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November 15, 2008
Yes, the g-speak spatial operating environment is stunning, but save the drama for your mama.
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August 26, 2008
Like software, humans also have user interfaces. What messages are you trying to send through your own personal user interface?
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March 25, 2008
A couple weeks ago, I noticed Google experimenting with a new user interface pattern in their search results: another search input field. The search within a search raises some questions from both usability and marketing points of view. Is this unexpected UI pattern beneficial for end-users; does it help users more easily discover what they’re looking for; and what will be the effect on content owners whose sites Google is searching?
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February 28, 2008
Today, LinkedIn publicly revealed a new user interface that attempts to improve on the poor UX many of us have experienced with the website in the past. A lot of what LinkedIn has changed resembles other social networking/social media UI designs; do the enhancements work for the online community of business professionals?
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February 19, 2008
When designing a user interface, be aware that seemingly innocuous UI decisions can cause confusion.
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November 27, 2007
Try as they might, even the most seasoned user experience and interaction designers must overcome tremendous challenges to create an intuitive and useful web UI for a hand-held device. Face it, typing a URL or your user name and password with your thumbs on a phone keypad is no fun.
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November 1, 2007
There has been a lot of speculation over the past several months about the next big thing in user interface design, and many experts are betting that a three-dimensional, immersive user experience is the wave of the future. While some of the examples I have seen are compelling, I’m not entirely convinced that the majority of users are anxious to experience a 3D interface
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