July 2009
10 posts
“Feedback should be taken for what it is: suggestions, ideas, impressions, or...”
– (via) - Stop following directions and start designing
Seriously, get a mac!
Of course, if you equip the XPS to match the 13-inch MBP, it eliminates nearly all cost difference as well as Apple-exclusive features like the 7-hour battery life. And, you know, Mac OS X. …If you advertise that your stuff is all cheap crap, don’t be surprised when your revenues drop 17%. Pricing sends a message that consumers hear loud and clear. The CDs in the discount bin at Sam...
“In many companies, adequate performance gets a modest raise. At Netflix,...”
– (via) Quote about Netflix, but ive heard athis about Zappos too
UX Manifesto
Setting Goals before Taking Action Understand Problems before Generating Solutions Designing before Writing Design Documents Validating Designs before Investing in Code Steak before Sizzle
Validated Data over Expert Opinion Quality of Data over Ease of Data Collection Complete Workflows over Long Feature Lists Achieving Results over Writing Reports Collaborative Design over Design by Referendum...
“the motivator factors that determine whether there is satisfaction or no...”
– Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory
How does it feel to be in "the flow"?
Completely involved, focused, concentrating - with this either due to innate curiosity or as the result of training
Sense of ecstasy - of being outside everyday reality
Great inner clarity - knowing what needs to be done and how well it is going
Knowing the activity is doable - that the skills are adequate, and neither anxious or bored
Sense...
Inbox is anti-goal
At Agency Fusion we tend to respond very quickly to customers and, as a result, we have clients who will call and ask why we haven’t responded to an email they sent five minutes ago. We’re baffled by that behavior until we realize we’re the ones who trained them to expect such responsiveness….
…It’s nearly impossible to set goals and accomplish them when you’ve invited Inbox to hijack...
“because if I want to be a designer, an inventor of culture, and I want to invent...”
– Matt Webb (via)