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Design Standards Let the Interface Disappear Behind the Experience

The best UIs get out of the way and let the experience shine—clear design standards make such interface designs possible.
Article - Mike Maass - July 9, 2013 - 5 Comments

The Strategic and Tactical Aspects of UX Leadership

Looking at UX management from a military perspective reveals a need for both tactical and strategic leadership roles.
Article - John McGloon - June 26, 2013 - 7 Comments

Embracing the UX Spectrum

Empathy, creativity and systems thinking play crucial parts in the design of successful experiences and can also foster consensus within the UX community
Article - Jordan Clayton-Hall - June 11, 2013 - 2 Comments

Make It So: Five Lessons in Interaction Design from Star Trek

As the book "Make It So" points out, Star Trek has influenced the course of interaction design and continues to push the boundaries of design imagination.
Article - UX Magazine Staff, Nathan Shedroff, Christopher Noessel - May 16, 2013 - 2 Comments

Create a Better Responsive User Experience

The best responsive web designs show a rich understanding of what users are looking for and the right way to deliver it.
Article - Nick Switzer - May 14, 2013 - 2 Comments

A Look at Flat Design and Why It's Significant

By eschewing the design limitations of skeuomorphism and embracing the limitations of digital experiences, flat design has the potential to create great UX.
Article - Luke Clum - May 13, 2013 - 47 Comments

The ustwo™ Pixel Perfect Precision Handbook 2

Almost a year and a half after the first release of the PPP handbook – we still love pixels. We’ve been working hard to make it bigger, better, and more useful.

Resource - Gyppsy - May 7, 2013 - 1 Comments

Building a Better User Experience by Designing in the Browser

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 - Jared Rogers - April 29, 2013 - 13 Comments

Visual Balance and Weight Allocation for Usability

Paying close attention to the visual path your website creates will reveal opportunities for reaching peak usability.
Article - Tammy Guy - March 14, 2013 - 9 Comments

Intersection - How Enterprise Design Bridges the Gap Between Business, Technology and People

In Intersection, Milan Guenther introduces a Strategic Design approach that aligns the overarching design efforts in complex environments on common course, in order to shape tomorrow’s enterprises

Resource - Milan Guenther - November 19, 2012 - 0 Comments

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