Article No. 1331 | October 22, 2014
An excerpt from Studying and Designing Technology for Domestic Life from Morgan Kaufmann looks at strategies for conducting in-home studies with children.
Article No. 1325 | October 14, 2014
If your products meet your users’ needs through intuition and exploration, using them can be a genuinely intuitive experience.
Article No. 1322 | October 8, 2014
Designing for smartwatches, smartglasses, and activity trackers means paying attention to factors like battery life, visual design, and social acceptance.
Article No. 1315 | September 29, 2014
While perhaps not the “biggest iOS release ever" promised by Apple, iOS 8 includes significant UX improvements alongside some notable interface updates.
Article No. 1308 | September 16, 2014
For technology to truly improve education, design needs to be the centerpiece for innovation, making the value proposition a better experience.
Article No. 1300 | September 3, 2014
For mobile devices to maximize their computing potential, we need touch-based interfaces that utilize the complex input our fingers and hands can express.
Article No. 1296 | August 26, 2014
The battle rages on to create compelling experiences that bank of the connectivity and data social networking services provide.
Article No. 1292 | August 19, 2014
For connected cars to truly connect with users OEM's need to figure out what's really important to drivers and make their information systems simple to use.
Article No. 1291 | August 18, 2014
Adding features is easy when you design with scalability in mind. But is that really a good thing?
Article No. 1287 | August 7, 2014
Wearable technology can't reach its full potential until it provides valued services without being obtrusive and causing the users extraneous learning pains.
Article No. 1278 | July 24, 2014
A survey of Digital Natives reveals a group of impatient users with fragmented attention spans who demand fast and intuitive products and services.
Article No. 1273 | July 14, 2014
In an excerpt from her new book Design for Kids, Debra Levin Gelman looks at how the relationship between children and technology has changed over the last three decades.
Article No. 1272 | July 14, 2014
A closer look at results in the Experience for Children category of the international Design for Experience awards, featuring the winner: Night Zookeeper.
Article No. 1254 | June 16, 2014
Products like Google Chromecast are creating new pathways for user-friendly connections between televisions and Internet content.
Article No. 1253 | June 12, 2014
UX experts Aaron Gustafson, Steve Portigal, and Whitney Quesenbery discuss the evolution, sophistication, and occasional creepiness for voice-recognition technology.
Article No. 1249 | June 4, 2014
A closer look at the results in the Mobile Solution or Application category of the international Design for Experience awards, featuring the winner: we are experience.
Article No. 1248 | June 3, 2014
A closer look at the history of mobile design and technology reveals common misconceptions that are making it difficult to move forward with clarity.
Article No. 1245 | May 28, 2014
By controlling the front end of mobile apps from the back end we can build customized experiences at runtime, creating cleaner interfaces and reducing load times.
Article No. 1244 | May 27, 2014
Being a successful mobile designer requires an evolved understanding of how people use their devices, a robust toolkit, and the flexibility to adapt to new technology.
Article No. 1237 | May 13, 2014
There's enough data out there to confirm that designing for mobile should be a priority, and the numbers can also help you find the right solutions for your project.
Article No. 1236 | May 12, 2014
A closer look at the results in the Interactive Component of an Advertising Campaign category of the international Design for Experience awards, featuring the winner: McKinney.
Article No. 1229 | April 29, 2014
When designing using metaphors like books, it's important to remember to use the strengths of the source material and let the weaknesses fall by the wayside.
Article No. 1218 | April 9, 2014
A closer look at the results in the Accessibility category of the international Design for Experience awards, featuring the winner: Tobii EyeMobile.
Article No. 1212 | March 31, 2014
The official website for the international Design for Experience awards is up and running!
