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Interaction Design

Neglecting to iterate equals misguided optimism

It’s not iteration if you only do it once

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Content Strategy Interaction Design

Social content curation vs. social media buttons

Oliver Reichenstein on why bolt-on third-party sharing widgets are not effective at integrating social content/media

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Content Strategy Interaction Design

Web Design is 95% Typography

Oliver Reichenstein reminding us that most of many web user interface’s is text and typography

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Interaction Design

Exponential device heterogeneity

Day by day, the number of devices, platforms, and browsers that need to work with your site grows

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Content Strategy Interaction Design

Content first, clutter culled

I have never seen a widget that’s better than white space.

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Content Strategy Interaction Design

Cost of adding content, features

Every piece of content you add makes it that bit harder to navigate your website.

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Content Strategy Interaction Design UX

Mobile Adoption Means Mobile First

A sweet quote and statistics on the ever-increasing importance of developing and designing for mobile-first

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Interaction Design

Mobile vs. Desktop Design

You can’t create a mobile version of a desktop system simply by shrinking the screen

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Interaction Design

Lift (Elevator) Door Sensor Usability

An example of an interface hack on a lift in London

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Information Architecture Interaction Design

(Touch) interface mantras

It’s not how many clicks it takes; it’s how many clicks it feels [and] “Looks Cool!” Should Never Interfere With “Works Well!”