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How Habits Can Impact User Behavior
hab·it [hab-it] noun an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary In the book The Power of Habit, author Charles Duhigg explains how habits are formed and what...
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How Native Applications Can Inspire Better Tablet-Optimized Websites
Native tablet applications are often described as being “more engaging” than their browser-based web experience counterparts. There are characteristics of native experiences that “feel” different from...
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A Web vs. Native Tablet App Experience Analysis: A&E
In my last article, “How Native Tablet Applications Can Inspire Better Tablet-Optimized Websites”, I outlined several principles from native apps that can be leveraged to improve browser-based web...
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iOS 7 Experience Design Concept
The blogosphere has been inundated with commentary around the anticipation of iOS 7. While not necessarily representative of the general public, tech writers are clamoring for iOS to evolve rather...
View ArticleHow to Gain Support for UX Through the Mind, Heart, and Environment
When I talk to people who work in the User Experience field, I often hear a common refrain: “It’s hard to make my organization value UX.” “I can’t convince my clients that we need to do user...
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Tips for Structuring Better Brainstorming Sessions
Brainstorming is widely used by teams as a method to generate ideas and solve problems. However, many brainstorming activities are flawed and can end up hurting creativity rather than helping spur...
View ArticleClosing out 2013: My Move to San Francisco
Things have been quiet on this site recently, and that’s because I’ve been incredibly busy making some pretty major life changes in the later half of 2013. I’ve relocated to San Francisco and have...
View ArticleHow to Find a UX Job in the San Francisco Bay Area
3 months ago, I relocated to San Francisco from Philadelphia. Finding a job in the San Francisco Bay Area proved to be harder than I originally anticipated. After all, San Francisco is known as one of,...
View ArticleMethods to Achieve User Delight
Designers like to talk about achieving the ultimate goal of “user delight.” In fact, it’s one of our primary goals where I work at RelateIQ. It’s not enough to just provide information and...
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An Interview with Jesse James Garrett
This article was originally posted on Medium. Find my latest writings @inspireUX. “Good design work is measured not in hours, but in days… Pace yourself, and trust your intuition.” Thanks to the...
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