thinkUX

Another boring technology blog by Amir Karim - User Experience, Microsoft

UX in the real world: Parking machine nightmare

Sometimes my inner UX geek just has to come out into the real world. Below are two examples of...

Date: 06/02/2012

Evolve or die!

If there is one thing certain in web design it’s this: change your interface and your...

Date: 04/17/2012

Stakeholders: a different breed

During the course of my career I have had to deal with many-a-stakeholder. In an ideal world they...

Date: 01/25/2012

Tis' the season to be jolly (and-to-al​so-make-us​e-of-sophi​sticated-t​echnology-​for-market​ing-purpos​es)

How's that for a snappy title? Yes, I have been injected with a combination of verbosity and some...

Date: 12/27/2011

Repeat after me: wireframes are not visual design

Over the years I have perfected a special skill. It goes like this: I send out wireframes for review...

Date: 12/20/2011

User testing is common sense.

In any industry where members of the public are exposed to a product, rigorous testing takes place...

Date: 12/10/2011

Information overload

​It can be difficult to find the balance when it comes to information provision - give too little...

Date: 08/15/2011

Ignore users at your peril!

​It's a tough thing watching user research take place. Beyond that glass mirror sits The User,...

Date: 07/23/2011

Defining user experience​...and a welcome.

​If you’re new to the field of user experience then welcome to this blog! Hopefully in the...

Date: 07/10/2011