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August 28, 2008 Interactivity / Interfaces / Learning From Others / Search and Metadata

Applying Turing’s Ideas to Search

Posted by John Ferrara

Alan Turing’s ideas about artificial intelligence have not panned out exactly as he expected back in the 1950s. These ideas, however, can be used in interface design. John Ferrara shows us how they apply to designing search.

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August 14, 2008 Findability / Interfaces / Intranets and Internal Tool Design / Process and Methods / Search and Metadata

People Finder: Searching Without Logic?

Posted by Vivek Deshmukh

In large organizations, finding
people is a very common intranet task. Vivek Deshmukh gives us advice on how to improve people search and really help staff find
one another.

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August 14, 2008 Conferences and Events

IDEA 2008: An Interview with Bill DeRouchey

Posted by Russ Unger

Bill DeRouchey is fascinated with buttons and the history of interface design. He talks to us about how people might expand their sources of inspiration to include just about anything in their everyday lives.

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August 7, 2008 Design Principles / Learning From Others

Design for Emotion and Flow

Posted by Trevor van Gorp

Trevor van Gorp explains how psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of “flow” can help you design emotional web experiences by cutting through information overload to engage users.

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August 7, 2008 Design Principles / Foundational Thinking / Learning From Others

Your New Excuse to Get an Xbox

Posted by Mia Northrop

Games are fun and immersive, while websites, for the most part, are not. How do we get users to suspend disbelief on the web? Mia Northrup examines how some techniques for developing games can lead to better digital experiences.

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