I have had a fascination with color and culture for most of my life. From color theory to ethnography, it is all so interesting! And important when you are designing anything for people! They are both complex and the intersection can be integrate. Here is one of the best data visualizations that I have ever seen on this. [...]
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When iteratively designing and evaluating experiences, the order in which you do this is very important. It starts with content – you must have the content to design the information architecture. I remember learning this lesson when, at one company, Marketing was looking for our Art Director to start creating comps for our next generation [...]
I was recently asked what was the best way to review your designs. Regardless if it is stake holders, subject matter experts, buyers or end-users, the process is pretty much the same. This is high-level. I hope you find it helpful: 1. Start by describing the top of the design and move to the bottom [...]
Join the UX SIG in San Diego on Tuesday, January 25th, at 5:30 pm at Intuit to provide feedback on an exclusive sneak preview of the web application user experience of Voximate, a stealth-mode startup whose upcoming SaaS product should be of interest to anyone who builds products, manages projects, or wants their team to [...]
Develop the Visual and Interaction Design in Context of Your Customers’ Workflow
7 Nov, 2010 in articles, UncategorizedOnce you’re confident that you understand your various customers’ workflow and content, it’s time to develop the visual design—color scheme, fonts, iconography, branding, and all graphic elements. Work closely with the visual designer or visual design team to ensure that the visual design elements support the company’s brand and enhance the ease of use of [...]
Emotions have a crucial role in our ability to understand the world. Studies have shown that an object that “pleases” us appears to be more effective. This is due to the affinity we feel for an object that appeals to us – an emotional connection. In his book Emotional Design, Dr. Donald Norman proposes a [...]
Please join us Tuesday, February 23 at Intuit to discuss CyteSeer, an automated cell image analysis software. Company Overview Vala Sciences is a fast growing San Diego based biotechnology company offering CyteSeer Automated Image Cytometry Software, cell imaging reagents, and custom services to scientists. Technologies from Vala enable information-rich measurements for making fundamentally new insights [...]
San Diego User Experience Special Interest Group
18 Jan, 2010 in User Experience Special Interest GroupPlease join us Tuesday, January 26 at Intuit to discuss RootList web-based collaborative list-making application. Company Overview RooList is designed and developed by two people. Tracy has recently been involved in the research and development of online collaborative products for the legal and insurance industries and specifically medical record optimization and analytics. Tracy holds a [...]