Great Usability Articles

http://matlab.my/MaryBethRettger

http://matlab.my/JenHocko

http://matlab.my/WillSchroeder

http://usabilitygeek.com/the-difference-between-usability-and-user-experience/

Why I love Flash…

Donut Plant is a truly great example of why Flash is still relevant.  The user experience is amazing, they make the donuts almost pop off the screen.  The transitions from each navigation item is entertaining and  the timeline of “History” is so cleaver.  Love it!!!

Social Media: insight to a UX experience

Social Media is a great tool for understanding user experience…

Research Methods for Understanding Consumer Decisions in a Social World

http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2011/03/research-methods-for-understanding-consumer-decisions-in-a-social-world.php

Why UX Personas are not Marketing Personas

User Experience Persona’s are different then Marketing Persona’s for the following reasons…

• UX personas are not a “generic sampling of typical users.”  They are based in real experiences.  Generally they’re built around tasks that a user my actually attempt, motivations, skill sets, emotional responses and cognitive behaviors.
• For Stakeholders, brings to life why and provides a narrative of who you’ll be creating for.  Shifts mindset from not just the business model and the development process, but adds the user to the picture.
• They are designed to simulate conversations between stakeholder regarding many aspects of UX and the development process…. “Would Sally find this feature useful?”
• Creates a singular vision as to the goal: the end result.

Marketing Personas are important but they belong in a different conversation than UX.

Good examples of UX portfolios

Dan Wilcomb / Savage Human

RAIZ

10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

An interesting article I came across….

http://mashable.com/2009/01/09/user-experience-design/

Inspiration

Sources of Inspiring Design…

http://johnnyholland.org/radio-johnny/

	http://www.adaptivepath.com/
Smashing Magazine
http://www.uie.com/	Logo of the Day	Logo Lounge
		http://johnnyholland.org/radio-johnny/
http://www.inspirationlinks.com/	http://styleboost.com/	http://www.thebestdesigns.com/
http://ui-patterns.com/	http://www.notcot.org/	http://www.designbombs.com/
http://www.designlicks.com/	http://www.interaction-design.org/encyclopedia/	http://iphone.appstorm.net/
BBC’s example of guidlines… http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/

Browser Size Labs

I’m so excited!!!!!  Google has been collecting data about browser size and you can now use the data to size up your own site!!!!!

http://browsersize.googlelabs.com/

Monopoly’s and the Technology Cycle

Video of the day in the New Yorker is very interesting and something to keep in mind when creating strategy for websites…

TIM WU ON COMMUNICATION, CHAOS, AND CONTROL   Posted by The New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currents

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