by Theo Mandel | Jan 21, 2015 | Product Design, Product Development, Prototyping, Real-World Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience
NPR just posted this article about a 90-year-old woman recently hired as a designer at IDEO. What a great idea! As designers, our job is to understand and design for our intended audience. However, older designers may have problems identifying with younger users and...
by Theo Mandel | Jan 5, 2012 | Accessibility, Prototyping, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), Web Usability
As a user experience designer and prototyper, one of the painful aspects of creating websites is checking browser compatability. With the demise of IE6, there’s one less browser version we have to worry about! Hooray! Check out the article on BBC Technology...
by Theo Mandel | Jun 26, 2009 | Application Usability, Prototyping, User Centered Design (UCD), Web Usability
Most UI/usability/information designers/architects create various types of wireframes when we design. This article discusses the different types of wireframes and their pros and cons. The article also shows good examples of diffferent types of wireframes and the final...
by Theo Mandel | Jan 24, 2007 | Application Usability, Prototyping, Web Usability
A major aspect in user interface and interaction design is prototyping. Typically, prototypes are either low-fidelity prototypes (flip-charts, drawings, PowerPoint, etc.) to evaluate conceptual designs or high-fidelity prototypes (HTML/JavaScript, Flash, application...
