Inspired by Dwight K. Schrute’s Fake Resume, I decided to create a real infographic resume for myself as a fun little side project… which I still might do… but in the mean time check out this cool automatic resume infographic builder I stumbled across called Visualize.me. Continue reading
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I came across a great article today in UIE’s newsletter: Three Questions You Shouldn’t Ask During User Research. The article highlights some great points that many researchers grapple with when learning to moderate usability sessions, focus groups, interviews etc. How does the type of question you ask, and the way you ask it affect the response you get. And to that effect, how do you know when you’ve influenced someone’s response, or when a response is unreliable?
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I’m giving a talk on forms tonight and to get my head focused I was scanning over some last minute articles on the subject when I came across the best error message idea ever. It’s not for every error message, but just for those really special ones. You know, like the blue screen of death, or the “Unexpected Error” Error.
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When designing it is easy to get lost in the forest and forget about the branches on each tree. However it’s often in the branches, the subtle little additions that can make a big difference.
One example of this is something I noticed on the latest IKEA catalog. The binder was also a ruler. This is such a little thing, but shows a certain culture about IKEA and conveys a sense of caring about the customer, helping them in little ways with subtle conveniences. Continue reading
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The experience of the microwave at my office drives me nuts. I often use it to “nuke” food, add some extra heat to oatmeal or re-heat my coffee. Additionally, I sometimes use it to heat up microwave meals. I like to consider myself a qualified microwave user. I would say I operate a microwave 7-10 times a week for various meals and heat-ups. This use has taken place over many years and with many different makes and models. I would not consider myself a microwave novice. Continue reading
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Too often I will see a report or set of recommendations for the user experience of something that in and of itself is not usable. This couldn’t be a more ironic and sad thing. We are the people who make things better, so our reports and recommendations should by far be the most well designed, easy to read, scan, and consume documents out there.
What qualifies as a usable document? I consider many criteria. Of course any document has some basic requirements. Continue reading
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I went to see Captain America this weekend, and I have to say I think I enjoyed the visual qualities of 40′s era WWII style designs meeting future Sci-Fi capabilities almost as much as the movie itself. It reminded me in a lot of ways of some of the apps and websites I’ve run across that merge antique or retro design with modern technology to create aesthetically pleasing software that is still somehow organic with a feeling of being handcrafted. Continue reading
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I recently received a tip from a friend that P.F. Chang’s is giving away a complimentary lettuce wrap for “liking” them on Facebook. Now the whole principle of getting a coupon for social liking is another post entirely. The point of this post is about what happened next. I decided that this coupon would be perfect for dinner, and went to the website to place an order online that I could pick up on my way home. Continue reading
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I did some searching online and was able to find some great Android GUI sets for some prototypes I’m working on, but I couldn’t seem to find the date or time controls anywhere. So I created some and thought I would share in case your having the same issue. They aren’t exact, but should be fine for a high fidelity prototype. Download the PSD Continue reading
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I’m an Android user and I have to admit, when I first saw the iPhone date/time picker I was jealous. The fancy rolling wheels just looked fun and reminded me of a slot machine every time I saw them. However, now that I have updated my Motorola Droid to a HTC Incredible 2 which has the scroll wheel picker, I’m less than impressed. Continue reading
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