Image creditOur design team didn’t have any design principles and it was difficult to determine design success. My job is to design and improve/redesign a legacy CRM system for real estate professionals. We often ran into design limitations because we didn’t have any principles to refer to. Our users have a love/hate relationship with the product. Some users think it’s a great lead generation tool

25 Beautifully Designed Sitemaps & User Flow Maps for Inspiration Good planning is vital for any successful website. And because user experience is such a critical factor for larger websites, developing an initial sitemap or user flow map can be an effective method to establish a cohesive and impactful design. UX should always be on your mind when planning a website design, and proper planning is

There’s a four-year story behind my current design process, something I introduced last year on A List Apart—“Object-Oriented UX.” The approach advocates designing objects before actions. Now it’s time to get into the deeper benefits of OOUX and the smooth transition it can set up while shifting from object-based system design to interaction design. The “metaphor,” once found, is a perfectly defin

photo credit: eskimoblood via photopin cc こんにちは、@h0saです。 世に出ているUXについての理解を助ける概念図をまとめました。 UX（ユーザー体験）という概念は目に見えない分、それを説明するための図やビジュアルで説明した資料が世の中に数多く存在しています。 この記事では、主に有名どころをピックアップしつつ、全26枚の画像を短い説明を加えて紹介していきます。 更新履歴 2014/12/29： ・Alan Cooper氏のUX概念図（Form/Content/Behavior）を追加 2015/08/16： ・リンク切れの修正とそれに伴う記事の再構成 2016/05/06： ・リンク切れの修正 ・UX Maturity Model を追加 ・記事末尾に参考資料のスライドを追加 2017/1/8： ・Alan Cooper氏のUX概念図を削除（ソー

With the ever-increasing computing power of desktops, browser sophistication and use of native apps, every day we learn of new ways to push the limits of what defines a well-crafted UI. When used correctly, motion can be a key utility in helping your users achieve their goals. UX designers who are considering motion in their designs will find themselves under pressure to explain, communicate and d

If you are an experienced designer, you probably agree that being inspired by others is not stealing in UI design. It’s best practice research. It’s using design patterns. It’s following the guidelines. It’s making sure to use patterns that your users are familiar with to create usable interfaces. Some might say that sticking to the guidelines and following others will kill creativity and, at the

For a number of years now, we’ve been hit over the head time and again with “mobile first” and “mobile only”. Those of us building software since before the iPhone have hacked our brains, our processes, our companies, to ensure we start thinking “mobile first” rather than web first. There are books, courses, and conferences about being “mobile first”. But if “mobile” is our future, why are almost

As many of us move away from designing pages toward designing systems, one concept keeps cropping up: modularity. We often hear about the benefits of a modular approach; modules are scalable, replaceable, reusable, easy to test, quick to put together—“They’re just like LEGO!” Modularity might appear to be a simple concept at first, but making it work for your team demands significant effort and co

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