Choices Equal Complexity Choices sound like a great thing. We tend to think that when we have a ton of choices, we have the ability to find things that are more perfect or customized for us. Choices give us a sense of autonomy, independence, and even uniqueness. Barry Schwartz’s book, The Paradox of Choice: Why Less is More, uses recent social science research to show that more choice actually creates…
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User Experience Design Process First, a few notes: What’s below mostly applies to a waterfall methodology. In Agile Experience Design, portions of this process can be applied in short sprints but there are additional concerns that are not addressed here. In general, all of these steps still happen, but often in parallel to each other, where this article makes it sound sequential. Identifying a need in the market is a…
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Traditionally, computers are viewed as a tool to get things done. So pleasure hasn’t been a big goal in User Interface Design. Mobile Devices and Pleasure I recently jumped ship from iPhone to an Android. My iPhone constantly dropped calls (thanks, AT&T) and some iOS update made my phone very slow. I bought a Samsung Charge that runs Android. At first, I liked it. It was more powerful than my…
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