: Recently, my friends at Forrester Research published a great white-paper titled “Best Practices In User Experience (UX) Design”, by Mike Gualtieri. In it, Mike quotes someone who I very much admire Bill Buxton at Microsoft, author of “Sketching User Experiences,” who said: . . . the last thing that you should do when beginning [...]

: Excellent article on the importance of wireframing designs before prototyping, and how in removing them from the process means clients focusing more on aesthetics and less on strategy. : http://briancray.com/2009/12/02/value-of-wireframing-website-design/

: When most of us think about search engine result pages (SERPs) we often think of and therefore often revert to designing “list results”. : http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/searchanalytics/blog/how_you_design_your_search_res/

: Software is soft! Welcome changing requirements Simplicity is essential “ Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility” Deliver working software frequently Close collaboration between customer and team Improve the process as well as the software. : http://www.slideshare.net/Cennydd/getting-real-about-agile-design-arial

: It’s logical and laudable that designers should seek data in our quest for verifiability and return on investment. But data must be handled with care, and mathematical rigour isn’t a common part of a designer’s repertoire. : http://www.cennydd.co.uk/2009/statistical-significance-other-ab-test-pitfalls/

: Will Google become an extension of our brains? As we search for information via the Internet and make purchases online, we’re contributing to a new way of communication. Our brains are adapting to new behaviors. How we market online is attached to our greater perception of ourselves. : http://searchengineland.com/the-extended-brain-search-marketing-and-user-experience-design-16203

: Breadcrumb navigation is often overlooked in the design and development process. Some people may see it as unnecessary while others may feel it is too big of a hassle for what its worth. : http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/breadcrumb-navigation-examined-best-practices-examples/

: You spend months on a new feature for your existing product: researching it, designing and building it, launching it. Finally, it’s out in the world, and you sit back and wait for all those glowing comments to come in about how happy your users are that you’ve finally solved their biggest problems. : http://www.slicedbreaddesign.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/6-reasons-users-hate-your-new-feature/

: Excellent article on important ways you should analyze your user’s interaction with your website. : http://www.expertbusinesssource.com/blog/430000243/post/290009629.html

: With so many choices as to how we can spend our time in the digital age, attention is becoming the most important currency. In today’s splintered media environment, new digital products and services must compete with everything under the sun, making differentiation key to developing an audience that cares, invests, and ultimately drives value. [...]