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In Web Design, by fuelyourinterface, May 3, 2010

When it comes to User Experience you don’t have to be a UX Professional to participate. In fact, it’s often more important for you to care if you’re NOT specifically in the field. User Experience Professionals (hopefully) know what they’re talking about. (Note the “Professional” part). UXers have chosen to make a career out of [...]

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In Graphic Design, by fuelyourinterface, April 26, 2010
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Formerly the Weekly Seven Plus or Minus Two, we’ve decided to follow our own advice and title our weekly post by its content to give our readers some context. This week is all about wireframes. Some of us prefer to sketch, some use designing software like Photoshop or illustrator, and some lean more towards prototyping [...]

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In Graphic Design, by fuelyourinterface, April 16, 2010
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5 Great Reads! 9 Ways To Improve the SEO of Every Website You Design Sometimes enhancing the user experience goes beyond making your site usable. If it’s not findable what’s the point? This post by Six Revisions give you 9 ways to ensure your site gets found! It’s a well-established principle that on-site SEO is one of [...]

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In Graphic Design, by fuelyourinterface, April 13, 2010
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Cognitive Dissonance and The Choice Paradox Cogni-Huh What-O-Nance? A powerful cause of dissonance is an idea in conflict with a fundamental element of the self-concept, such as “I am a good person” or “I made the right decision”. The anxiety that comes with the possibility of having made a bad decision can lead to rationalization, the tendency [...]

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In Web Design, by fuelyourinterface, April 5, 2010
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From time to time we find great lists of resources to help give us inspiration and perhaps learn a thing or two. Here is a collection of resources we feel you will find useful! Wireframing Tools CIO Happy Hour has compiled the list of resources you can use for wireframing and prototyping. It has the latest information [...]

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In Graphic Design, by fuelyourinterface, April 3, 2010
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This week’s Seven (plus or minus two) has to do with your shelf. Book shelf that is! Below is a list of 7 books that should be within arms reach of every serious designer. 1. Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition – by Steven Krug Five years and more [...]

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In Graphic Design, by fuelyourinterface, March 26, 2010
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I was recently asked if I thought User Interface or iA Designers we artists. Initially my reaction was yes. There is certainly an art form to UI/User-Centered design. But after thinking about what (typically) makes a good UI design, I concluded that there is a distinct difference between an artist and an interface designer. Good [...]

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In Graphic Design, by fuelyourinterface, March 22, 2010
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We’ve all heard the question before. “Where is the fold?” If you haven’t been asked this question before, consider yourself lucky. Wikipedia says… “Above the fold” is a graphic design concept that refers to the location of an important news story or a visually appealing photograph on the upper half of the front page [...]

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