Interaction design patterns are constantly evolving and every now and then a really interesting one crops up. This time, it is a novel approach to faceted navigation, called 'elastic lists', which utilises information visualisation principles.
Categories: Design patterns | Review | UX Design
There is a sudden, surprising upsurge in the number of designers extolling the value of code. That’s not to say that designers are arbitrarily acknowledging the beauty of a well-formed operator overload in C++. No, they’re clamouring for courseware for front-end development. Designers want to be developers.
Analytics are of enormous value to digital marketers but be careful not to lose sight of what your customers actually want, think and feel. An understanding of your customers on this level is needed to drive innovation and inform future strategy, planning and design decision making. It’s not an 'either /or' choice but rather a question of using the right kind of tools for the job.
Categories: Customer experience | Experience strategy | User-centered design
For many people the internet is as magical as snake charming. It is our job as practitioners to keep this magic alive by enabling great experiences and encouraging people to talk about them.
Categories: Customer experience | Design
There is lots of F: functionality that is. So much so I am wondering if we should rename UX UF, as in User Functionality. Not that there is anything wrong with the F word. It’s great when you have an intuitive online journey. But to my mind that is only half the story. It strikes me that there isn’t enough X in UX.
Categories: Creativity | Customer experience | UX Design
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