The group at Wistia has the best employee page I’ve seen. The rollover effect on the employee image shows the person in different poses. It gives life and character to an otherwise boring page of employee …
Tag: usability
WordPress 2016 No Main Navigation
The new WordPress 2016 theme does not come with the main navigation installed. While we will most likely (first-thing) look into installing the main nav, it makes me stop and evaluate “is this is intentionally …
Mobile First is Like A Tiny House
I have been thinking about how to explain the mobile first concept to designers in my industry that obviously do not understand what it is. It bothers me when they don’t want to try, and …
Adding to the UX Drinking Game
I love the UX drinking game, I think it it absolutely hysterical. It is funny, and sad, at the same time because some of these hit a nerve and are so true. Actually, I am …
Resources for Me and My Team
I am keeping this reference for myself! I am sure I will come back to it. Short URLs on WordPress: http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/shortened-links-like-bit-ly/?utm_campaign=Roost&utm_source=Roost&utm_medium=push http://www.usertesting.com/blog/2013/11/07/10-tools-every-user-experience-pro-should-know-about/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=Edgar&utm_campaign=10+tools and http://blog.invisionapp.com/7-free-resources-every-product-designer-needs/ http://blog.invisionapp.com/14-design-podcasts-to-put-in-your-ears/
Don’t put Drop-downs in your Quick Launch
Here is a utility navigation at the top of a page. I consider it a “quick launch” type of navigation, very similar to the traditional Windows system tray in the lower right hand corner of …
Journey Mapping
UX matters to me. Building user journey maps helps me understand the customer paths. Here is an example infographic from UXMatters.com.
Did You Feed the Dog? My Invention in Unobtrusive Usability
“Did you feed the dog?” or “Did I feed the dog?” is heard every day in my household. On 3/10/15 the dog started howling in pain that night. Nearly midnight, I called the all …
HGTV Sweepstakes
I have been entering this sweepstakes daily since Aug 6, but I want to know when it ends. Can anyone see the “drawing date” for the sweepstake?
Study in Touchable Design
I like how the login is tucked away so you only see the login field; one field login form hanging off the navbar into the hero space. It still has the appearance of a traditional …