Knowledge Gap in UX Design

The Oxford English Dictionary defines intuition as follows:

in·tu·i·tion/ˌint(y)o͞oˈiSHən/

Noun:
The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.
A thing that one knows or considers likely…

Just Say No to (Corporate) Unicorns

Sad Unicorns

Context First

I’ve attended several UX conferences and seminars in the past couple of years and seen the emerging trend of Content First. That’s…

Design DNA

File under: industry buzzword of the moment. I’ve been hearing the phrase “design DNA” a lot lately. Maybe it’s just in my neck of the woods, or maybe it’s everywhere. If you haven’t heard this term yet, let me define it for you.

Discovered Moments

Instruct and Delight

Windows 8: Color Me Wrong

Wow. I really, really wanted to give Windows 8 a chance. I’m not a platform snob. I like PCs and I like Macs. I own and regularly use both. But you will never see me “upgrade” to Windows 8.

In-House Talent

I’m going to kick off my blog with talking about design in a corporate environment. That’s what I do. I design user experiences for a large company. I’m responsible for making the business, IT, and the folks in charge of design standards at my company happy. So far I’ve had a pretty good run of it…

You Get What You Need

I’ve touched on UX design in a big company previously. I’d like to expand on that a bit.

Ah, corporate design. Here’s where this genre of design differs from consulting work and agency work. When you’re consulting or hired as an agency, the people making the…