HP printer driver gets subtle usability upgrade
I just noticed when printing up a document today that my [Windows] HP printer drivers must have been upgraded recently. As a result, the Printing Preferences dialog that used to have an entry entitled...
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Please don’t add debug messages to your customer-facing application
Debugging messages are for developers/engineers, not for humans (I can say that since I’m a developer). But I can’t believe that it’s 2009 and I still encounter things like the following example… Every...
View ArticleFree iPhone Design Templates for Keynote and PowerPoint
Free iPhone Keynote and PowerPoint templates help get you from thought to finish: Mockapp.com has created both Keynote and PowerPoint templates of iPhone UI elements, and has made them available as...
View ArticleDesigning with Paper Prototyping [UX Booth]
Designing with Paper Prototyping | UX Booth: Prototyping is key to any successful design. Paper prototyping is usually the first step, but does it fit into a world where mobile devices are king? Yes,...
View ArticleOvercoming Design Creative Block
While specifically written for Logo Design, I thought the suggestions contained in this article were applicable to most other design disciplines like web or user interface design… Tips for Overcoming...
View ArticleGiving Users Some Credit [Design Informer]
Really liked this article, which is a little reality check for web usability. Especially neat was the UX version of “The Golden Rule” at the end of the post. enjoy. Giving Users Some Credit | Design...
View ArticleWebcam as Input Device
Interesting research being done using a webcam as a different type of input device – a controller for your desktop: Getting physical « Canonical Design: With the ingress in the market of products like...
View ArticlePeet’s Coffee Packaging UX
As a nice perk, the company at which I am currently employed provides complimentary Peet’s coffee. While this a very nice daily benefit, and is entirely welcome, there seems to have arisen a...
View ArticleWhat is the Future of iOS Notification?
One of the more annoying things about iOS is its notification system. Modal alerts are so arcane, intrusive and annoying, I am actually shocked that they are still the standard method of notification...
View ArticleHow to bring good design to a platform [Marco.org]
How to bring good design to a platform – Marco.org Good suggestions from Marco Arment, founder of Instapaper.
View ArticleUX Is Not A Verb [#ux]
From UX Magazine: UX Is Not A Verb | UX Magazine “Okay, so how long to UX it?” This question is asked of me in just about every estimating meeting we have. Sure it’s a joke, and I laugh. But I also cry...
View ArticleOpen PDF Documents Full-Screen in Dropbox for iPad [#dropbox, #ux]
This was actually surprisingly difficult for me to figure out since there is basically no discoverability hints anywhere, and I literally found it by accident. In the Dropbox app for iPad, if you open...
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