UX Power Up: Responsive Design
January 31, 2014
Responsive web design is becoming a high priority. It’s not right for all designs but it’s also becoming a default on the Web. In this
Frank Spillers
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Frank Spillers is a Design Leader and UX/Service Design veteran. He founded an award-winning UX consultancy in 2001 (Experience Dynamics), working with Nike, Intel, World Bank, Microsoft, City of New York, Global Disability Rights Now, Greater London Authority, and more. He spent 25 years training hundreds of teams privately and another seven years delivering custom trainings for Interaction Design Foundation, the world’s largest design school attended by teams from Adobe, IBM, T-Mobile, Philips, and the UN.
Frank is a subject matter expert in: Service Design, UX management, Inclusive Design, Service Design, AI, VR/AR UX, Accessibility, Emotion Design, mobile UX, and cross-cultural design (localization UX).
Frank is an independent consultant and provides training and mentoring to Google, Harvard, Accenture, Dell, Mercedes Benz, Zappos, Netflix, FedEx, and more at his UX Inner Circle: www.uxinnercircle.com
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UX Power Up: Social Interfaces
January 20, 2014
Social interfaces augment existing social behavior. They aid how we leverage the power of the group in a design. Sometimes they are subtle, and sometimes the whole
UX Power Up: Discoverability
December 9, 2013
What is UX Discoverability? UX Discoverability describes how users discover your features and functionality. Since most users ignore what’s in a design, how can you
UX Power Up: Task Magnifier
September 10, 2013
Task oriented design is a powerful approach. Designing around the most important task on a page helps magnify a users attention to that key area
Avoiding UX Train Wrecks
August 15, 2013
UX Train wreck culprits: Who makes the best train wreck interfaces in the world? The teams and companies that have a strong engineering culture either
Designing for sociability
April 30, 2013
Summary: Designing for sociability means thinking of the multi-user experience or the influence of secondary users on your experience. It involves identifying social interactions and
Is Gamification Viable For your UI/UX?
December 12, 2012
Summary: Gamification, if approached delicately, can be leveraged to help your users stay motivated, engaged and move to the next “level” with your design. Puzzle
Does it take Einstein to design for the most important task?
March 16, 2012
It was Albert Einstein’s birthday yesterday, and to celebrate I wanted to share this excellent example of outstanding task-oriented design from Einstein Healthcare Network. What
Dr. Seuss on iPad usability
March 3, 2012
It’s Dr. Seuss’s birthday today! It’s been a few years since I celebrated the good doctor with Dr. Seuss’s ode to usability. This time I
Should your UX person act as Product Owner in Agile?
February 29, 2012
One of the key strengths of Agile development is that it brings customer feedback into the product management and development lifecycle. However, many teams are
Get ready for these new User Interface Innovations
January 15, 2012
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 ended in Las Vegas. While there were few surprises, user experience (UX) and new user interface (UI) innovations
Does Agile move too fast for Usability?
October 1, 2011
Agile’s defining characteristic is speed. Unlike other software development methodologies (like Waterfall) that work in timeframes of months, Agile timelines are measured in weeks (2-4