Ya ever have one of those moment when you are using software when you just tell yourself, "How could I have missed that??" You search and search for how to do something that you KNOW is possible, but you can't figure it out. Then ... when someone tells you how ...
Luke recently posted an article about form widget layout. It talks about the placement of labels in relation to the form input elements. I think he's basically nailed it, but didn't take it to the next level. He is right by suggesting that left aligned labels are ideal for longer ...
Ta Da! ... Introducing the new, none-more-white, iPod Shuffle by Apple -- click here
Ok, dang is it small. Size of a trident pack according to the picture. I would also say it is quite affordable at 512mb for $100. But there is definitely something major missing. I mean, look ...
Jared Spool of User Interface Engineering, wrote up a piece attempting to describe what makes something intuitive entitled, "What Makes a Design Seem 'Intuitive'?".
I think that this article is nice paired next to the one by Don Norman recently put up on UI Garden (a new English/Chinese bilingual e-zine) and ...
Here is a great salary survey.
This is coming just in time so I can now justify a raise.
Boooyah!
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:
Position: User Experience Designer, (Full-Time, Permanent)
Location: New York, NY
(will relocate for right candidate)
We are looking for someone to join our growing Product Design group as
a user experience designer. Responsibilities include producing
innovative, visually appealing human interface designs; creating
design prototypes; planning and conducting usability testing; working
with developers to make designs ...
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about help, documentation and training. My current employment does a lot of what I would call unnecessary training. I have heard the word "training" too often used as a way out of doing a real investment to determine the right solution for the context ...
Well a lot of people probably think I spouted a bunch of nonsense and did nothing about it. The reality is that I spent $35 total on my New Year's celebrating and gave $40 to Oxfam &/or Doctors Without Borders through the host of our event at the "Hope and ...