Providing an effective way to search people is thus a key goal in designing intranets. Figure 1: A typical example of not finding a person in staff directory How can you design a better People Finder application than the one that so often says “Staff not found!”? Names stored in the database are not in proper format. Tim C.) MORE >>

In many cases, less proprietary patterns are more useful in solving a design problem as they can be implemented more uniformly across platforms. This synthesis process can result in widely-varying solutions to a single design problem across teams — especially when working with widely distributed and possibly culturally diverse groups. MORE >>

And in knowing the theme, he’ll have a compass to use in the process of “designing&# the damn thing (i.e. Now wouldn’t it be nice if we had something like that for user experience design? They’re also not shy about designing explicitly for emotion and meaning. So why not designers? Nixon herself. MORE >>

To compensate for the drawbacks of traditional wireframing, some designers ditch the computer in favor of hand sketching. Sketches don’t require the same level of detail, and can be produced faster than traditional computer-based wireframes, allowing for a more iterative design process. Tags: Methods Visual and Visible MORE >>

If you ask for UX design (UXD), what exactly are you asking for? Jakob Nielsen said “To design an easy-to-use interface, pay attention to what users do, not only what they say. Each is made effective due to the design offerings from each of the following elements: Usefulness is based upon utility and usability. Morf, A. MORE >>