Designing for Most People, Most of the Time
This post is somewhat different from my other posts. It's a conversation I've had with design teams quite a few times over the years, this last...
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Google realizes the error of its ways
In a recent tweet (see below), Jeff Verkoeyen, a software designer at Google, announced that his team will no longer support the iOS's Material...
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App Review: The White House’s 1600
Want to have a little fun with a demo of augmented reality? Then you might want to search around for a US dollar bill and try out the 1600 app. In...
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Hawaiian Missile Crisis: A Result From Design Error Not Human Error
After 40 panic-inducing minutes on Saturday, January 13th, when residents of Hawaii believed that missiles were on the way, the message that the...
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The Secret to ‘Wow’ Users Through Interaction Design
Interaction design is the phase almost all UX professionals enjoy the most, as this is where they finally get to create that experience that will...
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It is Not Child’s Play
Last Fall, while I was in San Francisco, my friends and I made a stop in Menlo Park. We went to see an exhibition designed by teamLab, a...
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SC: Blacklist Review (Where Intentional Design Goes Wrong)
Efficiency versus Experience A few weeks ago after a relaxing weekend of playing video games, I couldn't sleep and found myself staring angrily...
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Foresta Lumina: Magic Done Better Than Disney
“Good design, when it's done well, becomes invisible. It's only when it's done poorly that we notice it.†- Jared Spool But wha...
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The Power of Three
Is three the magic number? Culturally, and historically, the number three is very significant. In Christianity, there is the Holy Trinity...
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UX is not a Profession
There is a direct link between your organization's revenues and the experience you deliver to your customers and users. More and more companies...
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Exploring the Design Principle of Hope
This is a time of year when I have extra and renewed hope. It's a very happy time for me and my family where we share a sense of hopefulness...
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The iPad Pro – A very confused Device
So being a bit of an (massive) Apple fan-girl, I was unbelievably excited when the new iPad Pro arrived in our office at the end of last week...
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What do Tamagotchis, Furbies, and Smoke Alarms All Have in Common?
The Tamagotchi As a young child in the 90's with no dog, I desperately wanted a Tamagotchi. Desperately. The pocket-sized virtual pet promised all...
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Trust them; they thought about you — and your money.
New York City sees over 50 million visitors annually, with numbers rising each year. This is a huge number and an important one to consider...
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Drop-downs, Radio buttons, Checkboxes, Oh My!
When creating forms, interaction designers are often faced with having to select a User Interface (UI) element that dictates the interaction of...
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