: This past summer, I was building some new website interfaces (it’s part of my day job) and thinking about TiVo’s combination of power and simplicity in their interface and I got to thinking about all the things I wished I could ask someone about the TiVo UI but was afraid to ask. Then I [...]

: Prototyping is a must. I reveal my prototyping techniques, related not only to Web sites. : http://valka.info/notes/2010/01/everyday-prototyping/

: Recently I was talking to someone who is relatively new to the field of usability and user experience. He has developed a web application and wanted some ideas for getting feedback from users. He commented that he was planning on sending out a survey to users to see what they think about the web [...]

: It’s a question that many organizations ask on contact forms, registration forms and checkout processes – How did you hear about us?. : http://www.goodusability.co.uk/2010/01/how-did-you-hear-about-us/

: Users do not commonly browse the internet looking for a good design or decent user experience. Users browse in search of good content. The more effort you put into your content the better the pay off. : http://www.shayhowe.com/web-design/web-content-strategy/

: The processing of visual characteristics has a hierarchy. To better understand what variables influence this visual hierarchy, an eye tracking study was conducted (Faraday, 2000). The main factors were found to be size, scanning, images, text style, and position. : http://spinner.cofc.edu/~learning/visualhier.html?referrer=webcluster&

: Temporal User Interfaces Humans mostly use two dimensions to organize and identify things: Space and Time. I’ve talked about how people use space to organize and identify things in my article on spatial thinking. So let’s talk about time now. : http://ignorethecode.net/blog/2009/03/05/temporal-user-interfaces/

: Designing and creating a strong call to action is easier said then done. Take a look at these 4 design elements then reevaluate your call to action to see if it could be dramatically improved. : http://www.shayhowe.com/web-design/designing-call-to-action/

: Brainstorming is long-established way to generate ideas and classic technique. On the one hand it’s well-known on the other hand it’s all too often misinterpreted. Brainstorming, however valuable it is, will fail and will not succeed before it is put to action correctly and in a approved manner : http://ux4dotcom.blogspot.com/2009/08/brainstorming.html

: Trends appear and disappear. Here are some of web development trends that will dominate during the 2010. Article is covering 5 trends regarding the web development. From real-time web and collaboration to geo-tagging and RIA frameworks… See what is new and coming in 2010 and stay ahead of the curve! : http://www.uxpassion.com/2010/01/design-trends-2010-web-development-trends-2010/