Tag: UX

• Cadillac and the promise of its new infotainment system

  Not that I ever would be able to afford one (or be able to properly reverse park it), I got very excited about driving a Cadillac this week. Not because of its great looks, slick interior or amazing rims, but purely since Cadillac just announced Cadillac User Experience (CUE). These are the main things worth […]

  marcabraham

  November 4, 2011

  Technology, User Experience

  Cadillac, UX

• Starting to learn about mobile UX design

  Especially with the rapidly growing popularity of tablet computers, there seems to be an increased focus on getting the user experience (UX) of mobile users right. I’ve quickly come to the realisation that mobile UX design is quite a vast but very specific area, differing quite significantly from designing for the web. My starting point […]

  marcabraham

  September 20, 2011

  Mobile, User Experience

  mobile, UX

• UX features for online retailers to consider

  I just read a really insightful piece by Paul Bryan on 10 Absentee UX Features on Top e-Commerce Sites. His agency, Usography, has conducted a Retailer UX audit, looking at the 100 top retail websites. The audit highlighted some key user experience (UX) features for brands to consider. From the 10 features that Bryan listed in […]

  marcabraham

  September 1, 2011

  Amazon, eCommerce, User Experience

  Amazon, strategy, UX, W3C

• Book review: “Undercover User Experience Design”

  When a colleague first told me about “guerilla user experience design”, I immediately started visualising people wearing balaclavas working on websites whilst hiding in shady corners. I then read a book titled Undercover user experience design written by Cennydd Bowles and James Box. Lots of organisations still seem reluctant to embrace user-centric design, citing time and budget […]

  marcabraham

  November 29, 2010

  Book Reviews, User Experience

  book, Clearleft, UX