09.Jan.2012 Richard Rutter – JQuery for UX Designers » UIE Brain Sparks
A nice podcast featuring an interview with Richard Rutter on JQuery for UX Designers. We’ve been using other wireframing tools like Adobe Illustrator, Axure and Balsamiq, so it’s interesting to hear his take on it and how to get started with JQuery.
01.Jan.2012 Creating A UI With Soul
How to create a UI with soul… This is a really great article with some nice insights on designing social experiences/UIs. Designers Behind Facebook Timeline: 5 Keys To Creating A UI With Soul.
22.Dec.2011 The 5 Hardest Jobs to Fill in 2012
According to this article from Inc.com, good UX talent will be in high demand in 2012. Good news for me “After engineers, the biggest challenge for companies is finding high-quality creative design and user-experience talent. Since almost every company is trying to create a highly compelling user experience that keeps people engaged with their product, [...]
UX Storytellers E-Book
UX Storytellers e-book. Grab your free copy here.
13.Dec.2011 Realizer
An interesting looking tool Realizer for building & demoing prototype apps on/for your iPhone and iPad. Oh, and it’s free!
Yahoo! Design Pattern Library
The Yahoo Design Pattern Library is a really great resource for UI designers and developers working on web, mobile, even traditional apps. Great stuff.
12.Dec.2011 YouTube UI Refresh
It’s been a busy week for UI refreshes… YouTube rolled out a new custom homepage, updated channel navigation, and a new overall design based on an experimental interface called Cosmic Panda that they first announced back in July.
Adobe Proto
Adobe Proto looks pretty cool. Build interactive wireframes and mockups for web and mobile on your tablet. Only available on Android now… expect iOS will be coming soon.
KendoUI
Checking out Kendo UI framework. HTML5, CSS3 + JQuery. Looks pretty sweet.
08.Dec.2011 Twitter Redesign
Twitter has announced a major redesign of their website… including personal profile pages, a new timeline that includes rich media and other related information embedded into tweets, and easier search for information based on @ symbols (usernames) and hash tags. Watch out Facebook