From the category archives:

General UX

Reviews & More Books

by erica on August 24, 2008

I found Don’t Make Me Think covered materials I was already aware of. Clearly it is a quick, concise book for those who aren’t already familiar with good design, or who are interested in it as stakeholders rather than designers. I’m sure it would’ve been more useful if I had read it at the beginning [...]

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Design for Emotion and Flow

by erica on August 20, 2008

Once again, Boxes & Arrows has an article that hits the UX nail on the head. Design for Emotion and Flow is an excellent look at the concepts of emotion and flow and why they are so important to UX designers. Usability is a great goal, yet as described here, it is only one part [...]

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Writing They Will Remember

by erica on July 4, 2008

Once again Amber has written an entry that leaves me inspired and breathless. As always, I am impressed at her ability to bring development and design forward, well beyond marketing concepts and usability requirements, into the realm of beautiful and enjoyable. Amber is one of those people who truly values the user experience. She recognizes [...]

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User experience design has become an essential consideration in the development of websites and technical communications. No longer can we throw together a few headings and numbered lists in CSS and XHTML and hope the result will be worthwhile and meaningful to users. As the web expands and content becomes more accessible, it is necessary [...]

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Summize

by erica on June 8, 2008

Summize is an excellent Twitter tool for searching tweets in real-time. In essence, it allows you to find tweets based on topics that interest you. This way, you can find people and conversations worth reading, even if you didn’t know the person before you found the interesting tweet. In my case, I [...]

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Catalyze

by erica on May 25, 2008

Catalyze is “a community for business analysts and usability professionals”, and is worth joining if only for the articles and information gathered together and organized in the Resources section. Blogs are also available to members, and several very interesting ones already exist if you prefer to read yet aren’t interested in signing up for [...]

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