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Category Archives: User Experience Design
Small Ideas: The problem with collaborative brainstorming tools.
Edistorm. Here is a tool that facilitates collective brainstorming using e-sticky notes. I love sorting and organizing and this tool seems to be set up quite nicely. I also love things that are colourful. I really wanted to find this … Continue reading
Fail: How NOT to do user experience design (I)
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting really weary of dopey interface design decisions on the web. I’ve got 30 years in CS – I have a pretty good idea about what’s possible, what’s easy, and what’s hard. DO … Continue reading