Blogs
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True digital natives
Jonathan Grudin Posted: Tue, April 22, 2014 - 12:49:32
They’re coming. They may not yet be recognizable, but some are walking—or crawling—among us. The term digital native was coined in 2001 to describe technology-using youths, some of whom are…
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Three fundamentals for defining a design strategy
Uday Gajendar Posted: Tue, April 15, 2014 - 11:04:47
The other day I tweeted this out while grasping what I’m trying to accomplish in my new role as Director of UX at a Big Data start-up: "Creating strategy (&…
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Interaction design for the Internet of Things
Mikael Wiberg Posted: Fri, April 11, 2014 - 3:19:02
The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be the next big thing, no pun intended! Embedded computing in everyday objects brings with it the potential of integrating physical things into…
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It’s spring and a girl’s thoughts turn to design (and meaning)
Deborah Tatar Posted: Fri, April 04, 2014 - 10:37:40
It’s spring. Spring for me is always associated not so much with the bulbs that turn Blacksburg into a really beautiful place, but with serious thoughts about values. Of course,…
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Preaching to the choir, just when you thought it was safe
Monica Granfield Posted: Wed, April 02, 2014 - 10:41:12
UX has made great strides within the mainstream IT and software community. Hard work, education, and return on investment have all contributed to growth of the UX design discipline over…
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Swarms and tribes
Jonathan Grudin Posted: Mon, March 31, 2014 - 11:03:23
A crack team led by Deputy Marshall Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) race about in hot pursuit of Harrison Ford’s fugitive Dr. Richard Kimble. Gerard finds one of his men…
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Designer’s toolkit: A primer on using video in research
Lauren Chapman Ruiz Posted: Wed, March 19, 2014 - 1:00:17
In our last post, we explored a variety of methods for capturing user research. Yet a question lingered— how can you effectively use video in your research without influencing the…
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Theory weary
Jonathan Grudin Posted: Fri, March 14, 2014 - 10:09:08
Theory weary, theory leery, why can't I be theory cheery? I often try out little bits wheresoever they might fit. (Affordances are very pliable, though what they add is quite…
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What serendipity is providing for me to read
Richard Anderson Posted: Thu, March 13, 2014 - 12:48:54
In the spirit of the new What Are You Reading? articles that appear within Interactions magazine… My use of Twitter and my attending local professional events have had a big…
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Designer’s toolkit: A primer on capturing research
Lauren Chapman Ruiz Posted: Sun, February 23, 2014 - 5:32:11
You’ve been preparing for your research—recruiting, screening participants, devising schedules, testing discussion guides—and now you are deciding the best way to capture your research. But how? If you’re busy scribbling…
