User Experience

Agile UX IS Collaboration: Mastering the Method When we think of Agile, we often think of the more prominent characteristics of Agile environments—the fast pace, the iterations, the daily s […]

<!–:en–>Rubes Cartoon: Snowman<!–:–><!–:zh–>Rubes 卡通： 雪人<!–:–><!–:KO–>Rubes 카툰: 눈사람<!–:–><!–:pt–>Quadrinho do Rubes: homem de neve<!–:–><!–:ja–>Rubesコミック： 雪だるま<!–:–><!–:es–>Historieta de Rubes: muñeco de nieve<!–:–> Read more Rubes cartoons or download the new daily Rubes app at rubescartoons.com (c) 2013, Leigh Rubin, Syndicated Cartoonist [greybox] Snowman Two […]

<!–:en–>Superphone to the Rescue!<!–:–> With the growing use of cell phones by children, UK-based Mtrack Services Ltd. is developing a suite of products that can be used easily by children and […]

The View from the Knowledge Bridge: Navigating Mergers and Mash-ups What happens when people from two different disciplines get together to try to produce a third thing? Sometimes they need a knowledge bridge. During a […]

Collaboration with the Front Line: Designing for Support When my team set out to design a chat feature to assist DIRECTV technical support staff as they worked to troubleshoot technical problems with […]

Videoconferencing: Overcoming the Tyranny of Distance Conventional wisdom and research studies suggest that having team members work together in the same place is a significant factor in team success. […]

Has the Jury Reached a Verdict? A Courtroom Analogy for UX Making the right decision doesn’t have to be a trial by fire. Let’s look outside of UX to a place where there is a long-established skill set and mod […]

Lost in Translation: Communicating the Subtleties of Design across BordersEarly in my design career, I walked into my first meeting with a new team as they held a videoconference with developers from an office in China. I was […]

Educational Games: Ten Design Tips for Immersive Learning Experiences Games have become the go-to technology for creating engaging and educational experiences. They have popped up online, in schools, in museums, at large […]

Collaborative Sessions: Combining Analogue and Digital Tools Teams often use collaborative methods such as brainstorming and affinity diagrams to gather ideas and organize information. Pen and paper are typically […]

Empathy: Defining, Realizing, and Facilitating Designers talk about empathy. A lot. But do you really know what they mean? Social psychologist Daniel Batson identifies eight different ways that […]

The Collaboration Success Wizard: How to Improve Your Long-Distance Projects Regardless of the kind of organization you are part of, it is increasingly common to work with others who are based at different physical locations. […]

<!–:en–>Redesigning Healthcare (Book Review)<!–:–><!–:zh–>重新设计医疗保健<!–:–><!–:KO–>의료 서비스 재설계<!–:–><!–:pt–>Reprojetar a assistência médica<!–:–><!–:ja–>ヘルスケアの再デザイン<!–:–><!–:es–>Rediseñar la atención médica<!–:–> A review of Design for Care: Innovating Healthcare Experience by Peter H. Jones Rosenfeld Media, 2013 If there is a “right” person to think about how […]

<!–:en–>UX Goes Global (Book Review)<!–:–><!–:zh–>我们很快都将成为全球化的 UX 从业者<!–:–><!–:KO–>머지 않아 모두가 글로벌 UX 디자이너들이 될 것입니다<!–:–><!–:pt–>Todos nós seremos em breve praticantes globais de experiência do usuário<!–:–><!–:ja–>私たちは皆、もうすぐグローバルUX実行者となる<!–:–><!–:es–>Pronto todos seremos usuarios globales de experiencia de usuario<!–:–> A review of two books Global UX: Design and Research in a Connected World by Whitney Quesenbery and Daniel Szuc Morgan Kauffman, 2011 and The Handbook […]

<!–:en–>A Curated Selection of Practical Tips and Advice (Book Review)<!–:–><!–:zh–>精选实用技巧和建议<!–:–><!–:KO–>선택된 실전 요령 및 조언<!–:–><!–:pt–>Uma seleção de dicas e conselhos práticos<!–:–><!–:ja–>実践的なヒントと助言に関する精選した抜粋<!–:–><!–:es–>Una selección de consejos prácticos<!–:–> A review of The Mobile Frontier: A Guide for Designing Mobile Experiences by Rachel Hinman Rosenfeld Media, 2012 The Mobile Frontier is at times […]

Editor's Note: Collaboration for Survival and CreativityWhile we were working on this issue, I came across a website that features a variety of different animal species. Each species’ photograph was a […]

From the Experts: The Past, Present, and Future of UX User experience is a field that constantly redefines itself. Over the course of my career, I’ve been called an information architect, an interaction d […]

<!–:en–>Rubes Cartoon: Pyramids<!–:–><!–:zh–>金字塔<!–:–><!–:KO–>피라미드<!–:–><!–:pt–>Pirâmides<!–:–><!–:ja–>ピラミッド<!–:–><!–:es–>Pirámides<!–:–> Read more Rubes cartoons or download the new daily Rubes app at rubescartoons.com (c) 2013, Leigh Rubin, Syndicated Cartoonist [greybox] Pyramid We […]

<!–:en–>What's News: Hey Good Lookin’ <!–:–> Those of us who have been frustrated for years by the world’s lack of focus on usability take heart: a web marketing campaign for a new brand of s […]

Mindful Design: What the UX World Can Learn from Yoga “Yoga will change your life.” I will never forget these words that my husband, who has practiced a tradition of meditation for twenty-five years, sai […]