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.
Continue readingGreg Nudelman’s recent research into faceted search reveals the weaknesses in half-way attempts to combine facets and breadcrumbs. He recommends a “super-breadcrumb” design that takes faceted search to the next level.
Continue reading“Social” is infiltrating not only consumer software, but also the enterprise. Designers must often add social capabilities with little guidance on what it means outside of Facebook or Twitter. Erin Malone gives us five steps to get started.
Continue readingFred Beecher categorizes prototypes along two dimensions of fidelity –visual and functional — and explains how to choose the right kind of prototype that answers the right questions.
Continue readingPatrick Stapleton takes a look at some of the world’s most popular pattern libraries and presents the case for a standard approach to documentation and categorization.
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