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Comment on Going full-throttle on Hours by Davey

Davey — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:22:54 +0000

Simply elegant!

Comment on Going full-throttle on Hours by Christain

Christain — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:51:12 +0000

Jason, we totally agree! We hope to change that and cannot wait to get this released.

Comment on Going full-throttle on Hours by Jason LaFollette

Jason LaFollette — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:06:00 +0000

Looks great! Glad you guys are moving forward with this. Time-tracking is not only a huge pain, we frequently lose money when our guys forget to log time for adhoc meetings and quick context switches. Those 5-10 minutes here and there really add up.

Comment on Jack of all trades, master of some by Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:34:14 +0000

Yeah, I would say it is the same. Do you have any programming projects? Why not try doing both design and development as a way to practice.

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Comment on 17 – The secret to finding out how many Apple employees dig your stuff by Issue #36 | iOS Biz Weekly

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Comment on Jack of all trades, master of some by Tiago Almeida

Tiago Almeida — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:51:01 +0000

I am a 23 years old developer and I am trying to discover the designer part . I am already reading the non-designers designer book but I feel that I need a project to apply the new knowledge.

Does design works like programming? You need projects to power up the learning? What kind of projects do you suggest to tease developers that want to explore the design world?

Comment on Are UI walkthroughs evil? by Joao Carvalhinho

Joao Carvalhinho — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:51:38 +0000

Jsut a acorrection for RIse watch url it’s

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Comment on Are UI walkthroughs evil? by » When do you use UI walkthroughs?

» When do you use UI walkthroughs? — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:38:04 +0000

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Comment on Are UI walkthroughs evil? by Ash Bhoopathy

Ash Bhoopathy — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:48:42 +0000

Products fall into multiple categories based on patterns of usage and intended audience.

Some products are daily/heavy use products which should optimize for the daily/regular user. These products need to be designed such that, once the user has an understanding of how to navigate and understand the product’s functionality, they can perform regular actions with ease.

Examples: A Todo list, a weather app, or an app for sports scores and the news on a mobile phone. A POS (Point of Sale) system where the operator has some sufficient time for training [Keep in mind that POS systems are designed for fast transactions to keep lines short and moving smoothly].

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Other products are used many times by different users, infrequently. These interfaces need to be designed such that they’re intuitive, require as little handholding as possible, and should offer 80% of the benefit for 20% of the effort. Additionally, that 20% of the effort should be possible by almost all of the people who enter into the experience.

Examples: a photo kiosk at the local drugstore, a fast food ordering counter with an iPad or self-checkout system at a grocery store.

What does this have to do with UI walkthroughs? Because the first class of products are not designed to be *intuitive* on first usage, they need scaffolds (extreme way of conveying this is a “crutch”) for the user to understand their operating protocol. Once the user understands how the system works, then they will be able to use the product quickly and effectively on a repeated basis.