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Acute search?
UX Pond is a newly launched search engine dedicated to UX-related content.
Is the concept of closed or “acute” search a progressive approach or one that belongs in the past?
Before the world of the search engine, the approach to making content findable was to apply the directory model. This was the basis of search within portals [...]
Remove clutter with Axure’s ‘Move Panel(s)’ interaction
Axure allows UX folk to generate prototypes that demonstrate various interactions that an end user will experience. Many such interactions involve dialogue boxes and other content items appearing and disappearing as choices are made.
Building these interactions tends to incur the creation of multiple dynamic panels all set to show and hide at the click [...]
Card Sort Analysis Template
Card sorting sessions, though they may only last an hour or so, tend to generate a large amount of data. The interpretation of this data is key to informing the subsequent architecture of the application so a solid preparation and analysis tool makes sure the process runs smoothly.
There are some great templates out there, but [...]
UX Lisbon – 12 – 14 May 2010
Okay, it may not be in the UK, but for anyone who can’t make UX London, the Lisbon equivalent looks every bit as impressive.
This year`s conference includes heavyweight speakers such as Steve Krug, author of Don’t Make Me Think and Larry Constantine, author of countless usability publications, among many more.
Why attend?
1) It’s Cheap!
Starting at € [...]
Nice Navigation Tool
The process of selecting a navigation format usually starts with a few standard questions:
What does the sitemap look like?
Are there a few pages or thousands?
How will the site content evolve over time?
What are the accessibility requirements?
And many more…
Once that’s done, it’s a simple case of rolling it all out. The thinking ends and the [...]
Usability Week 2010 – May 16 – 21
The Nielsen Norman Group was formed by two of the pioneers of the discipline of usability, Jakob Nielsen and Don Norman.
The Group’s mandate is to “help companies enter the age of the consumer, designing human-centered products and services” and that’s what forms the agenda for this year’s usability week.
There are 29 full-day tutorials scheduled. Here’s [...]
The key to knowledge discovery
The web is full of knowledge. More so now than ever before. And it’s only going to get bigger.
That’s largely why, unsatisfied with the common search engine as a discovery tool, community driven bookmarking tools have become the preferred discovery tool for web users.
Sites such as Digg, Delicious, Reddit, Stumbleupon and more provide a [...]
UX Brighton – Jan 12
While the specific agenda is yet to be determined the speakers are confirmed as Paul Thurston of Thinkpublic and Nick Marsh of Conchango (now part of EMC Consulting).
Thinkpublic are a London-based agency who specialise in improving usability for public sector services such as the NHS and for campaigns such as The No To Knives Coalition.
EMC Consulting [...]
UX London – May 19 – 21
Of all the usability events taking place in the UK in 2010 UX London is the most renowned and most eagerly anticipated. This year`s conference boasts a prestigious set of speakers and talks at the Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch.
Here`s the UX-Press top 5 reasons to attend:
1) ‘Experiencing Comics’ presentation by Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud has become [...]
Usability for the Public Sector – Feb 17 – 18
The fundamental principes of UCD apply to all web projects but for an optimal user experience it`s important to design with your audience and market sector in mind. Public sector websites must follow specific accessibility guidelines and also conform to other standards.
The User Vision workshops will introduce both the fundamental concept of usability testing as [...]
