December 2011
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Internal spinning drives should be illegal!
I was recently talked into getting a SSD for my MBP to replace my 500GB 7200 HHD and I was immediately blown away by how much faster every interaction became. It was like I bought a brand new insanely fast computer for $160! It cold boots in 11 seconds, most apps load before the dock icon can bounce once, and all file access is instantaneous. It is a fact that the spinning HD has been the biggest...
May 2011
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Look Back But Don't Go Back: The Web Design... →
Sometimes it is good to look back on where you have come and reflect on your accomplishments, but in the case of web design I think it is a necessity so we never go back. The web was born from our need to communicate, connect, and inform, and in the beginnings it was definitely more useful than usable. But as with any new powerful tool it was quickly abused. Most businesses tried to figure it...
July 2010
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The Distance Between the Maker and the User →
“As the distance between the maker and user increases, so does the difficulty of designing a great user experience.”
This goes back to the quote I posted before, “if the user can’t use it, it doesn’t work!” Don’t let yourself get too far separated from the real users, and don’t forget who you are ultimately developing for…
June 2010
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“Without critiques our estimation skills suffer. We overestimate our genius and...”
– -Paul Scrivens
(Full article at 52WeeksofUX)
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The State of HTML5 →
I have selected the statements I found most interesting from this article, but I would recommend you read it yourself.
“Really, an HTML5 App is just web standards stuff. I guess you could throw in images there too, but really, the same things you have been using to build web pages for years are now being used to build applications that are more similar to a desktop or smart phone app than a...
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“If the user can’t use it, it doesn’t work!”
– Susan Dray
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HTML5Rocks.com →
Google created this site to help us appreciate the potential of HTML5, and we all trust Google knows what’s best for the web (haha). If you need convincing just click on the Interactive Presentation on their site, and see for yourself!
This should prove to you that HTML5 is the future of the web, so out with the old, in with the new! No more excuses (Flash devotees), now is the time to...
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UX Quotes →
Sometimes a good quote is the simplest way to invoke thought about a subject, and what better subject than User eXperience…
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“Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple.”
– C. W. Ceram
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Situation over Personality →
Another great article from 52weeksofUX, basically stating that grouping people by personality type without accounting for the situational influences to their behavior is inherently wrong. It states that most behavior is circumstantial but it is human nature to categorize and stereotype people by their perceived personality traits. I agree with this simply because it is easier and unfortunately...
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“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to...”
– Edward R. Murrow
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Simplicity Isn't That Simple →
Simply read this.
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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
– Leonardo Da Vinci
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Rework Cheat Sheet →
Remember to ask yourself the question “Why are we doing this?” and if you answer “because we always have” then there is most definitely a better way of doing it! Rework, Rethink, Redo!