Tag Archives: UX

Community, Design, and Polish Sausage

If you’ve ever been to Minneapolis, you have probably heard of Nye’s Polonaise Room. It is perhaps the most famous bar in the city, home to a long tradition of live sing-a-longs, gold-flecked vinyl booths that remain somehow perpetually shiny, and most significantly the Ruth Adams Band – an outfit billed as the most dangerous …

October 9, 2008 – 8:52 am | By jasonsack | Posted in Culture, Design, General, information architecture, Inspiration, Social Media, Uncategorized, UX | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Deep UX Design: Apple’s Photo Booth

Occasionally I notice work whose design shows amazing integrity and purity in it’s attention to experience. Often, interactive design starts shallow and then tries to bully it’s way into cognitive acceptance. But while we as humans are diverse and use tools differently, the reasons we use them are surprisingly consistent. And the irony is that …

August 3, 2008 – 11:22 am | By Jason Sack | Posted in Design | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Firefox 3: Microcosmic Innovation

I have recently upgraded to the new Firefox 3 browser, and it shows off some subtle but significant user-centered design innovation. One change in particular I noticed was the default address bar interface, that takes on the microcosmic engagement of the back/forward button. Who would ever question a convention that has become so standard and …

July 5, 2008 – 2:45 pm | By Jason Sack | Posted in Design, General, innovation, interaction design, UX | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)