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Upcoming UX Events May and June 2012
Upcoming UX Events May and June 2012 By Julia Salem May 15, 2012 Internet Week New York Time: May 14-21 Location: NYC Get Tickets Here: https://www.internetweekny.com/ The Design Choices You Make for Information with Brian Suda Time: May 17, 1:30PM ET Location: Virtual Details: Designers creating data visualizations typically either prioritize data over graphics, [...]
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Storyboarding & UX Series
Storyboarding & UX Series By Julia Salem May 10, 2012 Ben Crothers, from Johnny Holland, created an insightful series about storyboarding and user experience. This is a three-part series that discusses using storyboarding to solve issues, how to create storyboards, and how to use storyboarding for research and insights. Read all three articles on Johnny [...]
10 Tips to Become a Better Web Designer
10 Tips to Become a Better Web Designer By Julia Salem May 8, 2012 1. Read, Read, and Read Some More—Learn design theory by purchasing books about different aspects of design. 2. Set Yourself a Course of Study—Start by reading books on the basics and then dig deeper. 3. Work Through a Book Instead of [...]
Posted in Optimal Business Processes | The post has tags: Design, Design School, Design Tips, User Experience, UX, Web Design
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End the Pain of Illegible Captchas
End the Pain of Illegible Captchas By Julia Salem May 5, 2012 Everyone knows Captcha codes are often anti-user-friendly, even though they are necessary to prove you are human when accessing a website. A Detroit-based startup, Are You a Human, has come ups with a more user friendly and fun way to do this—play mini-games [...]
Posted in Media Commentary, News | The post has tags: Are You a Human, Captcha, Design, Digital Trends, User Experience, UX
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MiniDates.com Has Launched!
MiniDates.com Has Launched! May 4, 2012 Sign up to join our private beta now and be a part of the exclusive New Yorkers that get to try the service first and for free! MiniDates is a project created by Oxford Technology Ventures, LLC. This is a new matchmaking service that proposes real in-person dates based [...]
Beverly May Presenting on Agile Development Methods May 8
Beverly May Presenting on Agile Development Methods May 8 Oxford Technology Ventures, LLC President and MiniDates.com founder, Beverly May, will be discussing MiniDates and the Agile Development methods she used to create and release MiniDates. This will take place on May 8 in front of 500 people at Time Inc. for their quarterly division meeting. [...]
Posted in News | The post has tags: Agile, Agile Development, Agile UX, Beverly May, Inc, MiniDates, Time
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Intersection of the Physical and Digital Worlds of UX
Intersection of the Physical and Digital Worlds of UX By Julia Salem May 1, 2012 Austin Brown and Lindsay Moore decided to combine the best aspects of interaction design and product design, as well as a little service design, to see if this could help designers design better. This article from UX Mag chronicles their [...]
Posted in Media Commentary, Optimal Business Processes | The post has tags: Design, User Experience, UX, UX Mag
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You’re Not a User Experience Designer If…
You’re Not a User Experience Designer If… By Julia Salem April 25, 2012 Numerous people say they are user experience professionals, but how do they know for sure? There are no certifications or regulations, so you can’t tell who really is a UX expert. Here are a few ways to tell if you are working [...]
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Storytelling Interface
Storytelling Interface By Julia Salem April 26, 2012 This article from Beatriz Vizcaino at Moment Design, discusses the rise of the storytelling interface. She attributes this movement to the explosion of social networks that all have User Interfaces that are meant to tell a story. Check out the full post here: Moment Design For More [...]
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8 Reasons Users Do Not Sign Up
8 Reasons Users Do Not Sign Up By Julia Salem May 19, 2012 Users do not always trust a company’s intentions with their information. Here are 8 things you can watch out for on your sign up forms to gain a user’s trust and increase signups. 1. Fear of getting spammed—When requesting a user’s information, [...]