Great Resources

Great Resources

Posted by on Jan 4, 2015 in General Design, Management, Methods and Tools | No Comments

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

Avoiding NUIcide

Posted by on Oct 21, 2011 in NUI | No Comments

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

Consistency Abused

Posted by on Sep 8, 2011 in General Design | 2 Comments

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

Usability Myths

Posted by on May 5, 2011 in Usability | One Comment

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 […]