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5 Fabulous Features: User Interface Design

The User Interface (UI) has been around since the 1960s when Douglas Engelbart and a team of researchers at the Stanford Institute developed the first interface that was mouse-driven, and employed the use of hyperlinks. Over the years the practice of designing and developing methods of navigation grew from basic principles of user-centric and logical interfaces to presenting information in ways that not only encourage interaction, but solicitation of emotions and convincing (persuading) the user to trust with just what they see in front of them.

User Interface Design can be the design of a Human Interface Device (HID), a software application or a website. Below we will look at 5 great examples of well-thought UI Design. Though they may push boundaries of what some Usability, HCI and UX evangelists would consider a sin, they realize it’s sometimes ok to flip them the bird to give the user a better experience. Read more…

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September 28th, 2010
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Amazing Alternative Interfaces That Will Change Our Lives

Chances are over the last 30 or so years, you’ve sat at a desk typing on a keyboard in front of a monitor, and clicking around with a mouse to interface with technology. Oh sure mobile devices have been around for a while but only over the past 5 or so years has it been even close to an enjoyable experience. Today we have multi-touch devices and gaming systems like Nintendo Wii, but it’s what’s on the horizon that will change how we look at the user interface in a whole different way. Read more…

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February 16th, 2010
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5 Universal Principles For Successful eCommerce-Sites

When was the last time you called customer support because you were having problems checking out online? Probably never! Cart abandonment rate is at around 60%, and most of it happens before the user even begins the checkout process. Sometimes, convincing your customers to trust you is your biggest challenge.

There is no “Consumer Trust for Dummies,” but as eCommerce designers, we need to focus on some fundamentals. The following topics may seem as obvious as walking into a seven-foot Wookie, but rest assured you will find plenty of websites with a mouth-full of fur. Read more…

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March 23rd, 2009
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