by Theo Mandel | Oct 6, 2013 | User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience
Theo Mandel organized and presented at the ninth annual Internet User Experience conference (IUE 2013), April 2-3, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. Theo’s presentations were featured on SlideShare immediately after posting and have over 3,000 views to date. View...
by Theo Mandel | Mar 31, 2013 | User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience
Theo Mandel is one of the organizers and presenters at the ninth annual Internet User Experience conference – IUE 2013. The April 2-3 conference in Tempe, Arizona, highlights top industry speakers, practitioners, and authors to provide attendees with a complete...
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 4, 2013 | Product Design, Real-World Usability, User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience, Users
Thought-provoking video on Vimeo about the future of our field – https://vimeo.com/52861634. The follow-on comments are just as interesting as the video. Here’s the summary: The 18 minute “Connecting” documentary is an exploration of the future...
