Recruiters cold contact me every week about positions I’m not qualified for, don’t want, or that really shouldn’t exist, like a UX Designer/Developer. Sometimes I tell them, I’m not a developer. Sometimes I remind them that unicorns don’t exist. If I’m in a really bad mood, I just delete the emails/voicemails and don’t respond at all. For repeat offenders who clearly have no idea about my qualifications, I’ve even been known to mark as SPAM.
Frequency: Tell me how often you do it and I’ll reveal your expertise level
Designing for a touch screen kiosk ≠ designing for a touch screen phone/tablet
Hey! This isn’t that kind of blog.
Last week, we discussed location issues in touch screen kiosk design. This week we’ll talk about how frequency of use impacts the user’s needs.
Location, Location, Location: Where is your touch screen?
Designing for a touch screen kiosk ≠ designing for a touch screen phone/tablet
Just because a kiosk has a touchscreen, do not mistake it for an over-sized smart phone or tablet. The user experience and usability issues are vastly different. This is the first in a series of articles discussing the user persona differences you need to keep in mind when designing for a kiosk interface versus a mobile interface.
All I really need to know about UX I learned from my mom
In these confusing days of user experience design, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of constantly shifting vocabulary. Every company and designer with whom I speak has a different definition for taxonomy, information architecture, usability testing, iterative design, etc…
8 Must-Have Features for A Killer Social Media Aggregator
I did some sleuthing around the internet and it seems that several development companies are working on a content management solution (CMS) for social media. The idea is that you can input your dynamic content and the CMS will post the items not only to your website but also to your social media pages as well. Awesome!
Bonus Tip for Creating a Color Palette for Color Blindness
I've wanted to design a website for a color-blind client for a long time. Weird right? The goal is to create a site that the client can see the site exactly the same as a non-color-blind person.