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Deciphering User Experience/User Interface Terminology

As a designer, I use a lot of user experience terminology to explain rationale, methods, and concepts. I highlight the ones that create the most confusion.

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Tips for Improving Web Typography

Typography is one of the most important aspects of website design. By following just a few rules, you can make great headway in improving web typography.

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When Biases & Design Meet

Because we design software interfaces for human interaction, our designs and processes are likely subject to some biases.

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You Want Me to Rotate My Device? Really?

You don't want errors to happen, but they will. The experience should be as painless as possible for the user—don't make a stressful time worse.

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Designers, Project Ramp-In is Your Responsibility

When joining an existing project, designers should be the ones facilitating meetings, asking questions, and requesting assets.

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Technology: More than a Constraint for User-Centered Design

Software design that ignores the technical landscape is bound to be wrecked by constraints or miss key opportunities to leverage tools and paradigms.

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The Art and Science of Content Strategy

The user's goal isn't to use your client's app or read their site. The user's goal is personal, and your content is just a tool they may (or may not) use.

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Information Architecture: A Whole-Team Discipline

IA affects the software, the business model behind it, and the way people interact on all sides of a product. We can't afford to leave team members out.

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Using Project Design Principles to Set Priorities & Stay on Track

A project's design principles define and communicate the product's key goals and characteristics. They keep us moving straight toward our goal.

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The Designer’s Question: Do I Need to Learn to Code?

Despite my affinity toward visual design, I see huge value in learning some basic programming languages

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Experiments in Building a Design Team Over Distance

We need to put the right people with the right skills on the right projects. So how do we leverage our poly-skilled team of six, separated by 100 miles?

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Becoming a Designer in the Real World – Things I Wish I’d Known

A few things I'd tell my 22-year-old self, and a few things I'm still working on today.

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