June 2011
21 posts
A Brilliant Quote From A UX Pro!
“The purpose of user experience design is to create personal value. We’re not here to reduce risk. We’re not here to massage conversion rates. We’re here to make things that improve people’s lives. In doing so, our companies profit in both senses of the word. It’s insufficient to judge our industry by the ROI we generate, or our contribution toward GDP. We should judge our industry by the...
The Inmates Are Running The Asylum
I just finished re-reading Alan Cooper’s seminal book on user experience and interaction design. All I can say is what an affirmation that my chosen career is an industry of innovation, creativity, and problem solving; a perfect fit for my skill-set! Which, naturally, leads to customer satisfaction through intelligent, well-planned product development and testing!
A Discourse On Mashup Culture vs. Copyright Law
Let’s have a discourse on intellectual property. Intellectual Property is any idea or creative “fruit” where an individual is the copyright owner. At least, that USED to be the explanation.
In the information age, it seems, copyright law is being ignored by more and more creative professionals while being lamented by others. The primary culprits are lazy creative/art directors that do not...
Typography and Interactive Design
All too often, typography for interactive content is not treated with the same respect given to type on the printed page. Spending the afternoon in an Holmesian effort of deductive reasoning has led me to conclude that there are several underlying themes responsible for bad web/mobile typography.
First and foremost designers need to minimize design choices where type is concerned. A few well...
“Content precedes design. Design in the absence of...
