Predictive vs. generative design methods for design & architecture
5 aspects for everyone to clarify expectations for digital tools that will shape the world of tomorrow, now.We have a crisis. There are less than 10 years left to meet 2030 goals, and according to the AIA 2030 report for 2019 only 15% of new projects reported are meeting those goals. There is a long..
How learning data science has improved my usability testing process
How to gather quantitative and qualitative data in a usability test
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What is semiotics and why it’s crucial for designers
Why we need to learn what users understand before we try to help them.Image by Sebastian HerrmannLet’s start with a simple concept: what would happen if you clicked on this icon here?
Maybe it’s akin to “going back home”, but your browser won’t necessarily send you “back” anywhere, because that’s an..
Stepping out of disorder
Our attitude to complexity is what determines our autonomy.
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What makes a great two-factor authentication (2FA)?
Photo of a white lock icon on a purple fullscreen background displayed on a cellphone screen by Franck on UnsplashIn 2023 alone, cybercriminals will steal 33 billion records. It takes 196 days on average to identify a data breach. The cost of a data breach will reach $150 million by 2020… These numb..
Randomness, birthdays pigeons, and twisters
What is Random? with Pseudo-Random Numbers
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How video game UX can bridge the gap between players and the game
User Interfaces exist as a layer between the player and the game. As a UX/UI designer, the goal is to build a bridge that the player can cross. One which links the real world — a controller, a mouse, a touch screen — to the abstract and complex mechanics of a game.What do these two games have in com..
Beyond the buzzword: Gamification done right
Gamification can make a good product better if done right, but it’s not a magic potion
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User Experience is … providing game changing experience visions
How experience design thinking can influence organisations, corporate visions, strategies and build of products through experience visions.
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An urgent reckoning with the tech industry’s digital pollution
Photo by PartTime Portraits on UnsplashAfter the uneventful presidential inauguration on Jan 20th, most of us breathed a sigh of relief that democracy had prevailed. It seems like all is right again with the world (or will be) and it’s tempting to forget how the tech industry has contributed to the ..
