Typically in web design, the opposite approach is the rule: designers begin with the homepage. The goal—or the primary content people are looking for or tasks they are trying to get done—turns out to be the last thing that gets attention in the design process. Prioritizes design elements. Focuses Design. MORE >>

Chapters 7-9 are, to me, the most valuable from my point of view; how do you  do  game design (the focus of  Engaging Learning ). And Chapter 9 provides valuable guidance about the design process itself. It needs to be carefully planned, well designed, and undertaken with a careful balance of game, pedagogy, and simulation.” MORE >>

Will Evans stalked and captured Erin Malone, Christian Crumlish, and Lucas Pettinati to talk about design patterns, pattern libraries, styleguides, and innovation. “ An interaction design pattern is not a step-by-step recipe or a specification. ” *How did you get your start in Interaction/Information Design?*. MORE >>

Gone, thankfully, are the days when the user experience and the user interface were an afterthought in the website design process, to be added on when programming was nearing completion. Some teams were large and highly specialized, while others were small and required a single team member to perform multiple roles. MORE >>

As UX professionals, we strive to design engaging experiences. Whether you’re designing a website or a physical product, the formation of a relationship depends on how useful, usable and pleasurable the experience is. Then, we’ll dive deeper to explore how design elicits and communicates emotion and personality to users. MORE >>