IA Summit 12: Clutter is King
I really enjoyed Clutter is King: The story of filing, piling and beyond and how people really get things done by Paris Buttfield-Addison and Jon Manning. It was an insightful look at the way that...
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Scott Kubie gave a nice summary of change management in his talk on Communicating Change. He described 3 ways to communicate change, and 3 ways to take that communication to the next level. Change is a...
View ArticleIA Summit 12: Happiness is Overrated
I really enjoyed Happiness is Overrated. Misery is Money by Dave Burke. This session focused on how customer service affects customer retention and why it is so important to focus on the customer...
View ArticleIA Summit 12: Leadership Skills
Dan Brown gave a great talk on conflict entitled Leadership Skills: Managing Difficult Situations on Design Projects. The talk highlights the basis of his new card game Surviving Design Skills. In...
View ArticleIA Summit 12: Dimensions of Complexity
The last regular talk I attended at the summit was Dimensions of Complexity by Nadine Schaeffer. It was a fantastic talk about the dimensions and attributes of complexity and how to focus complexity....
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Midwest UX 2012 Session Sketchnotes
I’m so pleased that I was able to attend Midwest UX this year in my hometown of Columbus Ohio, and I was thrilled that it was hosted at COSI. It was a great conference with a lot of local talent from...
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UPA 2012 Session Sketchnotes
I did back to back conferences this month, attending the UPA the day after flying out of Ohio from Midwest UX. Still excited about the sketchnoting workshop I had attended there I decided to see if I...
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The Power of A/B Testing
When it comes to increasing conversions on click through and sign up, and testing the nuances of design all of my favorite articles are coincidentally about A/B testing. Below I will discuss two of...
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Information Architecture vs. Interaction Design
I am often surprised to find that many practitioners do not feel there is much difference between Information Architecture (IA) and Interaction Design (IxD) as I find the differences to be rather...
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AOL’s new Alto Mail
A came across an article today by Fast Co Design regarding AOL’s ALTO email program. I’m not sure what rock I’ve been under during the holidays that I haven’t heard of this yet, but it has definitely...
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UX Tidbits – May
I’ve been writing a lot and publishing a little lately as I’ve been working on fine tuning some ideas. In the mean time, I’ve also been reading a lot and decided to start sharing some of the tidbits...
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UX Tidbits – July
This month I have been getting back into graphic and web design a bit more, and wanted to explore some of the basics. Here are some nice reference articles on the basics of visual and interaction...
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Is the Save Disk Icon Dead?
I was recently posed with the question of whether the save disk icon should be removed from software as a majority of software users have never actually used a floppy disk. Not to mention that save...
View ArticleDigging into Design Details
Interface design is a complicated process. Designs are rarely created in an ah-ha moment so much as they are the result of a process that takes lots of time and thought. Designing interfaces involves...
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No New Mail
I had a specific experience with Gmail lately that left me craving some character and delight. Now I consider character and delight to be two very different aspects of user experience design. Delight...
View Article8 Tips for Quick Research Notes
Whether you are the note-taker, or the researcher reviewing a recording, it is important to find a good short hand for taking notes. It must be quick, but also easily scannable and understandable by...
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Infographic Best Practices
I had the opportunity to help out with an infographic design recently and it gave me to a great opportunity to explore this communication medium in general. There are some really great examples on...
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The Power of A/B Testing
When it comes to increasing conversions on click through and sign up, and testing the nuances of design all of my favorite articles are coincidentally about A/B testing. Below I will discuss two of...
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Information Architecture vs. Interaction Design
I am often surprised to find that many practitioners do not feel there is much difference between Information Architecture (IA) and Interaction Design (IxD) as I find the differences to be rather...
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AOL’s new Alto Mail
A came across an article today by Fast Co Design regarding AOL’s ALTO email program. I’m not sure what rock I’ve been under during the holidays that I haven’t heard of this yet, but it has definitely...
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