Stories
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Integrating UX into the Product Backlog
by Jon Innes | [6 comments]
Many agile teams can't develop good
user experiences because UX just
isn't integrated well enough. With the
UX Integration Matrix, Jon Innes helps
solve this problem by integrating UX
with every possible part of the
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Are Design Patterns an Anti-pattern?
by Stephen Turbek | [11 comments]
Are design patterns actually a good
thing? Stephen Turbek thinks not.
It’s not that design pattern libraries
are bad, but that in a world of
limited resources, there's a better approach: reaching outside the
design group to solve the whole
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Complexity and User Experience
by Jon Bolt | [3 comments]
Jon Bolt explores how changing the discussion from "functionality" to "complexity" helps product owners and designers better evaluate the real impact new features have on a product. more...
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Alignment Diagrams
by James Kalbach | [2 comments]
Alignment diagrams bring actions, thoughts, and people together to address the causes of poor experience at their root. James Kalbach shows how designers can use this tool to solve business problems and have real business impact. more...
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Are your users S.T.U.P.I.D?
by Stephen Turbek | [32 comments]
Stephen Turbek highlights the various, subtle pressures on a user that reduce a user's "effective intelligence", or what they actually use when using an interface. more...
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Novices Orienteer, Experts Teleport
by Tyler Tate | [4 comments]
Expertise significantly impacts how
we seek information online. Tyler
Tate explores how the differences
between novices and experts help
us design better search interfaces for
both groups of users. more... -
Storyboarding iPad Transitions
by Greg Nudelman | [15 comments]
Most designers will soon be asked to
design transitions. Greg Nudelman
helps us prepare by examining the principles behind a good animation,
showing how to sketch them out, and explaining how to document them effectively for development. more... -
The Stranger's Long Neck
by Jeff Parks | [5 comments]
In this B&A podcast, Jeff Parks speaks with Gerry McGovern about the thinking that went into his new book. They discuss customers as strangers, the Long Neck, and task management — how to deliver and
measure what your customers want. more... -
So You Wanna Build a Library, Eh?
by Nathan Curtis | [11 comments]
[Book excerpt] Building a library isn’t trivial and may not be right for your organization. Nathan Curtis examines the questions you to ask before building a design library. more...
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Emotional Design with A.C.T. - Part 1
by Trevor van Gorp | [21 comments]
We form relationships with products and services for the same reasons we form them with people. In this first of two installments, Trevor explains how emotion commands attention. more...
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IA Summit 10 - Day 3
by Jeff Parks | [3 comments]
The IA Summit was held in Phoenix, AZ from April 9-11. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions from Day 3, Sunday, April 11. These sessions cover subjects from beekeeping to urban IA to how companies finally arrive at an experience vision. Enjoy! more...
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IA Summit 10 - Day 2
by Jeff Parks | [6 comments]
The IA Summit was held in Phoenix, AZ from April 9-11. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions from Day 2, Saturday, April 10. These sessions cover subjects from consulting vs. employee to principle and patterns to hacking UX in the organization. Enjoy! more...
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IA Summit 10 - Day 1
by Jeff Parks | [0 comments]
The IA Summit was held in Phoenix, AZ from April 9-11. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions from Day 1, Friday, April 9. Enjoy! more...
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IA Summit 10 - Whitney Hess Keynote
by Jeff Parks | [8 comments]
In her closing Keynote at the 2010 IA Summit, Whitney Hess calls the UX community to charge outward with our shared mission and "cross the chasm" to real leadership. more...
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IA Summit 10 - Richard Saul Wurman Keynote
by Jeff Parks | [0 comments]
In his keynote from the 2010 IA Summit, Richard Saul Wurman encourages the design community to take on big problems rather than make small changes incrementally. more...
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IA Summit 10 - Dan Roam Keynote
by Jeff Parks | [0 comments]
Dan Roam kicked off the 2010 IA Summit by sharing his unique approach that helps solve complex problems through visual thinking. more...
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Designing for Social Interaction
by Paul Adams | [20 comments]
People increasingly use the web to get the information they need from each other, increasing the importance of social web design in the designer's skill set. Paul Adams describes some basics about human relationships and key behaviors that impact our designs. more...
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Faceted Finding with Super-Powered Breadcrumbs
by Greg Nudelman | [10 comments]
Greg Nudelman's recent research into faceted search reveals the weaknesses in half-way attempts to combine facets and breadcrumbs. He recommends a "super-breadcrumb" design that takes faceted search to the next level. more...
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Case study of agile and UCD working together
by James Kelway | [13 comments]
How does Agile work effectively when redesigning a site? James Kelway uses case studies as starting points to explore how Agile and UCD can work together during wholesale redesigns. more...
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How to Win Friends and Influence People Remotely
by Patrick Stapleton | [9 comments]
Patrick Stapleton is the ultimate remote collaborator, working with teams and end users all over the world. He shares with us some tools and techniques that help him "stay in the game." more...