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Killer Microsoft Surface Applications

2 Jul 2009

If you’re not a Fast Company subscriber or reader, you should be. There’s always some good content. It’s not always the first to report, but it does provide a great breadth and depth of topics, particularly around design and technology.
As a designer and techno-geek, Fast Company recently published a couple articles on “killer” Microsoft Surface [...]

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Tags: killer apps, Manifest Digital, Microsoft Surface, User Experience Design

The Story of the Microsoft Office Ribbon

In: Interaction Design| References| Research| User Experience Design

25 May 2009

Recently, a student of my Interaction Design course at DePaul University asked about “ribbon” design in user interfaces. For you Microsoft Office users, you know what I mean – the new navigational element of the 2007 version. Anyway, she’s working on a fairly complex Windows-based application that is “used to drive specialized medical equipment that [...]

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Tags: design pattern, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Ribbon, Technology, User Experience Design

Selling User-Centered Design

In: Education| References| Selling UX| User Experience Design

11 May 2009

Last week I had the honor of presenting a “selling the value of user-centered deisgn” workshop to a very important financial and economic regulating body. As part of the workshop I developed this presentation. The presentation covers:

Why is user-centered design important?
How do I communicate the value of user-centered design?
Understanding how to prove, if necessary, a [...]