UX Lx – User Experience Lisbon Recaps
Three days of UX conferencing, networking and enjoying the city of Lisbon.
UXD
Common Sense in the Digital Age
11 things I wish were more commonly shared and understood in this industry.
Apple iPad and Windows Phone 7 Series for Interaction Designers
Two new, exciting UIs are about to launch this year – let’s get our tools and templates ready.
UXD in Advertising, Part 2
Agencies entering the digital era need to dare to truly rethink their models.
Agile UX and the Decentralization of the UX Department
How to move towards a more agile mindset.
Ad Agencies Don’t Need UX Designers
In the digital era, ad agencies need a new breed of creative directors: concept designer types, who are well versed in strategy, UXD, technology and creative.
Focus on Framework Instead of Control
“Instead of seeking to own and prescribe a singular experience, we must strive to adapt to the peculiarities and nuances of human behavior”, writes Jon Kolko.
Don’t Separate the Problems, or You’ll Mess Up the Solution
Alvar Aalto once said that nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. This is something that we often struggle with in our work in digital advertising. Much as a result of the waterfall model and the general legacy of the industrial era production line mentality, we tend to separate the problems [...]
That was a great Idea!
I had a great time at Idea09 (and from what I’m hearing, so did everybody else). Thanks to the organizers and all the fabulous people – new and old friends – that I got to meet. I tweeted and took pictures and notes and drew sketches during the conference, and I’m working on putting together [...]
User Experience Designer vs. Creative Director
I was happy to find this article by Andrew Maier at UX Booth last week. Happy because it touches on a topic that I’ve struggled with once I began working in Canada two years ago. In my past in Europe, I was a Concept Designer, and my role was very close to a UXD-oriented ACD/CD. [...]