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September 28, 2011 · by Lauren Martin · in Design, Development, Usability Lessons

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,…

Integrating UX into an Agile Environment

February 26, 2009 · by Lauren Martin · in Design Methods, Development, Usability Lessons

I’ve posted about Agile previously, but each time it has been generalized reviews of the practice. So I decided it was time to really get into the nitty-gritty of what it means to practice user experience in an Agile environment….

User-Centered Design (UCD) and Activity-Centered Design (ACD)

July 8, 2008 · by Lauren Martin · in Article Reviews, Development

There are many types of design methodologies: Behavior-Centered Design, Task-Centered Design, Goal-Directed Design, etc. However the two most popular methods are User-Centered Design and Activity-Centered Design. The key goal of all of these methodologies is to create a usable, efficient, effective…

User Experience in the Development Lifecycle

June 10, 2008 · by Lauren Martin · in Development

Why is a user experience team important when developers have been creating usable systems for years? The key to that sentence is your definition of “usable”. Yes, developers do a great job at creating a solid code foundation which is…

Microsoft Silverlight vs. Adobe Flex

May 27, 2008 · by Lauren Martin · in Development

After much research I have gathered my opinions on the Silverlight vs. Flex argument. Pro Flex Silverlight doesn’t have a lot of hope when it comes to Microsoft’s history. Microsoft is known for buying up the market once a technology…

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