Summer is upon us… the time of year where beaches are packed, the kids are out of school and Hollywood cranks out blockbuster after blockbuster to entertain the masses. I can’t remember a summer that didn’t have at least one…
#UX101: Navigation design and best practices
by Joseph Dickerson • June 16, 2013
Whether you are designing a website or a desktop or mobile application, you’ll need to provide a way for users to get to what they want or need. Hence, you will need to provide some form of navigation. How should…
#UX101: Different User Research Methods
by Joseph Dickerson • June 12, 2013
User research is the one thing that you should never skip in a user experience process. It provides insights and understanding into the motivations and drivers of existing (and potential) customers and it is a key input into any design.…
Reaction: Why iOS7 is MORE skeuomorphic, not less
by Joseph Dickerson • June 10, 2013
“It’s flat, just like they said it would be!” That was the immediate reaction I saw from one of the tech pundits commenting on today’s introduction of iOS7, Apple’s new operating system for its iPhone and iPad. There have been…
#UX101: Creating and using personas
by Joseph Dickerson • June 5, 2013
When I discuss the word persona with people, I get a lot of blank stares and tilted heads. The film buffs I know respond with, “The Bergman film?” and the rest of them just shake their head when I ask…
#UX101: On Information Architecture
by Joseph Dickerson • June 3, 2013
When you read about user experience and the UX design process, you will inevitably see a lot of discussion about Information Architecture. What is Information Architecture? Simply put, Information Architecture is the art and science or organizing and labeling data…
Funnel Cakes
by Joseph Dickerson • June 3, 2013
Went to a Braves baseball game at Turner Field last week, to take in America’s pastime: Eating overpriced junk food while drinking a lot of beer. I’m not saying that in any judgmental way – I, too, partook in the…
Colossus: The Forbin Project is Mad Men for technophobes
by Joseph Dickerson • June 2, 2013
I remember first watching Colossus: The Forbin Project during the formative phase of my early geek years. Back then, I looked for every and all sci-fi TV show and movie to watch. Space: 1999, Silent Running, Planet of the Apes……
#UX101: Understanding bias
by Joseph Dickerson • May 29, 2013
We are all biased… anyone who says otherwise is fooling themselves or lying. We are all biased because we are all human… We are the sum of all of our experiences, and those “inputs” influences our opinions and interpretation of…
Previously, on Arrested Development…
by Joseph Dickerson • May 29, 2013
Like the guy in the $3,000 suit is going to tell you what he thought about the new Arrested Development season? COME ON! As many of you know, the “fourth season” of Arrested Development was released on Netflix on the…
OSS 117: Lost in Rio is just the cure for bad news
by Joseph Dickerson • May 28, 2013
Jean Duardin is a genius. If you only know him from his award-winning turn in The Artist, then you don’t know the half of it. Before that film propelled him into international stardom, he was doing quite well for himself…
#UX101: Typical UX jobs and roles
by Joseph Dickerson • May 28, 2013
While UX is still a fairly “young” discipline compared to other occupations, there are some fairly consistent standards as to roles and responsibilities. Here are some typical (and not so typical) jobs that you will find out there, with some…