Highlighting links on hovering is widely used in the web, but does it make sense on the desktop too? A friend is programming a calendar software and highlights each day in the date …

If I were to apply for Interactive Design positions, I would certainly include a portfolio. However, coming from a background of Web Design, I don't necessarily have the best ideas …

User Experience… Interaction Design… User Interface Design… Information Architecture… Human Factors… User-Centered Design… Is it just me who thinks these terms describe the same t …

Hey, I've been asked to go through lots of our client sites and add error pages (like the classic 404) where need. Which got me thinking about standards for error pages, I have a f …

I remember reading about the implications of the word "user" to User Experience. If I'm not mistaken, Don Norman himself said that the user should be called a "person" instead of a …

The question really boils down to effective methodolgies for rigourosly rating the quality of experience of features and functions - such that the poorest ones can be rejected as ' …

As its Friday I wondered if anyone could list all the usability concerns they may have with this site. http://www.stereoandalarm.co.uk/ It seems like a good site for a case study …

So I've always had a real haphazard approach to my UX knowledge and research and would really like to consolidate a good bunch of resources. Anyone care to rip open their RSS reade …

Hello all, I'm looking for some example sites that offer some UI treatments of content personalization, indicating what areas have changed or are updated once personalized. For …

Looking ahead in 2010 and beyond, what complementary skills, training, certification, & expertise would you recommend as being most important for experienced ux'ers to have or …

I would like to continue my academic research in this field (and perhaps lecture at the same time). Do you know of specialized courses (on Usability, UI, UX, or XD) taught at a Uni …

As ux professionals: what events do you make a point of attending? (whether for education, networking, etc) why? (what benefits do you feel you gain) what is your go-to source fo …

Via @uxbooks on Twitter I often get asked to recommend books on various subjects. Recently I was asked which book I would recommend to a non-practitioner as an intro to UX. I opene …

What process do you follow and find has worked well for: tracking and capturing lessons learned from a project that involved ux analyzing and translating those learnings into imp …

There was a question here about which should be prioritized between UX and SEO and I think, it's really interesting. In designing a website (or other products/services), there are …