Nomad Chique: Visual Experience Design

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…

This is a great book review of Designing Web Interfaces by web designer Paul Olyslager. If you’re thinking about making a purchase, read this book review first to find out about the content.

If you’ve been wondering where I’ve disappeared to, here’s what I’ve been working on over the last few months….

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

Visual Design comes last in the elements of user experience. This component, if done right, reinforces the framework. Check out the details of what it is and how it relates to the user experience.

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.

Last Saturday, I participated at another excellent iPhone/iPad huddle, the Hello Universe Seminar, hosted at Co-Working Fullerton by Rutger Hensel. It was a 1-day meetup to learn, share and connect – specifically, it was geared toward developers, product & graphic designers, UI designers, UX designers, business strategists, legal counsel, and current & future iPhone/iPad entrepreneurs. Check out what happened!

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.

So what do I do and how do I do it? The ending to the IDEATE.

So what do I do and how do I do it? Part IV of the IDEATE