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We've been put in the vibe space
Once all the card-sorting exercises were done, we put all the categories into a spreadsheet and highlighted consensus (labels and groupings that were created by most) and ambiguity (cards that were placed in various categories by different people). Then we used those insights to inform the design of the new global navigation system for the museum.
... See moreIrene Pereyra • Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology (Rockport Universal)
The better and longer way is to describe the experience I want the users to have. That means describing the users’ world and how my design fits in.
Giles Colborne • Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design
The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web (New Riders Press, 2002), an excellent book by Jesse James Garrett.
Ziv Yaar • User is Always Right, The: A Practical Guide to Creating and Using Personas for the Web
show that user-experience design offers us a new lens for the study of spaces as designed objects, as well as illuminates the relationship between designed spaces and the behaviors that occur within them. The language of experience design opens an engaging framework for studying spaces in myriad contexts and evaluating the role digital technology p
... See moreJohn A. McArthur • Digital Proxemics: How Technology Shapes the Ways We Move (Digital Formations Book 110)
We usually rely on a mix of spatial memory and well-written labels to find what we need in this kind of interface. But that only goes so far. At some point, we have to find ways to help users navigate apps outside of graphical menu bars, mystery icons in toolbars, and tabbed settings panels.