User Experience

Land Your Dream UX Research Role: Take Your Career to the Next Level I’ve had the opportunity to meet many eager-to-get-into-the-field UX enthusiasts throughout my career. One of the first questions they often ask is, “ […]

UX Awards, Past and Present: An Interview with Beverly May The 3rd annual UX Awards took place on May 21, 2013 in New York City (see Figures 1-5). I had the pleasure of interviewing Beverly May, UX Awards […]

<!–:en–>Editor's Note: In Search of Inspiration<!–:–><!–:zh–>编者按：寻找灵感<!–:–><!–:KO–>편집 후기: 영감을 찾아서<!–:–><!–:pt–>Nota do editor: Em busca de inspiração<!–:–><!–:ja–>編集後記：インスピレーションを求めて <!–:–><!–:es–>Nota del editor: En búsqueda de la inspiración<!–:–> While hunting for artwork to decorate my new office, I came across the “Drive-thru Gallery” by Thomas Barbéy (see Figure 1). I was immediately draw […]

From Local Context to Global Design (Book Review) A review of Cross-Cultural Technology Design: Creating Culture-Sensitive Technology for Local Users by Huatong Sun Oxford University […]

<!–:en–>Underground Diagrams (Book Review)<!–:–><!–:zh–>地铁图纸（书评）<!–:–><!–:KO–>지하철 노선도(서평)<!–:–><!–:pt–>Mapas subterrâneos (resenha de livro)<!–:–><!–:ja–>地下鉄の路線図（ブックレビュー）<!–:–><!–:es–>Diagramas subterráneos (reseña de libro)<!–:–> A review of Vignelli Transit Maps By Peter B. Lloyd and Mark Ovenden Underground Maps Unravelled: Explorations in Information Design By Maxwell J. […]

<!–: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 […]