uxtweet little thoughts on user experience. tag:uxtweet.davidsturtz.com,2005:b5c57c84241540664f62b6406c0bfbad Textpattern 2008-11-24T04:12:32Z David Sturtz http://uxtweet.davidsturtz.com/ David Sturtz 2008-11-24T15:00:00Z 2008-11-24T04:12:32Z Design Criteria tag:uxtweet.davidsturtz.com,2008-11-23:b5c57c84241540664f62b6406c0bfbad/eaf7ba4be035a4aa72cd00e85105d63c Design Criteria proves designers “clear direction, while leaving it room to explore different approaches to each problem.” Connecting research to design. Making Research Actionable: An Introduction to Design Criteria — Sarah B. Nelson

]]> Design Criteria provides designers “clear direction [leaving] room to explore different approaches to each problem.” http://budurl.com/myka

]]> David Sturtz 2008-11-10T15:22:32Z 2008-11-10T15:29:10Z IDEA 08 tag:uxtweet.davidsturtz.com,2008-11-10:b5c57c84241540664f62b6406c0bfbad/ddaa2a7caa7bb9b519a0f998ca31d5e7 Micro-interactions, linguistic UI, getting real, Aurora, books/browsers, digi-space/context, & more: IDEA 08 at Boxes and Arrows

]]> Micro-interactions, linguistic UI, getting real, Aurora, books/browsers, digi-space/context, & more: IDEA 08 at B&A http://budurl.com/6xr8

]]> David Sturtz 2008-11-07T15:00:00Z 2008-11-07T05:49:32Z Metaphorical Magic tag:uxtweet.davidsturtz.com,2008-11-06:b5c57c84241540664f62b6406c0bfbad/5dddbfc2c6905bb904e72fe456c38551 “Metaphor is an alchemy that transforms usable content into richly influential content and good products into treasured products.” — Colleen Jones on The Magic of Metaphor at UX Matters.

]]> “Metaphor is an alchemy that transforms usable content into richly influential content…” http://budurl.com/7f5x

]]> David Sturtz 2008-11-04T15:00:00Z 2008-11-03T18:40:53Z Better Ballots tag:uxtweet.davidsturtz.com,2008-11-03:b5c57c84241540664f62b6406c0bfbad/7d5791a34fc72ca9f2cffb70f46c7bca “Usability testing is the best way to make sure that voters can use the ballot successfully…” &mdash Better Ballots [PDF] (summary)

]]> “Usability testing is the best way to make sure that voters can use the ballot successfully…” – Better Ballots http://budurl.com/4rgs

]]> David Sturtz 2008-11-03T18:18:48Z 2008-11-03T18:18:48Z Why designers fail tag:uxtweet.davidsturtz.com,2008-10-30:b5c57c84241540664f62b6406c0bfbad/5235ac1cf3fea942a930339fcd922e36 Why designers fail… “collaboration skills, persuasion skills, and receiving critical feedback” – Scott Berkun Why Designers Fail

]]> Why designers fail… “collaboration skills, persuasion skills, and receiving critical feedback” – Berkun http://budurl.com/d5nf

]]> David Sturtz 2008-05-05T14:00:00Z 2008-05-05T05:21:51Z Forms Suck tag:uxtweet.davidsturtz.com,2008-05-04:b5c57c84241540664f62b6406c0bfbad/5f62220a178e4e71bf15f512d7bdf777 “Forms suck.” -Luke W. New book (Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks) out today.

]]> “Forms suck.” -Luke W. New book (Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks) out today: http://tinyurl.com/5lfryb

]]> David Sturtz 2008-04-28T20:33:42Z 2008-04-28T20:36:29Z Summit Podcasts tag:uxtweet.davidsturtz.com,2008-04-28:b5c57c84241540664f62b6406c0bfbad/4b685d8a237144166310619f8a629b96 2008 IA Summit Podcasts are up (thanks to Boxes and Arrows). Subscribe in iTunes

]]> 2008 IA Summit Podcasts are up (thanks to Boxes and Arrows) iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/5hw8ms #iasummit

]]> David Sturtz 2008-04-23T15:00:00Z 2008-04-23T05:33:00Z Language and Perception tag:uxtweet.davidsturtz.com,2008-04-22:b5c57c84241540664f62b6406c0bfbad/404499bb21563c50a15d1f90f2dc8a62 NY Times: Does language shape what we perceive? “… the group using labels learned much faster…” When Language Can Hold the Answer

]]> NY Times: Does language shape what we perceive? “… the group using labels learned much faster…” http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/science/22lang.html?pagewanted=all

]]> David Sturtz 2008-04-22T18:00:00Z 2008-04-22T18:02:11Z Search Patterns tag:uxtweet.davidsturtz.com,2008-04-22:b5c57c84241540664f62b6406c0bfbad/4baea43ca0671c32ccb7ed8266bf73f9 Search Patterns: Look at the tiny details, and the big picture of how search fits into the UX. Search Patterns, Peter Morville

]]> Search Patterns: Look at the tiny details, and the big picture of how search fits into the UX. http://tinyurl.com/5mz6a3 #iasummit #iasummit2008

]]> David Sturtz 2008-04-18T15:30:00Z 2008-04-18T15:36:46Z Core attributes tag:uxtweet.davidsturtz.com,2008-04-18:b5c57c84241540664f62b6406c0bfbad/fe9032d1bdeac47393e4e34ae7bade67 3 core UX attributes: Vision, feedback/research, culture. Journey to the Center of Design, Jared Spool‘s IA Summit 2008 keynote.

]]> 3 core UX attributes: Vision, feedback/research, culture. http://tinyurl.com/6332wz #iasummit2008 #iasummit

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