Designing Web Interfaces

UI Controls for Rich Applications

2009-11-04T10:33:05Z

In January 2009, we posted an article on the 30 Essential Controls for Rich Application design. The article was incredibly popular since it also discussed which RIA frameworks/toolkits/libraries offer each control. We will be posting a new version of the article later this month on UX Booth. In the mean time, check out the new [...]

iTunes Solves the Nested Clause Dilema

2009-10-25T05:42:18Z

So the first time I ever saw a crazy rule builder was in a desktop application at Sabre in 2001. They had been around longer than that obviously, but this was the first time I was ever befuddled by a screen that looked a lot like this: All I could think was there must be a [...]

Rich Internet Application Gallery

2009-10-19T23:56:19Z

Inspired by TapFancy- a showcase for the very best in iPhone and iPod Touch application design, we started a tumblelog to showcase the very best RIAs. The initial content is from our InsideRIA article highlighting the 50 Most Usable RIAs, but we’ll add more weekly. If you know of an app that deserves recognition, [...]

Job Opening: Technology Leader/ UI Engineer

2009-10-06T14:51:30Z

Posted by Theresa on October 6, 2009 I’m leading the design on a new project and we are seeking an experienced UI engineer to bring the designs to life. The front end technology has yet to be decided- so you can guide the direction. Here is a bit about the project: The IQVine platform will [...]

UX Booth Redesign & Giveaway

2009-10-01T13:55:32Z

The nice guys at UX Booth, a blog for and by the User Experience Community, are celebrating their 1st anniversary. Check out the blog and all of the great prizes: Open Hallway Premium Plan Open Hallway, a very simple usability testing solution, has offered our readers an amazing prize! We have a 6 month subscription to their [...]

Designing for Interesting Moments Talk

2009-09-20T21:47:28Z

I posted this on my personal blog and according to slideshare it is the top tweeted presentation from their site today (9/20/09). Been meaning to post it here for those who don’t follow my blog. The material contains some new examples but tracks with the book’s six principles. I recently gave this talk at Microsoft for [...]

Designing for the iPhone 3G: Tips and Tools

2009-09-17T21:02:28Z

Last April I posted a simple iPhone wireframe stencil to Graffletopia, an online stencil community for OmniGraffle users. 18 thousand people have downloaded it. It is time for an update- get your new iPhone 3G Stencil here. Unzip it and put in in your Library > Application Support > OmniGraffle > Stencils folder. I’ve [...]

Sneak Peek: 50 Most Usable RIAs

2009-09-17T20:55:59Z

Update: The 50 Most Usable RIAs article is now posted on InsideRIA. We have submitted an article entitled the “50 Most Usable RIAs” to InsideRIA. Here is a sneak peek of the post and 10 of the RIAs included in the list. Excerpt Bill and I have reviewed hundreds of rich Internet applications, RIAs, while compiling [...]

Designing Rich Applications at DelveUI

2009-08-10T16:14:32Z

Fluency and Rosenfeld Media sponsored the first DelveUI, A 2 Day Masterclass on Designing User (Web) Interfaces last week at the NYU Poly Campus in Brooklyn. I had an opportunity to speak about my favorite topic: design patterns and principles for rich applications. The talk is titled Designing Rich Applications- and illustrates the need [...]

Gmail uses The Drag & Drop Object Pattern to “Make It Direct”

2009-07-11T16:28:17Z

Principle #1: Make it Direct In the earlier version of Gmail, the only way to label or organize messages was to select the row or rows, then navigate to the “Move To” combo box or “Label” combo box. But last week (at least in my Gmail account) Google decided to Make It Direct. Why select a [...]