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Ever sat on a project and heard someone give their account as to why the user base won’t like xyz feature or UI change? Ever sat in a cubicle and listen to someone rail against the idea of change for fear it would upset the user base to the point where the helpdesk would [...]

Situation is simple, you’re someone who has been brought into a project at its last witching hour, there are not a lot of project management fundamentals in the room and everyone is constantly emphasizing the “we have to get this done, no time” analogies and metaphors at you. What do you do? How do [...]

It’s been a couple of months now since I went full time into focusing on growing a UI/UX business for myself. I thought I’d share my thoughts / notes and adventures along the way so far in the whole Microsoft UX/UI space as a freelancer.
Which are you? a developer or designer?

How far we have come [...]

I was watching a MIX2010 video from Microsoft’s head UX guru, Bill Buxton on how specifically developers and designers engage with one another. There was a throw away line he put out there, which was stated in reference to developers whom often think that because they have a bit of design muscle deep down that [...]

I’ve not decided yes or no on that question, I’ve read a lot in the past few months on the topic and I’m still not convinced or swayed either way.
Here’s my open transparent written exploration of how I am navigating this concept.
UX Design vs UI Design.

Its important to split a hair on this one, [...]