How much do we really know about what makes an interaction pleasurable for a user? These researchers are quantifying the guessing game. Source: The Future Of Tangible Interfaces: 5 Insights Backed By Science | Co.Design…
With 3D Touch, Apple may be set to kill the infamous hamburger menu. Here’s why. Source: Apple’s plan to kill the hamburger menu
Helpful mobile-friendly test tool care of our friends at Google: Mobile Friendly Test Tool
Dennis Kardys shows how to apply concepts from wayfinding, to help balance visual simplicity with the need to keep websites easy to navigate. Source: Wayfinding For The Mobile Web – Smashing Magazine
Shlomo Goltz discusses how he viewed personas with disdain, until he witnessed them being used properly and to their full potential that changed his mind forever. Source: A Closer Look At Personas: What They Are…
“Ford recalled 13,000 Lincoln MKC SUVs because of the possibility that drivers might accidentally shut down their vehicles by inadvertently hitting the Engine Start/Stop button….”—Janet Six User Interface Design Flaw Cause of Ford Recall
An excerpt from the new O’Reilly book, Designing Connected Products: UX Design for the Internet of Things, explores considerations UXers need to be aware of. Source: What’s Different About User Experience Design for the Internet…
The design work that has made so many of us fat and happy is about to change—exciting and challenging work ahead. Source: Saying Goodbye to the Great UX Design Bonanza of 2004-2016 | UX Magazine
The best way to improve the usability of your product is directly observe actual end-users attempting realistic tasks, so that should always be the first option. In real life all sorts of things happen, so…