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Category Archives: Information Architecture
UIEtips: Field Studies – The Best Tool to Discover User Needs
To improve the designs we’re creating today, we know that teams do best when they have all of the essential information about their users to make informed decisions. In our experience, one of the most powerful ways to gather important insights about users is the field study. By making direct observations, design teams can identify [...] Continue reading
Posted in Information Architecture, Usability, User Experience
Tagged Articles, Field Research, Field Studies, jared spool, Steve Portigal, user experience, ux
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Framing Futurity
In my article about being an information architect, I reveal that I’ve been doing some soul searching around my goals and aspirations. I find such introspection to be invigorating, especially when I’m lucky enough to do my thinking while hiking… Continue reading
Posted in Information Architecture, User Experience
Tagged Futurity, user experience, ux
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Kim Goodwin – Developing Effective Scenarios
Combining compelling storytelling with research data can help you craft realistic scenarios to guide your design process. Getting to know the specific needs of your users will allow you to address any potential problems they may have. As a consultant, Kim Goodwin uses her experience and expertise in working with teams to develop effective scenarios. In this podcast, Kim discusses the role that scenarios play in the design process with Jared Spool. Continue reading
Posted in Information Architecture, Usability, User Experience
Tagged design, Design Process, Events, Podcasts, scenarios, SpoolCast, UI16, user experience, ux
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UIEtips: The Discipline of Content Strategy
Content is the substance that draws and keeps the users at the site. It’s what sells our products, describes our services, and provides our support. And it’s what teams struggle with the most. When you break it down, the elements behind content strategy, such as information architecture, copywriting, search engine optimization, and content management, are [...] Continue reading
Posted in Information Architecture, Usability, User Experience
Tagged Content, Content Strategy, Kristina Halvorson, user experience, ux, web content
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UI16 Spotlight: Immersive Field Research Techniques with Steve Portigal
[In essence, the User Interface 16 Conference is all about the full-day in-depth workshops. This is my third entry in our series to introduce you to the amazing workshop faculty we've assembled.] More and more, we’re finding ourselves in situations where the design just “has to be right.” No longer, can we just have incremental [...] Continue reading
UIEtips: Designing with Scenarios – Putting Personas to Work
Storytelling is a natural form of expression. We’ve all been telling stories from a very young age. Scenarios are the stories that drive design decisions. They put the design into the context of how and why the user will interact with it. Earlier this year, Kim presented a UIE Virtual Seminar, Designing with Scenarios: Putting [...] Continue reading
Posted in Information Architecture, Usability, User Experience
Tagged Articles, Kim Goodwin, Personas, Podcasts, scenarios, storyboarding, user experience, ux
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Dan Rubin – CSS3 for Everyone
Incorporating CSS3 into your designs allows you to create innovative designs with less code and reliance on images. The level of compatibility with many of the browser options out there is already impressive and it continues to grow. Taking advantage of the new CSS3 features helps to shift heavier visual elements to the browser itself. Dan discusses examples and tips in this podcast. Continue reading
Posted in Information Architecture, Usability, User Experience
Tagged css3, design, Experience Design, mobile, Podcasts, SpoolCast, user experience, ux, Visual Design
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UI16 Spotlight: Kicking Off Projects Right with Kevin Hoffman
[We're butt-deep in preparations for the User Interface 16 Conference. For my part, I get to work closely with the amazing speakers we've assembled, helping them construct their full-day workshops. Here's the second part of my series introducing each of the UI16 experts.] So much of a project’s success is determined at its start. If [...] Continue reading
Posted in Information Architecture, Usability, User Experience
Tagged Design Deliverables, Design Process, Development, Events, Experience Design, Experience Management, Experience Visions, Kickoff Meetings, Management, sketching, Starting UX Projects, Team Management, UI16, user experience, ux
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UI16 is Here! Dial Up Your UX Skills
Have a look into a project we’ve been working on for a year now. A special event, designed for UX Professionals, just like you. The User Interface 16 Conference. These experts will dive deep and get to the nitty-gritty details that make any designer a UX pro. Look at the intensive full-day workshops we’re putting [...] Continue reading
Posted in Information Architecture, Usability, User Experience
Tagged Bill Scott, Brandon Schauer, css3, design, Design Deliverables, Design Patterns, Design Principles, Design Process, design skills, design workshops, Field Studies, Greg Rewis, Hagan Rivers, html5, jared spool, Kevin Hoffman, Kim Goodwin, Project Kickoffs, Rich interactions, Stephanie Sullivan, Steve Portigal, Team Management, UI16, user experience, ux, UX Design
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UI16 Spotlight: Simplifying Complex Applications with Hagan Rivers
[We've built this year's User Interface 16 Conference around eight important challenges facing today's UX Professionals. This is the first in a series of posts where I discuss my thoughts on those challenges and how I came to pick the expert who will be your guide at UI16. Enjoy! – Jared] What happens over time [...] Continue reading
Posted in Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Usability, User Experience
Tagged Applications, design, Design Patterns, design skills, Events, Experience Design, Mega Menus, Navigation, Pattern Libraries, UI16, user experience, ux, UX Professionals, Visualizations, Web Applications
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