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Book Reviews: Neuro Web Design What Makes Them Click.
Posted: May 12th, 2009 | 2 Comments
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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Design Conferences: Big D Design Conference Dallas Texas
Posted: May 8th, 2009 | No Comments
This is just a little note to let you all know I’ll be attending the Big D Design Conference in Dallas on May 30th. It’s a one day event 9 – 6 p.m. that looks to have a good lineup of speakers. Admission is $50.00 and $10.00 to get into the “after party.”
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Blog Response: Do You Love Wireframes?
Posted: Apr 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Over at one of my favorite blogs Konigi, there was a new article posted regarding a brand new Flickr wireframe group.
The purpose of the Flickr group is to share wireframe photos of all types.
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UI Design Dissection: Google Reader What Makes an Application Great?
Posted: Apr 3rd, 2009 | No Comments
There are some applications I never used or expected to use for more then a few days. And in any given week I try out about 10 – 15 new applications. I do this because I love analyzing and predicting new trends, design patterns, and visualizing work-flows. Usually, I end up with using 0 of...
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Agile UI Design: A Fundamental Miscalculation in UI Design Excellence?
Posted: Mar 25th, 2009 | 15 Comments
I’ve been banging my head against a wall trying to figure this question out for some time now. Can existing in an agile development cycle truly create the best ui design? I’ve worked in Agile development environments. I’ve worked with structured project management. I’ve...
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Blog Respose: Bowman Leaves Google
Posted: Mar 20th, 2009 | No Comments
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...
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SXSW Day 3 – Wrap Up
Posted: Mar 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Wow, day 3 was incredible. Two of the panels were fantastic. One was beyond fantastic. Of course, if you were at the conference you know I”m talking about the panel “UX team of one.”
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SXSW 2009 – Day 2
Posted: Mar 14th, 2009 | No Comments
Last night was my little get together of UI Designers. It was smaller than I had hoped but there was still a lot of interesting conversation. This morning I was working in the hall when I stopped Robert Hoekman to say hi. I figure I should, since in about 1 hour I’m heading off to his panel...
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SXSW 2009 – Has Begun!
Posted: Mar 13th, 2009 | No Comments
Well I arrived here after drivine 4 hours through some really crappy weather. Then I could not find parking close to the convention center, and then the line. The line was about 3 times longer than last year.
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SXSW Interactive 2009 – Let The Flow of Information Begin!
Posted: Mar 11th, 2009 | No Comments
SXSW is nearly upon us. This year I plan to keep track of my ideas, brainstorms, visions, goals, and whatever else pops into my head over on my discussion forums. You can feel free to read or submit ideas or even keep track of your own. Trust me if you don’t write an idea down quick you will...
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SXSW Interactive 2008 – Pre-Morning Wakeup Planning Slept terrible last night so going to grab the starbucks. Today is the first full day. There are ton of events going on and as usual so many at the same time. The schedule online at sxsw.com is really hard to use. I came across this site that manages the SXSW schedule in a unique and highly...
Mar 8th, 2008 |
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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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The Haves, Have Nots & Feature Bloated User Experience. 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...
Mar 24th, 2007 |
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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.
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