I recently read an article from Jared Spool, of User Interface Engineering, that was written as if he were writing about my personal experience. The article, Essential UX Layers for Agile and Lean Design teams, identifies key concepts I have found helpful with agile UX…
There are some innovations that really resonate with me. This is one such innovation. Dot, a 360 degree camera attachment for the iPhone, crosses the divide from passive to immersive image capture that places the viewer literally in the middle of an experience. What’s more, it’s interactive. You can pan the scene in motion. For [...]
“Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works. The design of the Mac wasn’t what it looked like, although that was part of it. Primarily, it was how it worked. To design something really well, you have to [...]
“Death is very likely the very best invention of Life. It is life’s change event. It clears out the old to make way for the new….Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life….Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” [...]
Here is another great video illustrating the evolution and impact of crowd sourcing on digital media. The video is done in the style Michael Wesch’s Web 2.0 video. Crowd-sourcing is a powerful method of data collection that evolves
How Your Company Would Have Ruined the iPad2. Real world observations that differentiate the good design from great design.
Google is sponsoring a project to bring the Fine Art museum experience into our homes using Street View Technology and very high-resolution imagery. The Google Art Project is the next natural step in exposing folks to fine art.
It can be challenge communicating the The ROI of User Experience across teams within a given organization. Here is a a well produced video that effectively communicates the material value of thoughtful design. The video is narrated by Dr. Susan Weinschenk, PhD, CUA, Chief of UX Strategy with Human Factors International.
For those who are involved with Product Development, the Process Classification Framework is a must have reference to ensure your organization has the necessary processes in place to succeed. The Process Classification Framework or PCF is a cross industry product development lifecycle standard that has been developed by an open source community of product development [...]
This amazing video incorporates the latest open web technologies, including HTML5 video, audio, Google maps, street views, and a rich scripted 3D environment.
Another great presentation by cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch at UX week hosted by Adaptive Path. Dr Wesch continues to illustrate the evolution and impact of media on our cultural evolution. A must see for anyone working in New Media. UX Week 2010 | Michael Wesch | Mediated Culture from Adaptive Path on Vimeo. It took tens of thousands of years [...]
Great presentation from Adaptive Path’s UX Week with Adam Mosseri, Product Design Manager at Facebook. Adam talks about data Informed, Not Data Driven design decisions at Facebook. In this presentation Adam talks about petabyte of data their design teams have access to for design decision, but more importantly, he speaks about the effectiveness of small [...]
When developing a strategy to institutionalize user-centered product design within an organization, it is important to understand your audience. There are many different roles within an organization however, when it comes to product development there are 2 main groups you need to work with when institutionalizing user centered product design. The first group includes those [...]
This may sound obvious but I have to say it. Companies cannot succeed without clear, easy to understand business objectives. Business objectives provide direction. Easily understood and highly socialized objectives are fundamental to efficient and effective operation. So how do companies clearly define business objectives and ensure all development and operational efforts align directly under [...]
Getting everyone in a n organization to work together can feel like an impossible task. Experienced experts have referred to
And here is another compelling video that walks us through some startling social media statistics from Socialnomics by Erik Qualman
Apple has worked hard to craft a very accessible, every thing to all people, brand persona. With recent dust-ups over flash support and closing down it’s developer support, Apple is not managing its brand well. Enter Ellen, with her hysterical iPhone Parody. Here was the perfect opportunity for Apple to
This weekend I came across photos and video from our family vacation to Oregon. It was a few years ago and we were visiting extended family in Portland. We took a day trip up to Mt. St. Helens. The day was overcast and the clouds covered the crater of the mountain. Just the same, Mt. [...]
Working with cross functional teams, UX designers often need to reference research that supports a given design recommendation. Without a quick reference it becomes difficult. A few years back, I found the University Minnesota Deluth Web Design References below. The reference is well organized and provides quick access to best practice when it comes to usability. For more [...]
Totally cool technology of the day. This morning my brother emailed me his streaming video page from his phone so I could watch the birth of my nephew half way around the world. As always, thank you Devin. Thank you for expanding my nephew pool and thank you for showing me some wicked cool technology. Qik [...]