The best approach to user experience (UX) design

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Dean Whitney in User Experience

There are many approaches to designing the User Experience (UX). The challenge for teams is how much time and effort should be invested in the formative stages.
Take your time and do it right
There is a cost benefit to the level of quality achieved in design and how well the experience suits the needs of the [...]

Fidelity iPod App Screen Shots

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Dean Whitney in User Experience, iPhone

Screen-shots of Fidelity’s new iPhone app. A well executed example of a robust mobile application.

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Google Apps No Longer Supporting IE6

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by Dean Whitney in User Experience, web development

Great news for the user experience community and everyone that uses the internet. As of March 1st, 2010 Google Apps will no longer support Internet Explorer 6.0 (IE6) as well as other older browsers that are not supported by their own manufacturers. Google Apps will continue to support Internet Explorer 7.0 and above, Firefox 3.0 [...]

10 resources for interaction design patterns

Posted on 09. Jan, 2010 by Dean Whitney in User Experience

Not like the early days of design when people explored interactive and learned how to use it, people know how to use technology through interfaces. We expect certain behaviors, functions and responses. A design pattern is a formal way of documenting a solution to a common design problem. Trends have emerged that demonstrate designs that [...]

Is Flash still viable for marketing?

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by Dean Whitney in User Experience

Flash has been losing ground with online marketing for the past few years. There are some cases where it can be effective. Less as a user experience and more as a media asset. When creating content for a variety of applications Flash can be the right medium.
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MITX Event – Web Marketing on a Shoestring

Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Dean Whitney in Marketing, User Experience

Dean Whitney was a panelist at last week’s MITX Marketing Technology Series Event: Web Marketing on a Shoestring – Being Scrappy with Free Tools and Techniques.
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MITX UX Dinner at Microsoft

Posted on 14. Nov, 2009 by Dean Whitney in User Experience

MITX is hosted a small dinner Thursday, November 12th at Microsoft in Cambridge with Lili Cheng (@lilich on Twitter), General Manager of Microsoft’s Future Social Experiences (FUSE) Labs at Microsoft’s New England Research & Development (NERD) Center (say that five times fast!).
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MITX: User Experience Techniques

Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Dean Whitney in Speaking, User Experience

User Experience Techniques: Inspiring Users to Identify What They Didn’t Know They Needed

ROI on User Experience (UX) Design

Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by Dean Whitney in User Experience, analytics

ROI on User Experience (UX) Design helps decision makers understand how to invest intelligently in creative.

Microsoft’s pptPlex Makes PowerPoint Cool Again

Posted on 15. Aug, 2008 by Dean Whitney in User Experience, Web 2.0 Technology

Microsoft has released a pptPlex which in a cool interface application for PowerPoint based on the experimental Microsoft touch interface operating system. I wonder if this will impact Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint.

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