Elements of User Experience

Jesse James Garrett began writing The Elements of User Experience - User-Centered Design For The Web in 2001. The date and title alone are poof of Garrett's thought leadership in the area of web design. This important and nascent work was spawned by the popularity, as evidenced by tens of thousa... Read Elements of User Experience »

Stumbling on Usability

Of Bugs and Humbugs We all have blind spots. Literally and figuratively. Blind spots are areas of reality we are not normally aware of. We have blind spots of vision (physiological), blind spots of perception (experiential and cultural), even of blind spots of themselves (psychological). Not ... Read Stumbling on Usability »

What is UX?

The origins and meaning of "User Experience / UX Design" may seem a bit murky at first glance, to many not already familiar with it. One early use of it, without "user" prefixed, appeared in the nascent "Advance for Design" meetings organized by Clement Mok et al, under AIGA sponsorship, between 199... Read What is UX? »