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User Experience Design in an Agile Development Cycle
Posted: Mar 30th, 2007 | No Comments
The title pretty much says it all. After working for a while now in an agile development model. I’ve discovered several disturbing things that really cause a loss of sanity. The agile development cycle is quite fast. Depending on your team it has different lengths. Most iterations seem to be...
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Why Did My Design Fail Miserably and Other Not Nice Things?
Posted: Mar 28th, 2007 | No Comments
So as I was laying here sick in bed and thinking about design stuff. That’s the great thing or a curse about having a design based job. Even while you are sick you can’t always turn off your brain. So unless asleep or staring at the tv you are always thinking.
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The Haves, Have Nots & Feature Bloated User Experience.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2007 | No Comments
Imagine with me a minute that you have just identified in your Book Keeper 2.0 web application that too much information and functionality is jammed into the “add new book” page. The business analysts insist that everything needs to be available to the user. They “need” to...
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Corporate Conflicts A Cantakerous Cacophany of Confusion.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2007 | No Comments
One topic that constantly is under debate in the corporate design world is: “Who makes the final decision.” Does the designer, business analyst, information architect, developer etc? Personally, this has been a major area of contention. When it comes to design and the user interface...
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So what is this corporate thinkers site all about?
Posted: Mar 20th, 2007 | No Comments
As 100% of the web tends to be, this is a work in progress. This site is structured towards the corporate & in-house designer. The current plan is to outline web application projects and provide tips, examples, design patterns, and best practices for the delivery of “CTHINKER Fake...
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Book Reviews: Neuro Web Design What Makes Them Click. I read a lot of books and in this field it’s good to both refresh and improve your skills. The latest book I finished (just this morning) is Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click? by Susan M. Weinschenk.
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May 12th, 2009 |
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SXSW 2008 – Day 2 Summary - The day started with a glimpse into accessibility. The class was really basic and there were only 1 or 2 things that I picked up overall. I think what we wanted to here more about was guidelines and instead we found out more about the people and the issues they face. THere is nothing wrong with...
Mar 10th, 2008 |
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Blog Respose: Bowman Leaves Google This topic has been blowing up all over the design world online. For the full blog post from Bowman Lead Visual Designer at Google visit his blog.
The quick summary is this. He left because of design V.S. engineering issues. The article goes on to talk about the almost obsessive need to validate...
Mar 20th, 2009 |
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Twitter is a great way to share new and exciting resources with all our viewers. Each day I provide links and commentary on all things UI. You can find UI resources, UI design examples, new techniques, and a lot more by Following @UIDESIGNGUIDE on Twitter.
- Konigi -creator and one of my fav sites - moves to work on BALSAMIQ a great ui prototyping tool - http://bit.ly/cywlAK
- 10 must see UI / UX / interaction design videos via - johnny holland http://bit.ly/9cV4Wt
- Article on rich interactions - http://bit.ly/bZttrs
- Great article on the Mega DRop down type menu.... I see a lot more of these lately: http://bit.ly/bXZQMM
- Because it's always a good idea to have a x - compatible browser testing place - http://bit.ly/6bGQGc
- Excellent look at realism and deconstruction of iconic imagery as it pertains to UI DESIGN - http://bit.ly/6vbIC9)
- Great article for when clients say just jam that content togehter more: - Whitespace is your friend - http://bit.ly/8R1Qro
- A comical look at the frustrating world of PRINTERS- but very true: http://bit.ly/6MsdIi)
The idea for this design blog first came about two years ago at SXSW Interactive.
Currently UI Design guide is in its fourth redesign. This site takes quite a bit of time to maintain as well as write the content. Just like UI Design this site is a passion that keeps evolving.
Inside, I cover articles on many topics icluding: lessons, prototyping methods, agile UX methods, design reviews, design challenges, application features, and of course design experiences, just to name a few.
With all the blogs out there you may be asking yourself who are you to give advice? That's a fair question. If you have a moment feel free to read about my design history.