Monthly Archives: September 2010
A Brief History of the Magic Number 5 in Usability Testing
Are you are wondering about the origins of the sample size controversy in the usability profession? This article provides an annotated timeline of the major events and papers which continue to shape this topic. Measuring Usability provides a Brief History … Continue reading
Apple releases App Store Guidelines
Apple has released a detailed account of its “App Store Review Guidelines.” Apple also claim to be relaxing restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps, as long as the resulting apps do not download any code. This … Continue reading
The Psychologist’s View of UX Design
This article from The UX Bookmark is a snapshot of the psychologist’s view of UX Design. Psychologist, Dr. Susan Weinschenk takes research and knowledge about the brain, the visual system, memory, and motivation and extrapolates UX principles: People Don’t Want … Continue reading
8 Must-see UX Diagrams
If you’re new to the field of user experience design, welcome! There’s plenty to see and do around here. And although many brilliant contributors have come before us, there’s actually not too much to catch up on—if you know where … Continue reading
Text Input on Mobile is Hard But…
In this article, Luke Wroblewski assesses several resources and discovers that text input can be tough. When it comes to text input on mobile devices the conventional design wisdom is: “avoid it. it’s hard.” Yet the volume of text messages … Continue reading
Keynotopia Wireframing Set: Free Wireframing Templates for Apple Keynote
Lately, Apple Keynote has been gaining popularity among designers as a wireframing and prototyping tool. Features like multiple slide masters, styles, grouping, animation and hyperlinks make it ideal for crafting interactive prototypes and UI narratives. Smashing Magazine’s freebie, Keynotopia, is … Continue reading
iPad Stencil for Omnigraffle
This is the first version of an OmniGraffle template for designing iPad apps from Information Architects. It’s not complete as they’re planning to update it as they continue to work on their own designs but it sure is a hell … Continue reading
Usability for Mobile Devices
Much like the Web during the 1990s, mobile is the new domain at the forefront of innovation. Users are discovering new capabilities, integrating them with their daily lives, and experiencing new interaction models. This post from UXmatters discusses the Usability … Continue reading