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 | Feb 11, 2013 | Product Design, Product Development, Real-World Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD)
An obituary in the New York Times highlight’s John Karlin’s historic influence on digital dialing. Karlin died on January 28 at the age of 94. Ed Israelski, a well-know human factors professional, was fortunate to work under Karlin at Bell Labs. Karlin...
by Theo Mandel | Feb 8, 2013 | Product Design, Product Development, Real-World Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience
“I’ve been in three board meetings in the last month where it was painfully apparent that there wasn’t a person in the company who owned the UX philosophy of the product. I’m explicitly saying “UX” (user experience) rather than “UI” (user interface) as each...
by Theo Mandel | Jan 20, 2013 | Real-World Usability, Technology, Usability Consulting, User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience
“As the digital world shrinks down to a screen the size of your hand, demand for user experience designers explodes.” The surge of mobile and tablet devices has placed more emphasis and need for user experience skills. UX practitioners have been promoting...
by Theo Mandel | Jan 3, 2013 | Product Design, Real-World Usability, Technology
Great advice from a world-famous Boulder start-up mentor and founder, Brad Feld. Give Before You Get
by Theo Mandel | Jan 3, 2013 | Product Design, Real-World Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience
Happy New Year 2013!! Here’s a great blog post about integrating your work and your life and living DESIGN! Enjoy! 5 Ways to Begin Designing Your Life in 2013
