As the web design community explores using game design principles in our work, we must be aware of how and when they are appropriate.
Christina Wodtke takes a closer look at two key principles, mastery and flow, and explains how we might use them in application design.
Continue readingLeonardo, 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.
Continue readingJon 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.
Continue readingStephen 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.
Continue readingExpertise 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.
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