: Since the term “kids” is so broad and subject to interpretation, and since kids grow so significantly in cognitive/technical ability in short periods of time, this article focuses specifically on kids ages six through eight. Designing websites for kids is a fascinating, challenging, rewarding, and exasperating experience: You’re trying to create a digital experience [...]

: There are many questions like “Who are the best UI/UX designers in Brazil?” I’m curious what qualities you use to decide someone is the best (or in the top 10) of UX people you know. : http://www.quora.com/What-qualities-do-the-best-UX-professionals-have/

: A skilled black hat copywriter can create a page of content that says one thing when read at-speed (i.e. by normal web users) but says another thing entirely when carefully read word-for-word (e.g. from a legal perspective). : http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2011/02/06/black-hat-copywriting/

: Think of the shared, recurring events you celebrate. Perhaps Christmas with family? A Tuesday afternoon happy hour with friends from work? Maybe there’s a birthday next month or a monthly book club discussion. Our lives are filled with these recurring beats. : http://johnnyholland.org/2011/02/01/designing-a-reason-to-come-back/

: Many people see usability testing process as a very time consuming, expensive, arduous task that adds little value to their business or for their clients. This is all very negative sounding, and something I hear repeated rather too frequently for my liking. : http://spyrestudios.com/usability-and-you-the-design-process/

: I’m very honoured to kick off in:focus with someone who I have looked up to for a long time now… Oliver Reichenstein—CEO of Information Architects, creator of the beautiful Web Trend Map and Cosmic 140 and brains behind the ingenious Writer iPad app. : http://csswizardry.com/in-focus/oliver-reichenstein/

: Account creation, or “sign-up”, is vital to many web businesses – yet it’s a pain for most web users. Let’s take a look at 9 ways to simplify your sign-up process. : http://baymard.com/blog/simplifying-sign-up

: Design reviews are so important for our work as user experience designers, but they too often fail us. Here is a model for design reviews that overcomes the problems of ego, emotion, and communication that so often get in the way of helpful feedback. : http://blog.davingranroth.com/2011/01/a-model-for-ux-design-reviews/

: I’ve reset nine different passwords for various websites and services in the last 3 months; that’s almost one a week. Resetting passwords is starting to be a regular part of my user experience. Everything requires a login and a password these days and although I have a password system, it breaks down a lot [...]

: Social web applications all have a similar sign-up/ramp-up flow. Attract a user to a marketing site, get them to sign up and most importantly get them to connect to other users. : http://www.contrast.ie/blog/getting-your-users-on-board/