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My Thoughts on Unicorns in the Mystical World of UX
This article is about a phenomenon within the UX community. Recently I've seen several companies looking to hire what they refer to as a "unicorn"; an...
Justin Smith
24 Feb 2014
Web Design
The Finer Details of UX for Kids
In the previous article we discussed what we mean when we refer to "kids", the unique challenges they bring, as well as some key considerations when...
Justin Smith
9 Jan 2014
Web Design
The Building Blocks of Designing UX for Kids
Designing for kids is a unique and challenging situation for any UX professional. While many principles and practices span across all ages, there are many...
Justin Smith
3 Jan 2014
Web Design
First Steps in Your User Experience Workflow: Nascent UX
UX is typically an early part of the software development lifecycle, but let's look deeper into the steps a UXer should take before really beginning to put a...
Justin Smith
24 Dec 2012
Web Design
A Beginner’s Guide to Wireframing in Omnigraffle
Omnigraffle is a tool that can be use for many purposes, but today we'll explore how to use it for wireframing. I've used all kinds of applications for...
Justin Smith
8 Oct 2012
Web Design
The Basics of Great UX
To the benefit of software and applications everywhere, UX has become an increasingly important step in the Software Development lifecycle. Even though UX is...
Justin Smith
3 Oct 2012
Web Design
Defining And Applying Personas to UX Design
Personas have long been integrated with UX documentation. They help us create fictional users, representative of our real users, which we can reference...
Justin Smith
2 Jul 2012
Web Design
Applying Fitts’ Law To Mobile Interface Design
Fitts' Law is an essential principle of Human-Computer Interaction theory that was formulated almost 60 years ago. It's critical to UX design for the desktop...
Justin Smith
9 May 2012
Web Design
The Benefits and Pitfalls of Gamification
Gamification is becoming a hot commodity around the web, but what is it? Is it being used correctly? Let's have a look at various aspects of gamification and...
Justin Smith
26 Mar 2012
Web Design