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Top 5 Elements Every Website Must Have

Top 5 Elements Every Website Must Have

Are you a small business or organization just getting your presence started on the web? Or do you already have a website and can’t figure out why your visitor traffic is lacking? In either case, here are a couple of essential components that you will need to include on your website to ensure a more [...]

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Stranded on a User Experience Island

Stranded on a User Experience Island

The expectations placed on you in a corporate setting as a user experience professional are going to be the same expectations you’ll have to meet as a UX freelancer. The only difference is that your in-house corporate counterpart has company money to spend. Even though you may not have all the same resources, this does [...]

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Start with a 50-point review for your website redesign

Start with a 50-point review for your website redesign

I use a 50-question scorecard that rates the effectiveness of a site based on usability best practices and specific role-based scenario(s). The process of using this kind of scorecard is often called a “heuristic review.” Read on…

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How to Perk Up Your Creativity

How to Perk Up Your Creativity

Feeling like you’re in a design funk? Here’s a few methods you can use to spark your creativity.

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A Nomadic User Experience Lesson – The Airport

A Nomadic User Experience Lesson – The Airport

In my recent travels to Southeast Asia this summer, I realized, while walking through the Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok), that the airport is a great example of the user experience. Read on to find out why.

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My iOpening Experience at iPad Dev Camp LA

My iOpening Experience at iPad Dev Camp LA

When you put a bunch of really talented strangers into a space for 2 days, you can come out with some pretty amazing things. Last weekend, I went to the first annual camp here in the So-Cal area, stemmed from the mothership camp in the Bay Area. The camp was a way for web developers, UX professionals including UX designers to get together and share and explore the new realm of the iPad.

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