: Marc Hassenzahl discusses user experience and experience design in this chapter for Interaction-Design.org’s ongoing encyclopedia. : http://www.interaction-design.org/encyclopedia/user_experience_and_experience_design.html

: Watch “A Day Made of Glass” and take a look at Corning’s vision for the future with specialty glass at the heart of it. : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38&feature=youtube_gdata_player

: Over the past few months there have quite a few articles about metrics, which are, of course, a very important topic for startups. Metrics like these can and should drive your startup’s development, once you get past the initial part of the hypothesis testing phase. : http://swombat.com/2011/2/10/how-to-use-metrics-in-a-startup

: Although those of us who create for the internet have often been at odds with those who work in the search and social media fields, we need to embrace the bigger picture of how people actually use the internet today. We — and our clients — need to realize we are not the beginning [...]

: 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/