by Theo Mandel | Jul 31, 2022 | Usability Consulting, User Experience, Web Usability
Research Collective is a highly-respected human factors (HF) and user experience (UX) agency in Phoenix, AZ. They are experts in design and research in medical devices, automotive, consumer products and web/mobile software. Russ Branaghan, founder and President,...
by Theo Mandel | Apr 27, 2015 | Search Engine Optimization, Social Networking, User Experience, Web 2.0, Web Content, Web Usability
Google recently announced that it will soon make big changes to its algorithm that elevates “mobile-friendliness” as a requirement for sites to perform well in its search rankings. As part of the announcement, starting April 21st, 2015, Google will not only start...
by Theo Mandel | May 3, 2014 | User Centered Design (UCD), User Experience, Web Usability
June 9-11, 2014 US Airways Corporate Headquarters, Tempe, AZ Spotlighting methods for dramatically improving today’s user experience This year’s conference will be held at the US Airways Corporate Headquarters, which is located in the heart of the Mill...
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 | 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...
