Invisionapp gives a great light demo of how their service works, and how easy it is without having to commit to the effort of clicking play on a video, or reading a paragraph of text. The use of an animated gif like below gives potential users a quick snapshot of how the product works without… Continue reading Product feature demo gifs
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Best practice example for entering passwords
Filling in forms can be a right pain on mobile, especially when users have to fill in their password and are faced with the masked version of their password, as they have no way of knowing if they have filled it in incorrectly. I have previously written about good examples of this on desktop sites.… Continue reading Best practice example for entering passwords
User research example – spotting opportunities
You go to a theme park, you go on scary rides, and you go on rides that get you wet… Human-sized dryer The above picture shows a human-sized dryer I observed on a recent research trip to a theme park. User need. Check In the UK, the days (in general) aren’t so warm, and quite… Continue reading User research example – spotting opportunities
No signal? Save until back online
User needs? Not losing what they’ve started or their place. We’ve all had that annoying moment when you have a web page open on your SmartPhone, and for whatever reason, you lose signal. Then, if you try to open the page again, it will automatically try to refresh, and you’ll end up with it. So… Continue reading No signal? Save until back online
Adobe DPS tips
Adobe DPS can be tricky to get your head around at first, but once you get used to it, it is really quite powerful. Shared on this page is range of things I initially had issues with. Hopefully it’ll help you overcome them quickly without spending a lot of time pulling your hair out. Putting… Continue reading Adobe DPS tips
Would anyone care if I posted this? (app prototype)
Inspired by a post on Designtaxi I created a quick prototype using the content from their infograph. Idea is that it would force the user to answer a series of questions before they were allowed to post anything to facebook. The problem I see with this is that the “yes” and “no” options are in the… Continue reading Would anyone care if I posted this? (app prototype)
GA digital comes to life
Microsoft Hololens Microsoft’s take on Google Glass src= http://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us
Future15
The collaboration between Studio Output and Engage Productions focuses on cutting-edge creative ideas and innovative technology that we’ll see break into the mainstream over the course of the 2015. Demo virtual reality, projection mapping and imaging, robotics, Oculus Rift, 3d printing, wearable tech, Google Glass, gestural technologies, large format touch screen, 4k screens, holograms and… Continue reading Future15
How will kids of the future learn to spell?
Sitting down with an 11 year old the other day, je asked me to find an image of one of his favourite cartoons on Google. I asked him how to spell it as I hadn’t heard of it before, and his response was: “starts with ph” assuming (correctly) that Google would probably fill in the blanks… Continue reading How will kids of the future learn to spell?
Self Assessment UX
On completing the self assessment late last year I noticed that they gave an option to receive further updates via email, or continue to receive communication via post. Safety first The number of phishing, junk and spam mails received these days would make it easy for a user to miss a legitimate email. I… Continue reading Self Assessment UX