I liked how the design team focused on making the content the priority instead of the UI in Google Chrome. When you first launch Google Chrome you notice right away the minimalist interface. At first I wasn’t sure about the UI in Chrome, but the more I use it the better the experience I’m having [...]
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A great book for people starting in the field of UX is “A Project Guide to UX Design by Russ Unger and Carolyn Chandler. The book gives a broad view of what user experience designers do in their field and the roles they have on projects and teams. It also provides valuable information on the [...]
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Walter Apai from Webdesigner Depot has an exclusive interview with web usability expert Jakob Nielsen. The article discusses how Nielsen started in the field of usability and ways to test it. Nielsen is a leading web usability consultant who worked at Sun Microsystems (1994 to 1998) to make enterprise software easier to use. He is [...]
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Peter Mah is an interaction designer and Horse1Asia is part of his efforts to learn and share information about UX and Web Standards. The website was started while he was overseas in Taiwan and has evolved from a portfolio showcase of his photographic work to its current focus on making the web easier for users.
As support for HTML5 in browsers grows, it is still not standard. Thus the website may not display properly. It’s interesting to have a website focused on standards, but built with non-standard HTML5.