Creating a well-designed interaction does more than improve usability – it can create delight. Our collection of Interaction Design blogs takes you from interaction fundamentals to examples of good and bad designs and what you can learn from them.
"Are you 'lean'?" is what somebody asked me recently. The timing for this was pretty lousy so just after Christmas and I nearly replied with a...
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I'm sure we have all encountered new types of interactions in public and office spaces that made us react with a 'that is odd', 'I don't know...
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The million dollar question that is on everyone's mind for this year is whether or not consumers are ready to cut the tether that binds us to our...
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If the output is to be a stellar information architecture, what are the inputs we need?Card sorting is a technique to gain insights and...
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Though visual design is often seen as an aesthetic add-on, I assure you that there's more to it than making it look good. Visual design is often a...
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It's December and if you haven't already started your holiday shopping, you may be dreading the inevitable crowds and line-ups at your local...
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Interaction consistency may be one of the most widely accepted pillars of usable interaction design. This seemingly simple concept can act as a...
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During my years in design school we were encouraged (and actually required) to always begin our work by sketching - away from our computers, away...
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Often misunderstood or completely overlooked, Information Architecture is "a structural design of shared information environments" as stated by...
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An icon is a graphic symbol representing and object, action or idea. They are an integral part of our visual language providing clear...
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Designing for women is a topic that many people have addressed and was recently brought to my mind when shopping for various sporting goods. I...
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The creation of visual concepts is a process that many visual designers may be familiar with. My process may differ a bit from others, or may be...
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A common requirement that I see when reviewing user requirements documents is that the system should be simple. First, stating that the system...
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Yup, that's right those murderous robots of cinematic lore. The terminator movies teach us some valuable lessons about technology that we'd be...
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In the context of a discussion around information architecture, (IA), definitions are fairly plentiful and even synonymous terms exist, like...
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