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Final Cut Pro X: A Step back in Functionality and User Interface Design

While Apple has been busy of late making record killings in the market catering to consumers, the creative pros that have long been a bastion of Apple support might be getting overlooked. Before Apple’s resurgence the Macintosh was arguably the … Continue reading

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What are some of the benefits of extreme programming in user interface design?

Extreme programming can be a very empowering way of creating user interface designs, for both the UI designers and the users who provide the feedback. Since the ultimate goal is customer satisfaction stakeholders are encouraged to participate and contribute in … Continue reading

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Parallel Design in User Interface Design

Benefits of parallel design in user interface design Using the parallel design process to create user interface designs brings with it a number of benefits, key of which is inclusion. Parallel  design has the ability of involving all stakeholders  equally … Continue reading

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The User Interface Design of Mobile Social Web Browsers

Smartphones and tablets today have created a gold rush among web developers and user interface designers. As such web browsers on mobile devices are one area where web developers and user interface designers can distinguish themselves by offering great UI … Continue reading

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Android 3.0 Honeycomb – How has user interface design been affected by the second coming of the tablet?

If this year’s Consumer Electronics Show is anything to go by, it is obvious that tablet computing is the proverbial bandwagon or pie that all and sundry are making a case for a slice. With the iPad still selling like … Continue reading

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Extreme Programming and UI Design – Part 2

This blog post is the second in a series of two about extreme programming as a UX design method. Benefits of extreme programming in User Interface Design The hallmark benefit of extreme programming is customer satisfaction and an efficient user … Continue reading

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Usability Terms Explained: How to conduct an ethnographical usability test?

How to conduct an ethnographical usability test James Hom’s Usability Methods Toolbox (usability.jameshom.com) provides a good example of how to carry out a usability test using the method of ethnography. Hom asserts that testers should take on the spirit of … Continue reading

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Usability Methods in Interface Design: Expert Review

The usability method ‘expert review’ is quite similar to the method ‘heuristic evaluations’. A few usability experts gather around an interface or website and review all pages, controls and design patterns. But in contrast to a heuristic evaluation, they are … Continue reading

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Google does it right – and wrong! An Appeal for more User Centric Design

It’s not a secret that Google’s success (or at last the fast adoption rate) has been accelerated through an exceptional example of simplicity and user centered design on their search page (homepage). Almost every user centered design expert I know … Continue reading

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Cloud applications: avoiding the pitfall of poor usability design

Cloud applications utilize the internet as a means of providing software to various users. Providing software in this manner can be usability advantageous and eliminates the need for clients to install and run the application on their personal computers. This … Continue reading

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