The need to cram as much into the top few inches of any interface has become nearly branded on the design psyche over the years. Milissa Tarquini considers how the myth of the fold does everyone involved a great disservice.
Case Studies
Joe Lamantia shares three stories of failure and how changing your self-definition can open the way to continued success. (Part 1 in the Lessons From Failure series.)
It Seemed Like The Thing To Do At The Time
The Power of State of Mind
Christian Crumlish introduces a series on the messy realities and the honest lessons of failure. Read on to see how you can participate.
Lessons From Failure (Series Introduction)
How IAs Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Bombs
Christina talks with Livia Labate and Austin Govella about the UX practice in Comcast and how they have created an environment where they are treated as colleagues rather than a service organization. (Part 1 of a series)
Straight from the Horse’s Mouth with Livia Labate and Austin Govella
Changing the Channel
Information architects working within enterprises are confronted by unique challenges, relating to organisational culture, business processes, and internal politics. James Robertson pulls the strands of situational spaghetti to get to the root of the project.
Enterprise IA Methodologies:
Starting Two Steps Earlier
Sometimes User Experience Design is chosen; sometimes it is thrust upon us. Theresa explains how technical communications was a natural path to a career in design.
Using Technical Communication Skills in User Experience
From contest winners to struggling to define what “magazine” means online, Alex Chang and Matt Titchener reinvented Boxes and Arrows’ look and feel. Here is their tale…
Two Designers, Two Years, One Facelift…
Redesigning Boxes and Arrows
It’s true: even simple projects get messy. Christina Wodtke comes clean on Swiss Army knives, the writing on the wall, and the untidy glory of the Boxes and Arrows redesign contest.
Are We There Yet?
How do you establish trust and meaning for a dedicated and passionate audience, and do it across all media? Jason Hobbs gives a tour of creating a website for Volkswagen.
Journeys, Needs, and Trust: A Volkswagen Case Study
Wireframes. We’ve all done them. We’ve all had to make sure our clients look at placement, labels, flow, and real estate distribution–but ignore color and design at all costs because, after all, they are wireframes.
AJAX, Laszlo, Flex, and other technologies and techniques that enhance usability challenge the way we think as architects but, more importantly, they also put a larger demand on our deliverables.
The Guided Wireframe Narrative for Rich Internet Applications
Case Study: Prototyping Complex Interactions