User Experience.UX Design

User Interface Pre-cog's Predict End of the Mouse

We've likely all seen it: John Anderton, played by Tom Cruise, snaps on his information man-handling gloves and proceeds to literally manipulate the recorded premonitions (future memories?) served up by the pre-cog (not to be confused with a Happy Cog) trinity, deftly Read Full Minority Report Mouse’s Deminse Article »

Alan Cooper Interview, Agile 2008

For those lacking time to watch the entire 45 minute video, here are a few interview excerpts, to highlight Cooper's ideas about Agile, Extreme Programming, Open Source, and being a knowledge worker/programmer in the post industrial age, working in organization managed around indu... Read Full Agile 2008 Alan Cooper Interview Article »

The Peril and Promise of Web "3.0"

As you probably know the etymology of "democratic" is Greek; prefix demo- "people" + kratia "rule". People rule in a democracy. If people rule in your design process, then it is essentially a democratic project. But ask yourself, do they rule... really? Being a human-centered designer, and applying empathic design practices, are not just a matter of making web... Read Full How Sociable Is Your Media? Article »