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...
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
by Theo Mandel | May 5, 2012 | Product Design, Real-World Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience, Web Usability
KISS – Keep it Simple, Stupid! This has historically been a top-level goal for user experience professionals . However, as this blog post describes, achieving simplicity is not a simple exercise. There are many aspects to simplicity. It’s not as easy as...
by Theo Mandel | Mar 3, 2012 | Product Design, Real-World Usability, User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience, Web Usability
Worth a read! New book available (for free!) – Wicked Problems: Problems Worth Solving Wicked Problems: Problems Worth Solving is presented as a handbook for teaching, learning, and doing meaningful disruptive design work. The book includes an introduction to...
by Theo Mandel | Dec 28, 2011 | Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience, Web Usability, World Usability Day
“To the heart of design” is a phrase that best describes the largest and most successful World Usability Day (WUD) event produced in Phoenix, Arizona, since its first event in 2007. PayPal hosted and sponsored the event, kicked off with a multimedia...
by Theo Mandel | Sep 27, 2011 | Application Usability, Product Design, Product Development, Technology, Usability Consulting, User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience
As an independent user experience (UX) consultant, this year has been very busy, with more and more companies and clients realizing that user experience and usability is a critical component of any product or device’s design and and development process. Want to...
