In the last few weeks, I've been asked questions about the field of user experience design by both friends and a few strangers. Instead of writing my responses out over n' over, I figured a blog post might come in handy. Below is my own personal take on the basics of UX in FAQ form:

1. What is "user experience" (aka "UX")?In a broad sense, this ( Read more... )

I couldn't attend CHI or SXSW this year, so that sent me off to research other possibilities. The fruits of my labor are below.

I'll be attending the Seattle one at the end of this month and can't wait to see everyone! I'm also considering GEL and An Event Apart.

Web App Summit (Web Apps) - Coronado Island, CA - March 26-28 ( Read more... )

A true great in the field of user experience design passed recently...


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Mary Czerwinski's SIGCHI talk was great, but also reminded me of a reoccurring frustration I have with research and academia... the fact that awesome, helpful work can take so long to manifest itself into something useful.


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For those of you interested in user interface and experience...
Kent Sullivan, MicrosoftTC 521 Seminar: Winter 2006 ( Read more... )