November 2009
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Required Reading for UI/UX Designers
Every now and then I’m asked what books I would recommend to a new user experience or user interface designer. So here’s a list of books that I’ve found useful throughout my career. To be honest these aren’t just for new designers even if you’re a seasoned vet there’s a lot of useful information in here!
This is a great place to start if you’re an...
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When software drives design
For the skilled user interface and graphic designers out there (and even the un-skilled), it’s very easy for us to sit down in front of our weapon of choice and craft something great looking. Firing up Photoshop and playing with typography, color, textures, gradients, drop shadows etc. it’s easy to generate some nice looking results fairly quickly. It’s also pretty gratifying to...
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I've done this before ...
… this time I’m mostly serious … definitely maybe.
I’ve created blogs in the past and never really stuck with them. For one reason or another I just never had the drive to keep up with posting (or reposting) and at the same time keep things interesting for someone reading, or myself for that matter. Plus I’m a primarily a user interface designer not a writer, I...