User Experience

QR Codes: Don't Hide the Magic Recently I was visiting my local barista’s shop and saw a flyer that had been posted on the bulletin board by a well-known national charity. I […]

A Unique Approach to Software Usability: What's In It for Your Development TeamIn my work with software development teams over the years, I’ve struggled to make a significant impact in software usability. No one gets out of b […]

“Do you trust me enough to answer this question?” Trust and Data Quality Here’s a question for you: what is your social security number? If you’re from the U.S., you probably thought: “Why should I tell you that? […]

Should We Conduct this Usability Study? Ethics Considerations in Evaluations Imagine this situation: you have been asked to evaluate a kiosk for access to government services to see if people with disabilities can use it. […]

<!–:en–>Experiencing Trust: Mother
 or Big Brother <!–:–><!–:zh–>体验信任：老妈还是大哥<!–:–><!–:KO–>신뢰 경험하기: 마더인가 빅 브라더인가<!–:–><!–:pt–>Experimentando a confiança: big brother ou big mother<!–:–><!–:ja–>信頼の経験：母か兄か<!–:–><!–:es–>Experimentando la Confianza: Mamá o Gran Hermano<!–:–>Social psychologists tend to think about things like trust a lot. But we are not software designers. When I read what usability experts have to […]

<!–:en–>Not So Strange, These Fictions 
(Book Review)<!–:–><!–:zh–>这些小说并非奇事 (书评)<!–:–><!–:KO–>그리 이상하지 않다, 이 픽션들 (서평)<!–:–><!–:pt–>Essas ficções não são tão estranhas (Crítica do livro)<!–:–><!–:ja–>これらの小説、それほど不思議ではない (書籍レビュー)<!–:–><!–:es–>No Tan Extraño, Estas Ficciones 
(Reseña)<!–:–> A review of Make It So: Interaction Design Lessons from Science Fiction By Nathan Shedroff & Christopher Noessel Rosenfeld Media, 2012 A miniature […]

<!–:en–>Diagramming: Making the Invisible Visible 
(Book Review)<!–:–><!–:zh–>图表：化无形为有形 (书评)<!–:–><!–:KO–>도식화하기: 보이지 않는 것을 가시화하는 (서평)<!–:–><!–:pt–>Diagramação: Tornando o visível invisível (Crítica do livro)<!–:–><!–:ja–>ダイアグラム：見えないものを見えるようにする (書籍レビュー)<!–:–><!–:es–>Diseño de Diagramas: Haciendo Visible lo Invisible (Reseña)<!–:–> A review of Designing Diagrams: Making Information Accessible through Design By Jan Gauguin BIS Publishers, 2011 Thanks to information technology […]

<!–:en–>Editor's Note: Reality Trumps Preconceptions<!–:–><!–:zh–>编者按：事实胜于成见<!–:–><!–:KO–>편집 후기: 현실이 선입관을 능가한다<!–:–><!–:pt–>Nota do editor: a realidade excede os preconceitos<!–:–><!–:ja–>編集者手記：現実が予想を越える<!–:–><!–:es–>Nota del Editor: La Realidad Supera las Ideas Preconcebidas)<!–:–>A geeky friend of mine told me to always take updates to my system software and applications, and so I do—even though I sometimes wonder about t […]

<!–:en–>Rubes Cartoons: In retrospect, Harold realized…<!–:–><!–:zh–>Rubes Cartoons: In retrospect, Harold realized…<!–:–><!–:KO–>Rubes Cartoons: In retrospect, Harold realized…<!–:–><!–:pt–>Cartoons do Rubes: Em retrospecto, Harold realizou…<!–:–><!–:ja–>Rubes Cartoons: In retrospect, Harold realized…<!–:–><!–:es–>Dibujos e Historietas de Rubes: En Retrospectiva, Harold Comprendió que…<!–:–> Read more Rubes cartoons or download the new daily Rubes app at rubescartoons.com (c) 2010, Leigh Rubin, Syndicated Cartoonist [greybox] In […]

Testing by Teaching: Peer Tutoring, a Usability Evaluation Method for Children In traditional usability testing, the participant is trying to accomplish two things at the same time: learning to use an unfamiliar product and […]

Making the Case: Rounding Out Usability Testing with Web Analytics Without web analytics data, you are missing part of the picture when it comes to planning and analyzing usability testing of a website. While […]

Mobilize: Make Good Things Come in Small Packages The flagship product of MathWorks is MATLAB, a program that scientists and engineers use for computation and data visualization. MATLAB users, […]

Which Path Is for Me? The Emerging Role of VP of UX Salesforce.com has a long history of creating usable and useful products for our customers. To continue to expand the breadth and depth of our […]

Dear Diary: Using Diaries to Study User Experience Keeping a diary is not just a hobby undertaken by teenage girls trying to make sense of life and love. Diary methods have been widely used in […]

Simplicity, Not So Simple: Embracing Deep Gradual EngagementMaking an experience simple doesn’t have to be about reducing complexity for the users; it’s about attempting to stay within what the users are […]

The “A” Word: Accessibility as Part of UX People often go a bit faint when you mention accessibility. Visions of text-only websites, monochrome designs, and static content swirl in their […]

Hold the Sprinkles! Design Mapping for Agile UX Design
 Your software product is going through a major redesign.The user experience team needs to make interface design updates to all areas of the […]

Back to the Future: UX in the Past 100 Years of Science Fiction If you want to get a kick out of looking into the future of UX design, take a close look at the science fiction movies of the last 100 years. From […]

<!–:en–>Making Everything Fit (Book Review)<!–:–><!–:zh–>各得其所：Ethan Marcotte 的《响应性网站设计》 (书评)<!–:–><!–:KO–>모든 것을 알맞게 만들기 “민감한 웹 디자인”. 저자: Ethan Marcotte (서평)<!–:–><!–:pt–>Fazendo tudo se encaixar (Crítica do livro)<!–:–><!–:ja–>すべてをフィットさせる「「反応の良いWebデザイン」、Ethan Marcotte著 (書籍レビュー)<!–:–><!–:es–>Haciendo Posible que Quepa Todo (Reseña)<!–:–> A review of Responsive Web Design By Ethan Marcotte A Book Apart, 2011 For years, web design and usability didn’t seem to go hand in hand. H […]

<!–:en–>Rubes Cartoons: Be Reasonable<!–:–><!–:zh–>Rubes Cartoons: Be Reasonable<!–:–><!–:KO–>Rubes Cartoons: Be Reasonable<!–:–><!–:pt–>Cartoons do Rubes: seja razoável<!–:–><!–:ja–>Rubes Cartoons: Be Reasonable<!–:–><!–:es–>Dibujos e Historietas de Rubes: Sé Razonable<!–:–> Read more Rubes cartoons or download the new daily Rubes app at rubescartoons.com (c) 2005, Leigh Rubin, Syndicated Cartoonist [greybox] Be […]