When studying the behaviour of successful interactive products, I like to deconstruct their UIs into the constituent microinteractions and analyze them individually using this framework (Proposed by Dan Saffer).
Anatomy of a Microinteraction
Details are the Design
A quote from Charles Eames (slightly paraphrased).
Design Canvas
An overview of the design process I followed to lead my teams at CIBC/Simplii. Every project (no matter how big or small) included a detailed discovery phase, during which we synthesized all the requirements and identified key insights from research to inform our design strategy.
Moments in a UX Journey
A user’s experience of a product spans a larger timeline than just the moments of direct interaction. Feelings and perceptions can form before the the product is even touched or used and continue to evolve long afterwards.
A Hand Among Rocks
A hand among rocks.
Chords
A quick sketch to explore the UI framework for a tool that helps musicians select song keys and construct original chord progressions.
6 Qualities of “Good” Design
Words like good, beautiful, original, or sophisticated are now considered too vague when they are used to describe the form of a designed object. I decided to update my lexicon with new terminology.
Multi-coloured triangle patterns
I enjoyed creating these patterns algorithmically. The logic plays with the variation of 3 parameters: colour, orientation, resolution. The code was written in the Processing development environment. Download source.
Bayes Theorem
When we discover new evidence, how confident can we be in the accuracy of our original beliefs? Bayes Theorem theorem suggests a fascinating way to quantify this probability that our initial beliefs are still valid.
Goal-Directed Design Process
An interesting summary of the stages, activities, documentation and milestones for an interaction design project. Incredibly useful guide when designing complex interactive products. (Credit: Alan Cooper in About Face)
Users are Intelligent and Busy
Insight from Alan Cooper, suggesting a mental model for the users of a productivity application.
Patterns and letters
The only element is K.