I'm in a project were we would like users to interact with a 3D object. Users should be able to zoom, pan and rotate in all dimensions without using extra tools. I'm looking for be …

A friend asked me, "What does user experience look like?" To which I said, "Huh?" Then she asked, "What's the symbol fo UX?" Again, with my: "Huh?" The o'reilly books use a po …

With so many future UI designs focusing on 3-dimensional, hands-on interfaces, it appears clear that the physical keyboard is going to soon be obsolete. (i.e., John Underkoffler' …

If you are a company (a product manager, art director, developer, or product lead who could potentially hire a UX), what problem does UX solve? In other words, what specific need d …

Note: Not every question on UXE has to be: "Help me! Answer my question". Sometimes we can just pick a topic and riff about it. In this modal, I am trying to communicate three …

Working on a site that requires the user to be able to input events into a 'diary' over a specified duration (say 4-21 June). The obvious interface for me is an interactive calend …

Supposing you have two windows sized so you can see them both (partially or fully) on your display at the same time. You're working in one window so that has focus. The other ( …

I was very impressed by the same question at Stackoverflow. So I'm eager to hear about your experience. What is the worst user interface you've ever had to use (or test)? What mad …

What is the difference in Web Designer, Graphic Designer, Print Designer, User Interface Designer, User Interaction designer, and User experience Designer? All words has designer …

While observing usability studies this week of a website for purchasing auto insurance, I noticed participants constantly switching between their mouse and keyboard to answer quest …

I'm designing a form with 4 levels of information: 1. Pre-populated, uneditable 2. Mandatory, editable 3. Important, editable 4. Optional, editable Number 3 is important to the bu …

There are loads of 'FAIL', 'Bloopers', 'bad experience' and similar sites out there that cataglogue all the crap that is produced - and they are easy to populate. There are sites …

...on IXDA or other job boards? If yes, then how would you put it? Lay it out straight upfront and risk getting little to no replies - OR - do the "bait & switch" (in a good …

I was introduced to the concept of "10/gui" just today. 10/GUI claims that their design will remove the need for a mouse. It removes the need for arbitrarily placed windows on a mo …

In developing your applications, do you engage the user early on with usability testing? We're developing an application for internal clients in another branch. As developers, we …