Why is UX so important?

“Barriers to entry in digital products are very low. There are now so many websites that functionality and technology are baseline features and users differentiate on the basis of how something works – the experience they have with it. When competing services are a click away, managing that experience and giving people something they really want to use goes a long way to getting people interested in your output.&...

 
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Tabs on Top

Mozilla Explains Why Firefox 4 Has Tabs on Top Via Mashable
 
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What makes a user experience?

* Information architecture defines the structure of information (which can exist in many forms). * Interaction design enables people to manipulate and contribute to/create that information. * Visual design communicates these possibilities to people and creates affinity to them (desirability). * User experience is the summation of these considerations. via LukeW | 10 Things I Learned In Web School
 
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User Experience Strategist? User Experience Director?

I've been thinking a lot lately about what role is missing from many web design agencies and studio. I've also been thinking a lot about what my perfect role might be, as a next career move.

It just so happens that there are a lot of similarities in the two.

My perfect role would be entitled User Experience Strategist. Or User Experience Director. Or something similarly titled. If you wanted ...

 
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Getting Started in Endorse

Absolutely love the "First Time" UX on http://endor.se.
 
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Ryan Singer – Designing with Forces

Great video for all the interaction designers out there. Ryan Singer, “Designing with Forces: How to Apply Christopher Alexander in Everyday Work ” by MFA Interaction Design
 
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blank things

The "Things" GTD app on the Mac has someone great blank-states, like this one above.
 
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The mighty Popover

Craig Villamor points out something  a brilliant about Apple's iPad UI in a recent post - the Popover.

'The Popover' is a new iPad UI ...

 
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Drag and Drop in HTML 5

I think one of the more exciting things about HTML5 is drag and drop.

Check out this great example of how a shopping cart might ...

 
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Honest Interfaces

Whenever elements of the interface are confusing, misleading or even suspicious, the users’ trust will begin to erode. When even the slightest hint of bad ...

 
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