User Experience

<!–:en–>Rubes Cartoon: Sheep's Picnic<!–:–><!–:zh–>Rubes 卡通：绵羊的野餐<!–:–><!–:KO–>Rubes 카툰: Sheep’s Picnic<!–:–><!–:pt–>Cartoon de Rubes: Piquenique da ovelha <!–:–><!–:ja–>Rubesコミック：羊のピクニック<!–:–><!–:es–>Historieta de Rubes: el picnic de la oveja<!–:–> Read more Rubes cartoons or download the new daily Rubes app at rubescartoons.com (c) 2010, Leigh Rubin, Syndicated Cartoonist [greybox]Sheep’s […]

The Use Case for a Lightsaber? What Sci-Fi Authors Can Learn from UX Writing compelling science fiction is a balancing act. On the one hand, you have the demands of the genre: future technologies and the situations they […]

Controlled and Totalitarian: Sci-Fi's Pessimistic View of the Future Since the optimistic earliest work of science fiction movies, notably, A Trip to the Moon (1902) by Georges Méliérs, movies categorized as such have b […]

To Boldly Go Where No Observer Has Gone Before: Sci-Fi Movies for UX Practice Observation techniques are useful for field observation, usability studies, contextual inquiry, and everyday survival in an office environment. The […]

Interview with SF Author Rudy Rucker: Interfaces in Sci-Fi Aaron Marcus: You and fellow cyberpunk sci-fi author Bruce Sterling were guest speakers at CHI 1992, “Sci-Fi at CHI.” You talked about com […]

From Science Fiction to Science Fact: How Design Can Influence the Future Gene Roddenberry could never have imagined that a prop from his TV show would change the world, but that’s exactly what happened when he introduced t […]

Interview with Sci-Fi Author Bruce Sterling: Alien-Computer Interfaces Aaron Marcus: Do sci-fi movies adequately deal with alien-computer interfaces? Bruce Sterling: My philosophy is to let Hollywood be Hollywood. […]

The Dystopian Experience: Technology and UX in Science Fiction The science fiction author Neal Stephenson has said that today’s science fiction is fixated on nihilism and apocalyptic scenarios. It’s an int […]

2029: Fashion Futurism Futuristic fashions depict the ideologies of the period in history when the fashions were created far more accurately than they manage to predict future […]

The UX of UsScience fiction is often labeled “the genre of ideas,” and that description really does sum up what great science fiction is all about. Writing sci […]

<!–:en–>Two Museums of Future UX Design (Book Review)<!–:–><!–:zh–>两个未来用户体验设计展览馆(书评)<!–:–><!–:KO–>Two Museums of Future UX Design (서평)<!–:–><!–:pt–>Dois Museus do Projeto da Experiência do Usuário do Futuro (Análise de Livro)<!–:–><!–:ja–>未来のUXデザインを収めた2つの博物館（書籍レビュー）<!–:–><!–:es–>Dos Museos sobre el Diseño de UX del Futuro (reseña de libros)<!–:–> A review of two books: Art of Imagination: 20th Century Visions of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Introduction by Frank M. Robinson, with Frank […]

<!–:en–>Letting Go of the Words (Book Review)<!–:–><!–:zh–>放飞语言 (书评)<!–:–><!–:KO–>Letting Go of the Words (서평)<!–:–><!–:pt–>Deixar as palavras de lado (Análise de Livro)<!–:–><!–:ja–>言葉は忘れて （書籍レビュー）<!–:–><!–:es–>Dejar que las palabras se vayan (reseña de libros)<!–:–> A review of Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (2nd edition) by Janice (Ginny) Redish Morgan Kauffman Do you write for the web? […]

Editor's Note: UX and Science Fiction The topic of this special issue of UX magazine provides an occasion to explore perspectives on the future of technology, society, communication, and […]

On the Edge: Beyond UX in Western Science FictionStudies of user experience in science fiction media, especially under the infuence of Hollywood movies like Avatar and Prometheus, set up a bias towards […]

<!–:en–>Rubes Cartoon: The Pantheon<!–:–><!–:zh–>Rubes 卡通: 万神殿<!–:–><!–:KO–>Rubes Cartoon: 판테온(The Pantheon)<!–:–><!–:pt–>Cartoons Rubes: O Panteão<!–:–><!–:ja–>Rubesコミック：パンテオン<!–:–><!–:es–>Dibujos e Historietas de Rubes: El Panteón<!–:–> Read more Rubes cartoons or download the new daily Rubes app at rubescartoons.com (c) 2010, Leigh Rubin, Syndicated Cartoonist [greybox]The […]

<!–:en–>Pretending to Be You (Issue 2.2)<!–:–> The Screen Scene Usabilty in Practice: Eight steps for recruiting the right usability test participants by Kimberly Oslob Ready for a Test Drive The […]

The UX Portfolio: Your Golden Ticket to Job Interviews Whether you’re a recent graduate or a seasoned veteran of user experience design or research, having a portfolio is one of the biggest factors i […]

Making the Most of a UX Internship: Out of the Classroom and into the Wild For students, a summer internship represents a major first step in establishing oneself as a user experience professional. Internships are a […]

Building the Next-Gen UX Team: Strategies for Cultivating Generalists If you entered the UX industry in the mid to late ‘90s, you probably did a little bit of everything, which helped you get through some of the l […]

Care About Your UX Career? Network Now! Networking is critical regardless of what your career is. That said, by definition user experience is centered on understanding people: the people […]