasus

Design, Design Tools and Software, Development, Flow and Immersion, Marketing and Brand, Personal and Professional Development, Product design, Project Management, Psychology and Human Behavior, Software, Technology, Wireframes

That rare creature on the UX landscape with the glittering horn—the one who can design and program—don’t be one of those. Be a Pegasus instead, and fly above it all.

Article by Wayne Greenwood

August 14, 2013

4 min read

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Branching Out from the Apple Tree: An iOS loyalist considers mobile alternatives