Interviews
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Engaging Interaction
by Jeff Parks | [0 comments]
The Interaction 10 program has been announced, including an interesting mix of noted keynote speakers, industry experts, and interactive sessions. Jen Bove gives us a rundown of how they've put the program together.
Note: The early bird registration ends Nov. 30. more... -
A Wiser Interaction
by Chris Baum and Jeff Parks | [3 comments]
In this podcast, Chris Baum talks
with Bill DeRouchey about how
Interaction 10 is being redesigned based on lessons from previous
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IDEA 2009: An Interview with Thomas Malaby
by Russ Unger | [0 comments]
In preparation for IDEA 2009, Russ talks to Thomas Malaby about his experiences working in Second Life and the future of virtual worlds. more...
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IDEA 2009: An Interview with Leisa Reichelt
by Russ Unger | [8 comments]
In preparation for IDEA 2009, Russ talks to Leisa Reichelt about her experience designing for Drupal 7, how to design in open source and cross-cultural environments, and how she recharges her design work with art and family. more...
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Pattern Languages for Interaction Design
by Will Evans | [13 comments]
Will Evans stalked and captured Erin Malone, Christian Crumlish, and Lucas Pettinati to talk about design patterns, pattern libraries, styleguides, and innovation. more...
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IDEA 2008: An Interview with Elliott Malkin
by Liz Danzico | [0 comments]
Where the seams of information and public space overlap and intersect, Elliott Malkin creates projects that span genres from religion to natural science. Malkin talks to us as a preview to his upcoming IDEA conference talk. more...
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User Experience Week
by Jeff Parks | [2 comments]
User Experience (UX) Week was held in San Francisco, CA from August 12 – 15. Boxes and Arrows, in co-operation with Adaptive Path, interviewed some of the great speakers for your design listening enjoyment. more...
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IDEA 2008: An Interview with Andrew Hinton
by Russ Unger | [0 comments]
We all need context to better understand how to react to environments. Andrew Hinton thinks deeply about how context pertains to a world where architecture is
not made of tangible objects. He shares some of these thoughts with Russ Unger. more... -
What Is Your Mental Model?
by Chris Baum | [14 comments]
Indi Young talks about the power of the mental model and how it can grow over time and help your organization avoid strategic blindspots. The story includes an excerpt of her new book, and B&A readers are elegible for a discount. more...
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Interactions 08 in the Garden of Good and Evil
by Chris Baum | [3 comments]
Dan Saffer opens up to B&A about the IxDA and Interaction 08 conference. He helps us understand context of the organization, how the conference evolved, and what to expect in Savannah. more...
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Foundations of Interaction Design
by Jeff Parks | [4 comments]
Jeff Parks speaks with David Malouf on his article, Foundations of Interaction Design. They discuss several foundations of Interaction design explore in greater detail issues posted in the story's comments. more...
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Blasting the Myth of the Fold
by Jeff Parks | [3 comments]
Milissa and Jeff discuss how this long held rule in web design is being de-bunked by web analytics and user testing, as well as how this will impact design and development processes based on screen resolution and browser compatibility. more...
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Straight From the Horse's Mouth with Chris Fahey
by Christina Wodtke and Bill Wetherell | [7 comments]
Christina talks with Chris Fahey about how starting a consultancy both fulfilled his professional dreams and forever changed his practice. (Part 5 of a series) more...
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Straight From the Horse's Mouth with Dan Brown
by Bill Wetherell | [3 comments]
Tom Wailes' interviews Dan Brown about how pushing the envelope in small ways can be the best path to innovation in many corporate and public sector projects. (Part 4 in a series) more...
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Straight From the Horse's Mouth with Tom Wailes
by Christina Wodtke and Bill Wetherell | [2 comments]
Bill Wetherell talks with Tom Wailes about how one team at Yahoo! turned the normal design process on its head. Their thoughtful approach was successful, Wails posits, because they worked small and crafty while being inclusive in most useful ways. (Part 3 in a series) more...
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Straight From the Horse's Mouth with Derek Featherstone
by Christina Wodtke and Bill Wetherell | [3 comments]
Christina talks with web accessibility expert Derek Featherstone about the emergence of accessibility as a way towards better structure and more usefulness. (Part 2 of a series) more...
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Straight from the Horse's Mouth with Livia Labate and Austin Govella
by Christina Wodtke and Bill Wetherell | [4 comments]
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) more...
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Long Live the User (Persona): Talking with Steve Mulder
by Liz Danzico and Steve Mulder | [5 comments]
More companies are doing user research than ever before, but what is becoming of all the information? Steve Mulder talks about strategies for getting research into shape so real people can actually use it. The key: user personas. more...
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The Line Between Clarity and Chaos
by Liz Danzico | [9 comments]
Life is full of choices, and making these choices seems more difficult each day. Boxes and Arrows interviews Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice, to dig into these decisions—when we make them and when we don't. more...
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From Data to Wisdom: An Interview with Paco Underhill
by Liz Danzico | [6 comments]
How can the simple act of watching people make better products? Paco Underhill, the foremost expert in behavior market research, talks about the pyramid of knowledge, worshipping at the altar of the CEO, and the need to supersize or specialize. more...