http://jobs.netflix.com/DetailFlix.asp?flix2998 “Netflix is looking for an outstanding user interface designer to join our small but amazing team. If you are as passionate about designing great experiences as you are about helping a successful business reach even higher heights, then we would love to talk to you. We are a close-knit team, so our ideal candidate [...]
I was thankful to be able to attend Jared’s Denver UIE Roadshow and was encouraged to keep pursuing solid UX processes and design solutions. Here are a few thoughts and hope to follow up a bit on some more. Successful Experience Design is at the intersection of the User and the Business – Jared did [...]
Just finished reading through Luke W.’s great resource on web form design, Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks. It’s a great overview, deep dive, and a must read for any UX/Web DesignerFront End Developer who’s interested in serving the user and building in quality efficiencies into a web form experience. I loved the thoroughness, [...]
Jared’s thoughts on Patterns and Frameworks. Components, Patterns, and Frameworks! Oh My! He gives a good overview of the use and value, particularly for smaller teams, to establish libraries of interface patterns, components for reusable code, and frameworks. Setting the foundation of a solution on previous uses allows the designer/team to then customize and to [...]
I’ve started to read through the Designing Web Interfaces book and find it interesting and validating – a good touch point for reference when talking to or sharing patterns and uses with other people. The main pattern “values”: Make it direct Keep it lightweight Stay on the page Provide invitations Use transitions React immediately I [...]