Here’s a recap of the resources and information we shared on Twitter last week. Design The real problem with redesigns – As usual, awesome notes from @lukeW on our own @jmspool’s Presentation. New article from Jared Spool: Designing What’s Never Been Done Before Mobile RT @sixrevisions: Native App vs. Mobile Web App: A Quick Comparison [...]

We share a lot of information through Twitter. Everyday we’re sending out tweets about valuable resources, interesting articles, and latest industry happenings. But not everyone uses Twitter, so we’re starting a weekly blog post that summarizes the most popular tweets from the previous week. Since this is the first post, we’re covering tweets from June [...]

Remember the famous question, what comes first, the chicken or the egg? The world of user experience has a similar question, what comes first, design or content? The last few years there’s been a strong movement for content first. The belief is that completely fake data, like Lorem Ipsum, restricts us from truly evaluating the [...]

We could list dozens of reasons why you should attend the User Interface 17 conference in Boston, November 5-7. But we know you’re busy, so here are the top five for you. 1. Two full-days of intensive, deep dive workshops Each day you’ll be immersed with one of the UX experts learning the critical skills, [...]

There’s nothing worse than spending considerable time on a web site searching for information just to be led down a dark hole. We’ve all experienced the frustration when you think you’re on the right path, about to reach that golden moment of insight and knowledge, only to discover that what you’re in search of can’t [...]

We’re a bit giddy about the UX talent giving full-day workshops at this year’s User Interface 17 Conference in Boston, November 5-7. This year’s conference will up your UX game. You’ll acquire new advanced design techniques, learn about effective team-based processes, and dive into multi-device solutions. It’s 3 days you don’t want to miss. These [...]

Ratings and reviews can generate quite a lot of money. Who hasn’t asked a friend, peer, or family member their opinion on products or services, especially on something you’re about to purchase? A simple, “it did the job” or “it’s worth the money” is enough to convince most people to complete their purchase. How these [...]

Content is everywhere. With the amount of content users are confronted with everyday it can be challenging to garner their attention. Compounding this problem is the fact that designers and developers are often tasked with writing content that end users see. This can be an intimidating prospect if you’re unaccustomed to crafting copy.

Dashboards are a great idea. The problem is, many are useless. In this seminar, Hagan Rivers will show you which elements to include, how to structure them, and what to slash out of your existing dashboard that needs some UX TLC. She’ll show you a bunch of dashboards. And she’ll give you tips for helping [...]

With the amount of content coming at you from all sides, it can be difficult to make sense of it all and present it in a logical fashion. Curation allows you to create order out of all the chaos. Borrowed from the world of museums, curating your content allows you to form a narrative, showing your users what they can and should do with your content. Margot showcases lessons she has adopted from museum curators. She shows what content strategists take from these lessons and apply to their practice.