Thoughts

The UX of elections and voting

6 May 2015

This Thursday after you close the curtain and carefully point your pencil to pick your preferred politician, pause for moment and consider the experience that you are having. How are you feeling? Anxious? Excited? Proud? Grateful? Undecided (still? You’re not alone).

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QVC’s Virtual Changing Room

5 May 2015

The online retailer QVC has recently been experimenting with the latest in augmented reality on the Berlin high-street. Situated in the Mall of Berlin, a QVC virtual changing room invites passers-by to ‘try on’ garments from their online store collection.

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‘Mobilegeddon’ – is your site mobile friendly?

23 April 2015

From the 21st of April, a site’s ‘mobile friendliness’ will now play a key role in the way it is ranked on Google’s mobile search results. Key factors Google will be checking are load times, responsive design elements, and mobile best practise…basically all the elements that affect the user’s experience of a site viewed on a small screen.

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Understanding Happiness

15 April 2015

Life is made up of choices, both big and small but ultimately we choose what will make us happy.

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UX Song of the Month: Are you Experienced?

7 April 2015

Following on from last month’s inaugural song for the User Vision UX Playlist we are taking a radical change from 80’s synth-pop to some superb 60’s psychedelia.

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Debenhams – User Experience Review

1 April 2015

Debenhams is one of the UK High Street’s retail big hitters alongside notable rivals such as Marks & Spencer and John Lewis. More than many of these direct rivals, Debenhams appears to operate in the Land of the Perpetual Special OfferTM

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The User Experience Playlist

13 March 2015

We are creating a Playlist of UXcellent tunes that are about the wonderful world of User Experience.

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World IA Day – the results are in!

5 March 2015

For the past four years the Information Architecture Institute has established World IA Day, a means of raising awareness and connecting Information Architects across the globe.

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