thinkUX
Another boring technology blog by Amir Karim - User Experience, Microsoft
UX in the real world: Parking machine nightmare
Sometimes my inner UX geek just has to come out into the real world. Below are two examples of...
Date: 06/02/2012
Evolve or die!
If there is one thing certain in web design it’s this: change your interface and your...
Date: 04/17/2012
Stakeholders: a different breed
During the course of my career I have had to deal with many-a-stakeholder. In an ideal world they...
Date: 01/25/2012
Tis' the season to be jolly (and-to-also-make-use-of-sophisticated-technology-for-marketing-purposes)
How's that for a snappy title? Yes, I have been injected with a combination of verbosity and some...
Date: 12/27/2011
Repeat after me: wireframes are not visual design
Over the years I have perfected a special skill. It goes like this: I send out wireframes for review...
Date: 12/20/2011
User testing is common sense.
In any industry where members of the public are exposed to a product, rigorous testing takes place...
Date: 12/10/2011
Information overload
It can be difficult to find the balance when it comes to information provision - give too little...
Date: 08/15/2011
Ignore users at your peril!
It's a tough thing watching user research take place. Beyond that glass mirror sits The User,...
Date: 07/23/2011
Defining user experience...and a welcome.
If you’re new to the field of user experience then welcome to this blog! Hopefully in the...
Date: 07/10/2011