: Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas’s The Pragmatic Programmer is a bible of sorts when it comes to effective programming. One of the strongest take home points from the book was their advice to gently exceed expectations. It’s one of those little nuggets of advice that is so subtle that it’s easy to go in [...]

: Six groups of cards ask questions and offer suggestions for elements to include in your story. : http://www.wqusability.com/storycards.html

: The design and navigation of a Website appeals to the users more as compared to other things, suppose you visited a famous Retail Showroom in your locality. You observe that the materials of store are not organized at all. You find it difficult to walk in the store as items are scattered even on [...]

: Web search engines show millions of results for any keyword in 2 to 5 seconds and the visitors select any URL on a search engine result page (SERP) in next 10 seconds. After landing to your Website, any visitor takes only 5 to 8 seconds to analyze whether this page serves their purpose or [...]

: I have tried and fallen in love with countless applications, from Balsamiq to Mockingbird to FlairBuilder. Although each has felt like true love, over time my gaze has wandered, and I find myself flirting with another tool. : http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/07/keynote-as-a-collaborative-wireframing-tool/

: In this installment of my column, I’ll take a look at one of the most important visual design elements for graphic user interfaces: typography. I’ll concentrate on general guidelines for the effective use of typography in the design of applications for children between 3 and 10 years of age. What considerations do we need [...]

: Now in its ninth year, UX Week delivers new tools you can put to use immediately, not to mention a bunch of new friends and colleagues. : http://uxweek.com/2011/

: Have you ever been angry at your computer or cell phone? This book is for designers, developers, and product managers who are charged with what sometimes seems like an impossible task: making sure products work the way your users expect them to. This book shows you how to design applications and websites that people [...]

: Following on from James’s post iPad app user testing : Observations from the field, this post reveals the equipment we’ve refined to collect iPad test data and how to deliver an engaging experience for the project owners. : http://www.cxpartners.co.uk/news/ipad_usability_testing_-_our_equipment.htm

: Femme Den’s tagline is “We save good women from bad design.” Going forward, I encourage you to think outside the box when it comes to gender, just as you’d think outside the box for any other design problem. : http://cognition.happycog.com/article/designers-are-from-mars