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Think Outside the Box, but Don't Forget the Box Exists

People rely on consistency and past experience for fast decision making.
Article - Tammy Guy - July 27, 2011 - 13 Comments

Five Popular Web Strategies That Don't Work

At your next moment of change and opportunity, what kind of leader will you be?
Article - Scott McDonald - July 26, 2011 - 30 Comments

Know Without Thinking: Instinct in UX

Users aren't blank slates, so UXD can leverage implicit memory in designs.
Article - Taylor Bastien - July 12, 2011 - 6 Comments

Being Predictable

Meeting or matching user expectations, whether in an initial experience or a repeat one, relies on successfully matching the customer’s mental model.
Article - Corrina Liao Ph.D., Bec Purser, Different - June 21, 2011 - 8 Comments

Evaluating UX by Measuring Task Efficiency

Using the Keystroke-Level Model to evaluate physical and cognitive demands.
Article - Cathleen Zapata - June 13, 2011 - 0 Comments

UX: Don’t Hate, Participate

Building the legitimacy of UX by bridging relationships cross-functionally.
Article - Stephanie Arnold - May 9, 2011 - 0 Comments

Designing & Selecting Components for UIs

How to choose (or design) components based on sound principles of usability.
Article - Donna Maurer Spencer - May 8, 2011 - 4 Comments

Sample chapter from "Brave NUI World"

An introduction to and sample chapter from Daniel Wigdor and Dennis Wixon's new book.
Article - Daniel Wigdor, Dennis Wixon - April 13, 2011 - 1 Comments

UX Career Paths and Job Satisfaction

Results of a survey investigating job satisfaction among usability practitioners.
Article - Patrick Malecek - March 16, 2011 - 8 Comments

The Evolution of Discoverability

Devices like the iPad give designers a whole new set of tools to tackle discoverability challenges.
Article - Suzanne Ginsburg - March 3, 2011 - 4 Comments

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