Chi Sparks 2011: Jasper van Kuijk – User-Centered Design – A Reality Check from Chi Nederland on Vimeo.

As use of mobile devices continues to skyrocket across the globe, we’re seeing more ways to tackle the challenge of creating great Web experiences across multiple devices. But which approach is right for any given project? In an effort to help answer that question, I’ve compiled the reasons we opted to use a dual (separate mobile and desktop) template system to build our start-up, Bagcheck.

Usability involves those employees who influence the user interface design of a web site whilst user experience requires the collective and seamless effort of employees from various departments including engineering, marketing, graphical and industrial design and interface design

Es backen nämlich alle ein bisschen am UX-Kuchen mit

Having pondered what and why, I returned to the two questions:

– Am I getting better?
– Should I do something else?

I think my answer to the first is Yes. After nearly two decades of consulting, I’m able to identify the right fit for an organization. Experience improves my ability to know what will and won’t work. Plus, my credibility and confidence help sell solutions to difficult audiences.

I know my answer to the second is No. Looking backward has convinced me to be an information architect moving forward. Given my love of strategy, design, and systems thinking, it’s the perfect vocation.

Ich mag die Funktion mit dem automatischen Countdown auf dem Kochbuch

Auf der Website des Projekts erfährt man auch Interessantes über den Prozess und die Hintergründe zur Entstehung der Ideen, die die Bedürfnisse des Users in den Vordergrund stellen und ausgedehnte Feldstudien mit Mobilfunknutzern zeigen.

My point: sometimes, but not always, a separate mobile site (or even several of them) is the right way to go, assuming (and it’s a big if) that you have the resources to manage it. Other times, simply applying a new layout to an all-in-one site will do the trick. Either way, you’re not off the hook for doing careful thinking about what services you offer and for what use cases. No matter what, your content should be available to all people, no matter what device you use. Even if you’re doing that with a single website, then responsive design alone is not the cure-all.

Sehr spannend, da um dieses Thema aktuell wirklich heiß diskutiert wird und der Beitrag ein paar gute Argumente für beide Richtungen auflistet.

Ich habe das iPad Stencil Kit geschenkt bekommen und bin mir sicher, dass meine Scribbles jetzt aussehen, wie mit der Schablone gemalt .