Flixter's UX is quickly disaggregating to the complex, driving away customers who just want to find out what's playing at the movies. While spending some time with my Dad in Seattle over the Christmas break, mostly driving around his favorite spots and going to movies, I had one of those experiences that make me [...]
I was at a networking event with technology founders the other day, and I told a guy that I design software. He looked at me puzzled, and asked what I meant by that. "You know, I said, UX design." I'm Not a Visual Designer (But I Do That Too) "Oh," says he, "you design [...]
You asked for it, now you've got it. Go through this list of UX Hacks with any website or software and by the end you'll have a pretty fantastic, elegant and intuitive application. Visual Design Be consistent. Pick a design style and stick with it. Every page should be a minor variation on a [...]
So you hired someone to do your UX, you dutifully created personas, ran focus groups, built wireframes, made a pretty visual design and launched your product. People are signing up and sound happy. Good! But what you're not hearing is what the people who clicked away from your website think of it. If you only [...]
by Jeremy Olson So you want to build the next smash hit iPhone app? Extraordinary design is key to getting the attention of users and of Apple, so if an app exudes a stench of mediocrity, Apple won’t feature it and app shoppers probably won’t download it (even if they do, they won’t share it [...]
Find the Let's Lunch website here. Let's Lunch is an uber-cool startup here in San Francisco (and New York, and just opened in Spain) that matches professionals for lunch dates. I love the concept and I've been on a bunch of great lunches with investment bankers, engineers, other entrepreneurs and people that I'd like to [...]
Get the ABC News App for your iPad here. ABC News launched their apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. They're not to bad, and they stream some live events. But technical problems mean they're not ready for prime time yet. Live Streaming TV a (Qualified) Success I got to watch the live Presidential [...]
You know those old-style websites like Networksolutions.com and GoDaddy.com? Why are they still in business? They are such an utter nightmare to use, and completely pointless with the burgeoning new cloud-based, user friendly sites like Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram. I just can’t understand why they still exist. First We Kill all the Legacy Websites All [...]
“People’s behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs, and motives.” – Thomas Mann As Thomas Mann wrote nearly 75 years ago, it’s easy to predict human behavior, once you know what someone’s goals, needs and motives are. In terms of your app, these are three simple questions to [...]
