As the famous social psychologist, Kurt Lewin said, “there is nothing as practical as a good theory” and that applies to User Experience design as well. Without systematic thinking about a problem to solve, we can only be as effective as chickens pecking in the pen, finding some grain here …
What is the Illusion of Completeness? The illusion of completeness is a usability issue, leading users to miss out on relevant content on a web page. This occurs when users do not realize that there is more content to be explored on a page because the design suggests that they reached …
I have been thinking about the notion of desirable difficulty – a concept first formalized by Bjork (1994), which basically says that retention of a material is enhanced if it is presented or practiced in a way that purposefully makes it more difficult than it needs to be. So if …
I am not a blogging kind of person, but I want to keep track of good and thought-provoking ideas. Ideas come in all shapes – visual, readings, reactions, what not. So this is more of a notebook than anything. With that big bang announcement, let me get started. I have …
For me, new programs, and new gadgets are like presents wrapped in shiny paper under the Christmas tree. I can’t wait to put my hands on them, and start playing with them. In the last year, I have tried Axure, Justinmind, Balsamiq, Mockups, etc. I ended up using the sketch-look …