On User Experience Design
There are many people who believe that product design is a less important part of the things we build. They almost believe that it can be left as an afterthought. I’m sure most people have heard the...
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Create an Animated Shine Effect with jQuery Part 1
jQuery is an amazing javascript framework that equips you with the tools to create beautiful effects extremely easily. While designing an add to cart notification for an online store I knew I needed...
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The Use of Color in User Interfaces
This post was updated February 13, 2013. Please refer to the new article, Good Design is Accessibility. I just came off a 2.5-month engagement where the work was pure User Experience Design, no coding...
View ArticleDesigning for Mobile First
Designing for responsive layouts has been a big topic lately. I’ve been reading up on it a lot, and have officially been won over to a side. I believe that starting small and working upwards in size is...
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User Expectations vs. Creator Perceptions
Creating successful user experiences is an art. A lot of art involves taking advantage of the way that the brain processes information. The most successful designs (user experiences or otherwise) are...
View ArticleThe Science of User Experience Design
User Experience design has always been, and continues to be, a field riddled with ambiguous labeling and nomenclature. We hear all sorts of conjecture and debate as to what terms have what specific...
View ArticleCEOs Really Should Champion UX Design … But from Afar
This morning I was alerted to Yahoo!’s new corporate logo, and have read a number of blogs discussing the validity of the design process, the strength of the logo, and the leadership of Yahoo!’s CEO...
View ArticleThe Pendulum Swing of Flat Design
I dislike visual clutter. Most people do. Perhaps they can’t articulate it. I know most of our clients say things like, “It looks too crowded,” if presented with something that strikes them that way....
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