Put IBM’s main menu navigation on a diet–stat. Whenever a website’s main menu has a scroll bar inside, it’s essentially broken. Or, if the main menu fills-up the entire screen, it’s adding a huge cognitive load on the user. But that doesn’t mean the UX/UI design team initially built it that way. Sometimes a collision […]
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The up side of the pandemic? Life changing innovations that could make the “new normal” a better place for everyone.
Quickly accepting the losses of our “old” normal will help move us into the next phase. “Never let a serious crisis go to waste,” said the former Obama adviser Rham Emanuel. He recently reprised that quote which he originally used during the 2008 financial crisis. Speaking on ABC’s This Week, Emanuel pointed out, “It’s an […]
Video Conference Survival Hacks – from backgrounds, lighting tips, to bingo!
Having worked from home for over 15 years, here are some “the new normal” video conference tips and tricks. It looks like Zoom has become the new Kleenex in the video conferencing platform. They certainly were not the first mover in this space but ended up being the most successful fast follower to win this […]
Welcome to Sprint 1.0 Coronavirus LA – what to expect from a user experience
What we can expect in this next 2-week sprint in Los Angeles. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wed, March 5th for Los Angeles over one death from the Coronavirus and seven infected patients in LA County. The virus has now been reported in 12 counties in California and has sickened more […]
Everyday Things We’re Dying to Redesign
Let’s save the world from a thousand tiny moments of frustration. There are so many opportunities to redesign everyday life experiences, from voting to scheduling your next doctor appointment effortlessly online. Rethinking online user experiences has been my bread and butter in the tech space. But there are so many everyday experiences that could create […]
5 digital disruptive trends in 2020 we are keeping an eye on.
If you don’t like change, you’re in the wrong business. Digital Design innovations are changing rapidly, and it’s important to keep an eye on what’s just a passing trend or what actually becomes tomorrow’s mainstream. We need to know the relevant new UI tools and technology that can help us creatives solve business problems in […]