Category Archives: Information Architecture & Usability
Theory vs Experience In UX Design
As a UX designer which is the most valuable reference point when making good design decisions? Theory or experience?
Time To Ditched Jacob’s Top 10
One of the easiest usability tests to employ has been the heuristic evaluation, made popular by usability advocate Jacob Nielsen. His top-ten evaluation criterion has the basis for all testing of this sort since the late 90s.
1 Step to Getting Better Search Rankings
Ok I don’t have one step for you. But I’d like to cut through the noise here and give you the number one secret to getting better, longer lasting results with your SEO. That is: build what your customers want.
Firefox Accessibility Extension: Must Have For Developers
I’ve have recently installed the Firefox Accessibility Extension (version 1.5) by Jon Gunderson of the Illinois Center for Information Accessibility. It’s a fantastic tool that allows you to test the against the FAE and beta W3C accessibility rules. It’s a … Continue reading
A Kuler Way To Find The Right Colour
Kuler by Adobe has been around for awhile. I just had to post it. One of things I’m challenged with as a designer is selecting colours schemes. I tend to often fall into the safety of tried and true colour … Continue reading
Infodesign: Time Space World
Here is a visually interesting way to navigation news, photos and video commentary from around the world. At a glance you can quickly see where things are happening. Check it out for yourself by visiting the Washington Post.
Stumped By Parking Machine
Have you come across something in your daily adventures that makes you go, “What the F@#K?! Who the hell designed this?”. Well, yesterday a parking machine was such a thing?
4 Steps To Know Your Audience
By knowing your audience, you can decide which marketing strategy is the most effective to engage them. Because thinking you can shoot fish in a barrel with your marketing strategy doesn’t always work.