Author: Joseph Dickerson

Joseph Dickerson is a user experience professional and UX Lead for Microsoft based out of Atlanta, GA. He has implemented processes in user testing, design and ethnographic research and provided design and consulting services for many different projects and organizations.

It depends on the platform you are designing the control for. If you are doing it in a touch interface the best mechanism for creating may not be the same for an online application or a desktop application. That being…

How does your UX team generate Design Patterns (which become specifications) and communicate the specs across product teams during parallel product development cycles?

July 25, 2011

Iterate and collaborate. Define a draft design pattern for a particular aspect of the experience and then collaborate with developers as to behavior and the specificity of the pattern. Make it work, play with it, then refine the documentation. Be…

What are some reason’s “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” wouldn’t be considered the Beatles best album?

July 25, 2011

Because it isn’t. Revolver and Rubber Soul both have a better collection of songs. Rubber Soul inspired Brian Wilson to create Pet Sounds. Revolver was the first commercially popular “psychedelic” album. The reason I think many consider Sgt. Pepper’s the…

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-25

July 25, 2011

Finding Your Voice http://is.gd/5xNslM # New footage from #sdcc LOST panel reveals… Well, just watch: http://t.co/0djTOBa # Google Plus Deleting Accounts En Masse: No Clear Answers http://zite.to/o97ILV # To cleanse my palate after the tepid Green Lantern, I'm throwing in…

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-24

July 24, 2011

Doctor Who: a celebration of Tom Baker http://t.co/Yf5vnEM # Effortless Decision-Making http://t.co/LHwE6Gh # Since I can't be at #SDCC decided to spend the rest of the weekend in high geekery. First up, Space:1999. # Watching Space:1999, I SO want this…

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-23

July 23, 2011

Nine Things To Do After Installing OS X Lion http://zite.to/oUaIUW via @zite # Apple Tops Nokia to Become World's Top Smartphone Vendor http://zite.to/mQQPop #mobile # If Microsoft’s Yearly Revenue Is “Wow!”, Apple’s Is “Holy Sh*t!” http://zite.to/o7RlLT # Introducing OSX Lion's…

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-22

July 22, 2011

Having too many meetings? Meeting ticker puts a price to all the time wasted: http://t.co/wuqaGHv # Peter Jackson’s Third Hobbit Video Blog http://t.co/jtf5i2p # I can't believe I just discovered http://t.co/51VtLET # Really really wish I was at #sdcc right…

If the next president of the United States was a professional UX designer, how would he change the country?

July 22, 2011

The following is a portion of an inauguration address I think a UX professional would deliver if he/she was elected president: My fellow Americans, I thank you for your trust in me and electing me to this great office. As…

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-21

July 21, 2011

Just bought Space:1999 Series One on DVD http://instagr.am/p/IEUYQ/ # William Shatner kicked off Google+ for 'saying hello' too much http://zite.to/qKOzCj # Your Screenplay Opening http://zite.to/oiVMdp # The Beastie Boys' epic 11-minute music video pits G.I. Joes against zombies http://t.co/rKbxWXe #…

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-20

July 20, 2011

‘Aliens’ Was Released Twenty-Five Years Ago Today http://zite.to/o38Nxu # If you ever wondered what I looked like in a Star Trek uniform… Well, wonder no more: http://t.co/MdEkeGT #MaryforDehner # RT @bleedingcool: Torchwood Loses 30% Of Its Audience In Week Two…

Make her Dehner!

July 19, 2011

My friend, the actress Mary Czerwinski, is a Star Trek fan. A BIG Star Trek fan. So she very much wants a part in the next Star Trek movie. To that end, she has created a website called Make me…

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-19

July 19, 2011

Brought over a bluray player from the states & some of my collection. Finally getting around to watching Psycho in HD. It's gorgeous. # Link: The Humor Code: Deconstructing the Science of Funny http://bit.ly/nqqHdC # Link: What 'Innovation' Does Mean…

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-18

July 18, 2011

Link: Disney Changes The Game – Pirates 4 On Blu-Ray One Month Before DVD http://bit.ly/n88OGe # Link: Do One Thing Well http://bit.ly/ntk0h4 # Sydney, I am in you. # Didn't watch any inflight movies except for RED. Helen Mirren in…

Twitter Updates for 2011-07-17

July 17, 2011

OK, Done packing (almost) and I'm definitely done scanning old photos. Got 2/3rd of them all done, which is a slight achievement… # What ‘Gilligan’s Island’ creator Sherwood Schwartz was saying about democracy http://t.co/WKtu8ip # Nice New Shot Of Karl…

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