Found this by pure accident, GREAT overview (by Jeff Patton, a bit of an authority on the Agile/UX front) on what UX & Agile playing nice together. Over a year old but still quite thought-provoking about AgileUX in the wild. This kept me up past my bed time. Damn. If you design software, apps, high-end websites for a living… click and read!
IMHO this falls squarely in the UX camp as well as it helps us understand (albeit anonymously) where at least potential problems lie in the experiences we create. Some of these very interesting tools you’ve heard of but some I’m almost sure you’ve not (at least I hadn’t). Enjoy!
Seriously you say? Yes seriously it’s come to this. Read if you don’t believe me. (Courtesy of Fast Company)
Very interesting piece from the good folks over at @JohnnyHolland. I think the psychology of gaming and game mechanics will continue to permeate (witness Foursquare) as we continue to look for challenge, surprise and acknowledgment (as we get better) from even the most mundane of digital interactions (widgets, webapps, brand messages). Good piece covering how to design for this world. My favorite subtitle “The Architecture of Fun”, classic.
The genius in his element. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things - 1961 in Baden-Baden, Germany. I dare you not to be inspired. Happy Friday, Enjoy! (10m35s)
Woke up with Agile still on the brain and just read this so anxious to give it go. Anyone with experience to share? Read.
I mean I swore (and still swear) by Martijn van Welie’s great collection of Interaction Design and Jennifer Tidwell’s awesome site and increasingly Bill Scott’s & Theresa Neil’s Designing Web Interfaces site (which is great for RIA as well as websites) but for some reason missed this (which I’m sure is probably bookmarked in NetVibes). Anyway good stuff here as well and they seem to encourage uploads, account registration and social interaction which is an interesting approach reminiscent of one Konigi.com (kick-ass well). This is part of my process.
Anyways enjoy as I know I will. Click! - F
Wanna get Agile? Even a little? Same here. Watching Ken Schwaber giving a talk on Scrum et al. (via googletechtalks—1h1m, value is in the 1st 20min). He’s funny. Learning quite a bit. If you design apps or websites for a living, watch!
20min of Jon Kolko covering how to synthesize all that data we (designers) clamor for (incl me) before designing, if you follow you’ll be smarter for it + he’s funny. Shut up & make somethin’. Kudos @jkolko & @ixda! Watch.
