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    21

    Usability, Design and User Interface Feed

    May 21, 2009 | 3 Comments

    A real time feed about usability and Interaction Design discussions resulting from Twitter, Facebook, IxDA, Usability Professionals Association, Professional Online magazines and other sources from around the web.
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    Mar

    3

    Reviewing a Website

    March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment

    As usability consultants, we are often asked to look at websites and give our ‘opinion’. It is important that we keep the most important factors in mind when looking at a website from the outside when WE are the users. A great article about reviewing websites on UX Matters.
    http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2009/02/reviewing-user-interfaces.php

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    Dec

    17

    5 Books Every Designer Needs

    December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

    I recently wrote about self directed learning for UX Professionals. One of the suggestions was about reading and it is important in our day and age of information overload to focus on the material that is going to help the most.
    There are too many design books available nowadays.
    While there is likely to be value [...]

    Dec

    16

    Self-Education & Mentoring in UX

    December 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

    Over the past 6 years, I have been educating myself in Interaction Design, User Experience testing and User Interface design. There is a great article from UX Matters about self education in these fields for those that are trying to learn more about the field.
    The key suggestions are:

    Learn from your peers- If you are lucky [...]

    Dec

    10

    Free Online Teaching Resources

    December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment

    Knowledge Community (www.intel.com/pressroom)
    Price: Free
    Knowledge Community creates a secure school online community for students, parents, teachers and administrators.
    Spanish I A (http://www.amered.com)
    This new courseware is designed to help students understand Spanish through study guides, practice activities, and interactive games.
    iKnow! (http://www.iknow.co.jp)
    iKnow! makes it possible to create learning modules in 188 languages for study within the community-powered suite of [...]