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Apple iOS, Customer Experience, Gestures, Information Design and Architecture, Microsoft, Psychology and Human Behavior, Touch

Ryan Hunt’s article on how being able to relate to the way we use a new product helps us accepting it.

Article by Ryan Hunt

8 min read

Cloud Computing, Design, Design Tools and Software, Development, Google, Microsoft, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, New and Emerging Technologies, Project Management, Requirements and Specifications, Usability

No-infrastructure, no-server mobile development can bring your product to market faster and at lower costs, but there are drawbacks to consider.

Article by Valentin Bazarevsky

5 min read

3D Graphics and Interfaces, Ajax, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Data visualization, Design, Gestures, Input devices, Interface and Navigation Design, Microsoft, New and Emerging Technologies, Product design, Technology, Visual Design

How Microsoft Kinect and an open-minded approach to natural user interface design turned a portfolio review into a memorable interactive event.

Article by Oleh Hasoshyn, Mike Chalyi

8 min read

Consumer products, Content and Copy, Design, Enterprise Products, Information Design and Architecture, Interface and Navigation Design, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows

Excel: “Is it possible the file was moved, renamed or deleted?” User: “OK”

Article by Josh Tyson

1 min read

Apple, Content and Copy, Design, Input devices, Interface and Navigation Design, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems

Why does Windows reverse the cap settings when you press the shift button while caps lock is engaged? iT’S wEIRD.

Article by Daniel Brown

2 min read

Apple, Content and Copy, Content Strategy, Design, Design Theory, Information Design and Architecture, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Microsoft, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Product design, Requirements and Specifications, Simplicity, Technology, Visual Design

To decrease complexity in our designs, we need to look to our users and discover what simplicity means to them.

Article by David Peter Simon

4 min read

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