DC50 Interview: The UX Watercooler with Karen Bachmann

Sun November 02 2008

Karen Bachmann joins Tim Keirnan for a discussion of the UX Watercooler, a new online community for anyone interested in User Experience research and ... read more

Karen Bachmann joins Tim Keirnan for a discussion of the UX Watercooler, a new online community for anyone interested in User Experience research and design. Please check it out at:http://uxwatercooler.ning.com/Listener emails about shaving UX conclude this episode.Don't forget World Usability Day on Thursday, November 13th! Learn more about the world-wide learning celebration at:http://www.worldu... read more

Karen Bachmann joins Tim Keirnan for a discussion of the UX Watercooler, a new online community for anyone interested in User Experience research and design. Please check it out at:http://uxwatercooler.ning.com/Listener emails about shaving UX conclude this episode.Don't forget World Usability Day on Thursday, November 13th! Learn more about the world-wide learning celebration at:http://www.worldusabilityday.org/ read less

DC49 Interview: Ginny Redish on Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works

Tue October 07 2008

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DC48 Shaving Razor Critiques

Fri September 19 2008

Attention all shavers everywhere: it's a shaving razor user experience extravaganza! Tim Keirnan is joined by four count 'em FOUR co-hosts in this spe... read more

Attention all shavers everywhere: it's a shaving razor user experience extravaganza! Tim Keirnan is joined by four count 'em FOUR co-hosts in this special extended edition of Design Critique. Mike Beasley, Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus, John Rivard, and Rodney Hampton donate their time, the insights, their humor, and their razors to a freewheeling discussion of razor design.What makes for a good shaving... read more

Attention all shavers everywhere: it's a shaving razor user experience extravaganza! Tim Keirnan is joined by four count 'em FOUR co-hosts in this special extended edition of Design Critique. Mike Beasley, Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus, John Rivard, and Rodney Hampton donate their time, the insights, their humor, and their razors to a freewheeling discussion of razor design.What makes for a good shaving razor design? What defines a good shaving experience? What is it about Mike's t-shirt that makes passersby ask him "What is usability?" as he saunters down the street? Why did Rodney switch to a straight razor, and how difficult is it to use? How to be green and save money on your shaving tools...You'll hear all this and more. Ladies, we don't mean to exclude you and some of the content may apply to your world, too.Here are Rodney's suggested shaving links:http://artofmanliness.com/2008/01/04/how-to-shave-like-your-grandpa/http://artofmanliness.com/2008/05/20/rediscovering-the-barbershop/Tim offers the following links:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_razorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_ToddAs per Rodney, look on YouTube for some intriguing videos of single blade and straight razor shaving. There are alternative to the current multi-bladed cartridge razors. read less

DC47 Interview: Designing the UX of Conferences with Jared Spool

Wed August 20 2008

Jared Spool of User Interface Engineering joins Timothy Keirnan to talk about designing the user experience of a conference. Jared has attended many c... read more

Jared Spool of User Interface Engineering joins Timothy Keirnan to talk about designing the user experience of a conference. Jared has attended many conferences, presented at many conferences, and hosted many conferences. Themes discussed include:* Designing the user experience for the attendees* Designing the user experience for the presenters* What Jared looks for in a conference facility* The i... read more

Jared Spool of User Interface Engineering joins Timothy Keirnan to talk about designing the user experience of a conference. Jared has attended many conferences, presented at many conferences, and hosted many conferences. Themes discussed include:* Designing the user experience for the attendees* Designing the user experience for the presenters* What Jared looks for in a conference facility* The importance of food at a conference* The importance of audiovisual resources* Presenters' own obligation to ensure a good user experience for their session attendeesUser Interface Engineering will host User Interface 13 this October in Cambridge, MA. See details athttp://www.uie.com/events/uiconf/2008/If you are hosting a conference related to user experience research and design, tell us about it by clicking the Send Email To The Show link at the top left of the DesignCritique.net blog page. read less

DC46 3rd Anniversary Episode: Human Factors Wordcast with Paul Green

Thu July 17 2008

On the 3rd anniversary of Design Critique, Dr. Paul Green joins Timothy Keirnan for a wordcast episode on Human Factors Engineering. What is it, how d... read more

On the 3rd anniversary of Design Critique, Dr. Paul Green joins Timothy Keirnan for a wordcast episode on Human Factors Engineering. What is it, how does it contribute to user experience research and design, and how do people get trained in it?Dr. Green is incoming president of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society. You can find them atwww.hfes.orgAt the University of Michigan Transportation ... read more

On the 3rd anniversary of Design Critique, Dr. Paul Green joins Timothy Keirnan for a wordcast episode on Human Factors Engineering. What is it, how does it contribute to user experience research and design, and how do people get trained in it?Dr. Green is incoming president of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society. You can find them atwww.hfes.orgAt the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), Dr. Green is a research professor in UMTRI's Human Factors Division. You can find UMTRI atwww.umtri.umich.edu/about.phpThe websites for ACM SIGCHI and UPA are atwww.sigchi.org and www.upassoc.orgThe Bad Designs On Campus awards can be found atwww.engin.umich.edu/soc/hfes/The 50th Anniversary issue of the Human Factors Journal is athttp://hfes.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/hfes/hfThe Human Factors Short Course is atwww.umich.edu/~driving/shortcourse/index.htmlandhttp://cpd.engin.umich.edu/proed.htm?id=57&gclid=COuj_dGhnJQCFQFIGgodFmdx8QFinally, two books we mentioned wereIntroduction to Human Factors Engineering (2nd Edition) by Wickens, Lee, Liu, and Gordon-BeckerandSet Phases On Stun: And Other True Tales of Design, Technology, and Human Error by CaseyCheck out my interview with Paul Green on usability in driving.Thanks to all listeners for a great third year and for telling others about Design Critique. I hope I can make the fourth year as varied and interesting. read less