Stories
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Leaping Into Indie UX
by Jeff Parks | [0 comments]
In this podcast, Chris Baum speaks with Donna Spencer, Lynne Polischuik, Justin Davis and Erin Jo Richey at the 2012 IA Summit about their interactive panel discussion "Taking the plunge: Diving into Indie UX." They share practical and personal considerations of being an indie designer. more...
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Driving Holism in Cross-channel Projects
by Chris Baum | [4 comments]
Chris Baum talks with Patrick Quattlebaum at the 2012 IA
Summit about his insights on
holism vs. atomism and
tools that designers can
use to help companies
develop experiences
across channels.
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The Past and Future of Boxes and Arrows
by Jeff Parks | [0 comments]
Jeff Parks talks to B&A founder Christina Wodtke about the past
and future of the magazine. Her
key message is that designers
still need to get their ideas out
into the community. more... -
Das Design Revolution
by Stuart Neale | [5 comments]
Every revolution needs a manifesto, and ‘Portfolio-Centred Design’ is no different. Therefore Stuart Neale stands before you proudly holding aloft his little red book screaming “Power to the designers!”
(I’d walk on by if I were you). more... -
The Story's the Thing
by Andrew Hinton | [4 comments]
At the heart of design are the stories that give meaning to the work. Andrew Hinton meditates on what stories have taught him about information architecture and the people inhabiting the places he's helped design. more...
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Leonardo's Kitchen Nightmare
by Brian Sullivan | [3 comments]
Leonardo, the genius. Yet, even
the great Leonardo faltered from
time to time. Brian Sullivan
shares the tale of Leonardo's
kitchen nightmare and teases
out the lessons we can all
learn from failure. more... -
Integrating UX into the Product Backlog
by Jon Innes | [26 comments]
Many agile teams can’t develop good user experiences because UX just isn’t integrated well enough. With the UX Integration Matrix, Jon Innes helps involve UX in every possible part of the agile process. more...
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Are Design Patterns an Anti-pattern?
by Stephen Turbek | [16 comments]
Design patterns are not always the right answer. With limited resources, the better approach is to reach outside the design group to solve the whole problem. more...
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Complexity and User Experience
by Jon Bolt | [3 comments]
Jon Bolt explores how changing the discussion from "functionality" to "complexity" helps product owners and designers better evaluate the real impact new features have on a product. more...
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Alignment Diagrams
by James Kalbach | [2 comments]
Alignment diagrams bring actions, thoughts, and people together to address the causes of poor experience at their root. James Kalbach shows how designers can use this tool to solve business problems and have real business impact. more...
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Are your users S.T.U.P.I.D?
by Stephen Turbek | [32 comments]
Stephen Turbek highlights the various, subtle pressures on a user that reduce a user's "effective intelligence", or what they actually use when using an interface. more...
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Novices Orienteer, Experts Teleport
by Tyler Tate | [4 comments]
Expertise significantly impacts how
we seek information online. Tyler
Tate explores how the differences
between novices and experts help
us design better search interfaces for
both groups of users. more... -
Storyboarding iPad Transitions
by Greg Nudelman | [15 comments]
Most designers will soon be asked to
design transitions. Greg Nudelman
helps us prepare by examining the principles behind a good animation,
showing how to sketch them out, and explaining how to document them effectively for development. more... -
The Stranger's Long Neck
by Jeff Parks | [5 comments]
In this B&A podcast, Jeff Parks speaks with Gerry McGovern about the thinking that went into his new book. They discuss customers as strangers, the Long Neck, and task management — how to deliver and
measure what your customers want. more... -
So You Wanna Build a Library, Eh?
by Nathan Curtis | [11 comments]
[Book excerpt] Building a library isn’t trivial and may not be right for your organization. Nathan Curtis examines the questions you to ask before building a design library. more...
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Emotional Design with A.C.T. - Part 1
by Trevor van Gorp | [21 comments]
We form relationships with products and services for the same reasons we form them with people. In this first of two installments, Trevor explains how emotion commands attention. more...
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IA Summit 10 - Day 3
by Jeff Parks | [3 comments]
The IA Summit was held in Phoenix, AZ from April 9-11. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions from Day 3, Sunday, April 11. These sessions cover subjects from beekeeping to urban IA to how companies finally arrive at an experience vision. Enjoy! more...
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IA Summit 10 - Day 2
by Jeff Parks | [6 comments]
The IA Summit was held in Phoenix, AZ from April 9-11. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions from Day 2, Saturday, April 10. These sessions cover subjects from consulting vs. employee to principle and patterns to hacking UX in the organization. Enjoy! more...
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IA Summit 10 - Day 1
by Jeff Parks | [0 comments]
The IA Summit was held in Phoenix, AZ from April 9-11. Boxes and Arrows captured many of the main conference sessions from Day 1, Friday, April 9. Enjoy! more...
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IA Summit 10 - Whitney Hess Keynote
by Jeff Parks | [8 comments]
In her closing Keynote at the 2010 IA Summit, Whitney Hess calls the UX community to charge outward with our shared mission and "cross the chasm" to real leadership. more...