“Reasonably big monitors have finally become the most common class of desktop computer screen, dethroning the 1024×768 resolution that was long the target for web design.”
Responsive web design: A project-management perspective
“Reading blogs out there, you will notice that every attempt to fix a responsive design process is still very experimental: there are as many offered ways as there are blog articles about it! Progress is being made, but nothing is really set in stone at the moment. Knowing that, the most important thing right now is to make sure you ask the right questions at the start of each project, make the right choices, and jump into experimentation yourself with a maximum amount of pragmatism. If you find a good idea to make all of these challenges smoother, please write about it and share your discoveries on the web!”
(Rudy Rigot ~ Dev.Opera) ~ courtesy of luctiemessen
A(nother) call to action regarding healthcare
“In my view, UX designers can do more. Learn about the problematic healthcare cultural characteristics that dominate and that need to change. Alter how you do design research. Don’t limit yourself to incremental innovation and work that is narrowly focused on UIs. Question the advisability of doing projects that, in essence, only amount to putting lipstick on the very large healthcare pig. Escape your comfort zones in order to have the kind of impact on the world that you desire.”
(Richard Anderson a.k.a. @riander)
Seven Deadly Mobile Myths: Josh Clark Debunks the Desktop Paradigm and More
“It’s a thrilling but overwhelming moment in the history of technology, and most of us are running hard just to keep up. I strongly believe this is a time to be generous… to share ideas, offer critique, and do everything we can to help one another develop the techniques and philosophies necessary to push our digital efforts forward.”
(Anthony Wing Kosner ~ Forbes) courtesy of birgitgeiberger
Customer experience: The natural ally for UX in business
Disclosure: I work at Informaat (The Netherlands) ~ “In this post, I would like to talk about what has been on my mind for the last year or two: the relationship between user experience and customer experience and how user experience designers can extend their influence in businesses.”
(Peter Bogaards a.k.a. @BogieZero ~ βiRDS on a W!RE)
What The 3 Stages Of Love Teach You About Crafting Great Services
“Service design is about creating living entities that evolve and change over time. This is fundamentally different from other forms of design, which generally aim for permanency.”
(Olof Schybergson a.k.a. @olof_s ~ Fast Co.Design)
Content strategy is not always ux
“The complex interplay between UX and content strategy allows for many different scenarios, but one thing is clear to us: Most of the time, content strategy efforts should not fall under UX. UX professionals are expert in creating intuitive, clear paths within websites for visitors to consume all your audience-targeted content. Content strategists are expert at creating content that meets audience needs.”
How to Win the UX War Within Your Organization
“When companies don’t care about user experience, it is clearly reflected in the products they create. Although everyone can agree that software should be intuitive, user-friendly, and aesthetically pleasing, many managers aren’t willing to invest the time and resources it takes to build something compelling. A large part of our job as UX advocates, then, is explaining design’s impact on the company as a whole. Determining which battles to win and which battles to lose – even intentionally – can help you win the UX war.”
(Girish Gangadharan a.k.a. @appoosa ~ UX Booth)