Great Resources
A short list of online resources I find interesting and useful for UX, design, research, and more… Informative Websites UX Matters: UXmatters provides insights and inspiration to both professionals working in all aspects of user experience (UX)—at every stage in their career—and students who are just beginning their journey in user experience. Boxes and Arrows: Boxes […]
Avoiding NUIcide
The early 1990s witnessed a major turning point in the evolution of user interfaces. We transitioned from command-line interfaces, like DOS, to graphical user interfaces (GUI), like Microsoft Windows. Now, we are at another major turning point as we evolve from GUI to natural user interactions (NUI). I consider myself lucky to be able to say […]
Consistency Abused
Amongst the many tools available to designers, design principles are key and fundamental. Teams create custom design principles for a specific project or product, authors sell their own comprehensive list with cool terms or phrases, and some companies have modeled their mottos or mission statements around one or more overarching principles. Of all the known design […]
Usability Myths
Here is short article I wrote in the early 2000’s when I had my own design consultancy, Interaction Architects. I thought it would be interesting to post it now, over 10 years later, and see how many of these myths persist even today. These myths were written based on my own experiences and some were borrowed from the […]