Crude Technologies

Friday, 30th July, 9:41 AM
The disappearing PC http://post.ly/pSXI

Friday, 30th July, 9:07 AM
The real reason why consumers won't pay online -- it's a pain: http://j.mp/adUlHL #usability #ecommerce #ux

Thursday, 29th July, 8:58 AM
Positive emotional stimuli can build a sense of trust and engagement with your users: http://j.mp/cReO19 #ux #ui #interface #design #emotion

Wednesday, 28th July, 12:53 PM
If you're going out on a limb putting up a #paywall, be willing to iterate. The #UX designer's job is never done: http://j.mp/d5LHv7 #design

Wednesday, 28th July, 11:30 AM
Maybe customers are shifting toward self service because they don't want a relationship with companies: http://j.mp/cqVlCe #ux

Monday, 26th July, 5:58 PM
#Citibank is creating a bad customer experience by fooling its prospective customers: http://http://j.mp/6FiBG #ux

Thursday, 15th July, 8:50 PM
Sketching is an important pre- #wireframing technique for doing divergent and transformative #design: http://j.mp/cBgxQD #ux #ia

Wednesday, 14th July, 10:25 PM
#Complexity may be unavoidably inherent to a workflow and tasks, or in the density of information to present: http://j.mp/9VYVyt #ux #ia #ui

Tuesday, 13th July, 12:51 PM
"Dark patterns" purposely trick users into doing things they wouldn’t otherwise have done: http://j.mp/cOpkpb #ux #usability #ia

Thursday, 8th July, 9:32 AM
Getting rid of #hover makes the web better; no substitute for concise content, clear interaction, simple design: http://j.mp/ctSSKb #ux #ui

Wednesday, 7th July, 10:32 PM
How to make a customer experience map--the graphical representation of the service journey of a customer: http://j.mp/9x7lFA #ux #ia

Tuesday, 6th July, 11:55 AM
"Good UI design encourages playful exploration in the app--people feel a sense of wonder and excitement": http://j.mp/bxvzkO #microsoft #ux

Friday, 2nd July, 11:56 AM
#Interface #design vs #interaction design--avoid beautiful-looking but ultimately confusing and difficult to use #UI: http://j.mp/c5qy1K #ux

Wednesday, 30th June, 9:31 AM
Tips for building #wireframes for web #UI information architecture: http://j.mp/cPwsn0 #ia

Monday, 28th June, 6:18 PM
Four attributes define the future online customer experience -- customized, aggregated, relevant, social: http://j.mp/dgp96K #ux

Sunday, 27th June, 12:29 AM
RT @karenmcgrane: Saying UX for the web consists of IA, IxD, and visual design is like saying Christmas presents consist of boxes, tape, ...

Thursday, 24th June, 10:39 AM
Ultimate #guide to A/B Testing--what it is, what to test, how to test, classic #test results: http://j.mp/9QGh77 #ux #conversion #marketing

Wednesday, 23rd June, 11:27 AM
The plague of any software product is the moment when non-experts in user interface #design get to look at the #UI: http://j.mp/cRPH4h #ux

Tuesday, 22nd June, 5:31 PM
Intuition is learned. Stop obsessing over whether a #UI is intuitive; start obsessing whether it’s understandable: http://j.mp/aEgT8w #ux

Tuesday, 22nd June, 1:38 PM
Is it really acceptable, much less a good idea, for web sites to require #JavaScript?: http://j.mp/9VgVWz #usability #ux #ui #ajax

Tuesday, 22nd June, 10:31 AM
The beauty of #typography--writing systems and #calligraphy of the world inform #design of international projects (pt.2): http://j.mp/9DNiH2

Monday, 21st June, 3:11 PM
Even a few seconds' delay is enough to create an unpleasant user experience: http://j.mp/9HUo1o #ux #performance #speed

Monday, 21st June, 10:11 AM
Three levels of happiness to #design into remarkable user experiences: Mindfulness, Flow, and Meaning: http://j.mp/bAzbsa #ux #usability

Friday, 11th June, 9:57 AM
Publishers, your webpages are hostile to reading. Love your readers and #design for #readability, or die: http://j.mp/a73PgG #ux

Thursday, 10th June, 5:06 PM
#Google takes own advice: "Good #UX isn’t just about good #design. Be open, engaged, surprising, polite" and fast to fix: http://j.mp/djFDN5

Thursday, 10th June, 4:01 PM
The social style guide and why "remove Google background" became a top search term http://post.ly/j61p

Thursday, 10th June, 1:51 PM
“The intention of sketching is to separate design from the process of making.” : http://j.mp/cPj56E #design #ia #ux #wireframe

Thursday, 10th June, 1:49 PM
RT @MSEurope: We've lost a background image, if found please return to bing.com ;)

Wednesday, 9th June, 5:25 PM
In a corporate environment, consensus can be a designer's best friend--if you know when and how to seek it out: http://j.mp/9s2Xhh #design

Tuesday, 8th June, 9:57 AM
Readings on the state of usability art: http://j.mp/terretta

Monday, 7th June, 8:54 AM
User attention is a limited resource and we should heavily optimize to minimize our impact upon it: http://j.mp/94qZTQ #ux #ui #ipad

Thursday, 3rd June, 1:01 PM
Which groups in your organization influence your web UI? Who's responsible for making #design decisions? Why?: http://j.mp/c2XrRF #ui #ia

Tuesday, 1st June, 9:42 AM
Quantifying usability -- injecting #usability principles into bug tracking software reshapes approach to #UX design: http://j.mp/9x0PJx

Monday, 31st May, 8:12 PM
#Android Fanboys care about openness and choice. #iPhone Fanboys care about presentation and experience: http://j.mp/auRIRK #ux

Sunday, 30th May, 3:00 PM
@sugarsock Funny #BP now thinks they own the land and airspace, to stop reporters from filming. Maybe execs should have to move there.

Sunday, 30th May, 8:00 AM
The #iPhone is the first computer in a long time that doesn't make people afraid: http://j.mp/bkeCcT #usability #software #apps

Saturday, 29th May, 8:02 AM
New technologies require new methods, but refusal to follow tested established principles is #usability disaster: http://j.mp/aJFu82 #ui

Friday, 28th May, 10:16 AM
Key to #Apple success is taking the time to explain things to the consumer that no other vendor bothers to: http://j.mp/bV6PR9

Friday, 28th May, 10:15 AM
What strikes me most about Wired's iPad app is how similar it is to a 1990s multimedia CD-ROM. This is not a compliment: http://j.mp/aJfdOj

Thursday, 27th May, 3:06 PM
#Usability isn't everything--more playful interactions will keep me engaged and might even lift my mood: http://j.mp/9RDNnd #ux

Thursday, 27th May, 9:05 AM
Preferences avoid tough decisions. Instead of using your expertise to choose best, you're leaving it to customers: http://j.mp/cjdVF1 #ia

Wednesday, 26th May, 1:11 PM
Haven’t we reached a point in history where pencil and paper is outdated? Well, no. Not for web design anyway: http://j.mp/aY6ZU1

Tuesday, 25th May, 10:20 PM
RT @8x3h: Use your grandma -- the over-the-phone explanation test: http://bit.ly/auaMeB #ux /via @azaaza

Tuesday, 25th May, 2:48 PM
“Responsive architecture” makes physical spaces respond to the presence of people passing through them: http://j.mp/bPqo3o #ux #design

Tuesday, 25th May, 8:51 AM
Take research and knowledge about the brain, visual system, memory, motivation--extrapolate #psychology of #UX #design: http://j.mp/c8Rx4w

Monday, 24th May, 2:40 PM
Effective #design isn't about Photoshop, software, email, project management, or even computers. It's about service: http://j.mp/d6slG6

Friday, 14th May, 11:16 PM
What information architecture is, why it’s related to #usability, and the common tools used in iA: http://j.mp/bTfm6p #ia #design

Thursday, 13th May, 5:38 PM
Faceted #navigation is arguably the most significant #search innovation of the past decade: http://j.mp/bbRV1x #ia

Wednesday, 12th May, 3:00 PM
Know how to critique a web page in 30 seconds or less? Your users do: http://j.mp/bRdC7r #ux #ia #usability #design

Tuesday, 11th May, 12:07 PM
#iPad at Work: use case user stories from a Programmer, Designer, and QA Expert: http://j.mp/9hcZYO #ux

Monday, 10th May, 2:10 PM
iPad Usability: Jakob Nielsen's first findings from #iPad user testing with popular apps: http://j.mp/bDjgJl #ux #ui #ia #usability

Sunday, 9th May, 6:21 PM
A paperback is a versatile and easy device--cheap, replaceable, takes very low level of care to keep in working order: http://j.mp/dl2XsB

Sunday, 9th May, 2:24 AM
RT @hilittle: Excellent: RT @resultsjunkie: LOVE this article! Nothing missing. @morville is #brilliant Ubiquitous Service Design http:/ ...

Sunday, 9th May, 2:18 AM
RT @deanzilla: RT @uxs: Google Drawings Wireframing Kit http://bit.ly/bZpebp #ux #webdesign

Sunday, 9th May, 2:16 AM
RT @deanzilla: #design, #innovation, and #growth are linked: http://bit.ly/bgdV0l /via @danklyn and @semanticwill

Sunday, 9th May, 2:13 AM
RT @8x3h: Take another view after reading "The iPad is just a big iPhone. Isn't it?": http://bit.ly/dCkRjs #ux #ipad #iphone #usability

Sunday, 9th May, 2:01 AM
RT @Alyssa_Milano: #Facebook tries to make violations of Terms of Use into crimes: http://j.mp/beUdxF #socialweb #law #data #api

Thursday, 6th May, 9:45 AM
Developers show new UI controls, tech, code; claim to be talking about UX. But #UI is not #UX. Learn the facts: http://j.mp/cLwG29

Wednesday, 5th May, 12:31 PM
@jkatinger WebOS was iterating like a beta, still is, but the concept is sound and hopefully HP's hardware can work it.

Wednesday, 5th May, 12:17 PM
Quality offerings display self similarity. Any small part is indicative of the whole: http://j.mp/dreFj9 #ux #design #ia

Tuesday, 4th May, 8:46 PM
Use #wireframing as a process of divergence, transformation, and convergence, instead of as an artifact: http://j.mp/a29lzZ #ux

Tuesday, 4th May, 9:56 AM
@jkatinger If HP really makes a Slate based on WebOS that web developers program to using HTML5 and JavaScript, that could be a challenger.

Sunday, 2nd May, 11:25 PM
iPad Killer? We can't even get an iPad challenger... http://post.ly/eaeb

Sunday, 2nd May, 1:22 PM
UX book reviews to broaden your perspective: http://j.mp/9wDVgV #ux #usability #userexperience