You can't get away with a bad mobile experience anymore
In the past, we accepted certain limitations in mobile content and speed because it was the actual, real web on a mobile device! But as Strangeloop president Joshua Bixby (@joshuabixby) notes in the...
View ArticleTop Stories: December 12-16, 2011
Here’s a look at the top stories published across O’Reilly sites this week. Five big data predictions for 2012The coming year of big data will bring developments in streaming data frameworks and data...
View ArticleMobile interfaces: Mistakes to avoid and trends to watch
In the following interview, “Designing Mobile Interfaces” co-author Steven Hoober discusses common mobile interface mistakes, and he examines the latest mobile device trends — including why the...
View ArticleStrata Newsletter: February 2, 2012
"Bring me my sword. " —Dr. Hans Rosling Top–of–the–List Thinking from Edd and Alistair A great link from Alasdair Allan about real-time interaction tracking for iPad apps set me thinking about the...
View ArticleFour short links: 24 July 2013
What to Look For in Software Dev (Pamela Fox) — It’s important to find a job where you get to work on a product you love or problems that challenge you, but it’s also important to find a job where you...
View ArticleArchitecture, design, and the connected environment
Just when it seems we’re starting to get our heads around the mobile revolution, another design challenge has risen up fiercer and larger right behind it: the Internet of Things. The rise in popularity...
View ArticleFour short links: 20 March 2014
Smart Interaction Lab — some interesting prototyping work designing for smart objects. Crypto 101 — self-directory crypto instruction. (via BoingBoing) Chipotle Culture — interesting piece on...
View ArticleHow to Get Fast, Cheap Feedback on Your Product with Tiny Tests
There’s a lot of advice about how to do great user research. I have some pretty strong opinions about it myself. But, as with exercise, the best kind of research is the kind that you actually DO. So,...
View ArticleAccessibility: Why I Hate Checklists
Every time I give a talk about making accessible websites, I get the following question: “What checklist do you use to make sure a site is accessible?” My response always surprises them: “I don’t use a...
View ArticleIt’s usability all the way down
We often tend to think about “usability” as applying to a separate layer of digital service from functionality or operability. We treat it as a characteristic of an interface which intermediates...
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