Origin: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2009/12/testing-your-own-designs-redux.php The challenge in dealing with conformitory bias – “People can reinforce their existing attitudes by selectively collecting new evidence, by interpreting evidence in a biased way or by selectively recalling information from memory.” – is real. Getting “over yourself” and seeking out valid user testing and feedback is a tough call when you’re doing [...]
An interesting review of Twitter’s new site design – from the perspective of a content provider of “tweets”: http://ritubpant.com/why-twitters-new-design-totally-misses-the-mark/ His points are valid, that in Twitter’s new design the core function of social network is overshadowed by the emerging core function of search (clearly dependent on the successful social network use and content provision). But [...]
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, [...]