: Jeff’s short post really resonated with me. I have been thinking a lot about the notion of startups and building a good user experience from the ground up right from the start. So many established companies are struggling to undo years of bad content, bad code, bad design and even simply bad ways of [...]

: Earlier this month the Boxee beta was released, and the consensus so far is that the overall experience is a huge improvement over the alpha. While I have not been formally engaged with Boxee since May (such is the life of an independent consultant), I am incredibly pleased to see that many of my [...]

: With the right web analytics tools, you can gain real-time empirical data on your website visitors’ habits in massive quantities. What I’m learning may shock some of you, and it may confirm ideas for others. It’s not far from what I’ve blogged about in the past: Supplemental navigation is, in most cases, visual junk. [...]

: From 0.1 seconds to 10 years or more, user interface design has many different timeframes, and each has its own particular usability issues. : http://www.useit.com/alertbox/timeframes.html

: Often when you are creating and designing user interfaces for your apps or websites you face challenges like how to convey specific language or nation. You might consider using different flags, maps, colors, symbols as a part of your user interface. But that can be challenging and even very dangerous. : http://www.uxpassion.com/2008/11/great-tips-about-using-flags-colors-flowers-in-user-interface-for-applications-and-websites/

: Stories have defined our world. They have been with us since the dawn of communication, from cave walls to the tall tales recounted around fires. They have continued to evolve with their purpose remaining the same; To entertain, to share common experiences, to teach, and to pass on traditions. Today we communicate a bit [...]

: Don’t focus on technology and features. Heck, don’t focus on the “product.” Focus on the experience you want to create, and build a system that gets you there. The audio is from my talk at http://2007.dconstruct.org/. : http://www.slideshare.net/peterme/experience-is-the-product

: The idea is that this graphic can be either printed out or used as a desktop wallpaper. During meetings, phone calls, or any other sort of client interaction, you can reference this poster if you need to – either for your own benefit, or to point something out to your client. The graphic contains [...]

: When it comes to eCommerce design there are plenty of Do’s & Don’ts, a ton of “best practices” and even more people claiming they have the keys to successful eCommerce design. : http://www.fuelyourinterface.com/ecommerce-ui-part-1-the-product-detail-page/

: Call to action / conversion / user acquisition, whatever you want to call it. Its probably crucial to your web-based business strategy. : http://blog.derekperez.com/post/230495880/call-to-action-you-need-to-have-me-at-hello