UX Blog » design http://uxblog.co.uk The ux blog/tweet dump of User Experience specialist Barry Briggs Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:27:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Responsive Web Designhttp://uxblog.co.uk/2010/09/07/responsive-web-design-httpb/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/09/07/responsive-web-design-httpb/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:24:41 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/09/07/responsive-web-design-httpb/ Responsive Web Design

http://bit.ly/bZHSno

from @alistapart via @jibubo

Making your webapp/website device-aware & re-formatting accordingly

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from @sixrevisions #ux

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http://is.gd/elE7y

Fascinating article from @sixrevisions about how proximity/grouping/etc effect #ux

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http://bit.ly/uilibrary & http://is.gd/dC8oh

(via @helenrapp & @morville)

#ux #interface

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http://bit.ly/9TNAaB

(by @boagworld via @richardsedley)

Great examples of functionality to improve #ux in forms

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http://bit.ly/9T85PU

via @uxbooth

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from @uxbooth

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http://bit.ly/a0bjF9

(from SpyreStudios & @jophillips)

Effective user interfaces.

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http://is.gd/dlmVh

Some really interesting findings from @cxpartners

#ux

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http://bit.ly/dczT87

(from cxpartners.co.uk via @jamesbarley)

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http://bit.ly/9o1MTe

(via @Pod1)

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http://bit.ly/btcKXb

Seems to be focus on #usability & #UX – should be interesting (via @intuitionhq)

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http://bit.ly/96KiRw

(via @lukewdesign)

Nice overview of the iterative nature of design

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http://is.gd/cPUXq

(via @johnnyholland)

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http://tinyurl.com/34opywf

(via @howdomedia)

Big #ux job at it’s core :)

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http://is.gd/bAo6u

Great article from @JMSPOOL about how to encourage user exploration/participation

#ux

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http://bit.ly/9rg2bK

(via @Pod1)

Nice choice and good summary of Nabru’s key features

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http://bit.ly/cUemSH

(via @lukewdesign)

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http://bit.ly/a2KH2A

(hint: not all of them are really “designing”…)

via @lukewdesign

#ux

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http://is.gd/9xe91

From @smashingmag in 2007

Lacks newer techniques but it’s a good basis for best practice.

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