Alarm Fatigue
As a human factors specialist frequently involved with the design of medical equipment, I am very familiar with the concept of alarm fatigue. For those not familiar, it refers to …
How Not to Do Accessible Design
In addition to directing User Experience at Daedalus, I am also heavily involved in my local community. I recently attended a learning conference for municipal personnel and sat in on …
Recognizing and Defeating Deceptive UX Designs
“Deceptive UX”, or “Dark UX”, as it has also been called, is a concept that has gotten a bit of news coverage lately. So much in fact that earlier this …
The Problem With Mute Buttons
Working remotely has become a fact of business life, both to prevent COVID transmission and because it is a habit that is sticking. Something that has been instrumental in keeping …
The Design Flaw in PA’s COVID-19 Reopening Plan
Our government is terrible at naming things. The latest example comes in the form of the Pennsylvania Coronavirus Reopening Plan. In case you’ve not heard, there are three phases for …
Delightful Microinteractions
I’ve written in the past about how poorly-designed micro-interactions can undermine your users’ confidence in and commitment to your product or platform, and why you should seriously undertake the effort …
The Road to UX Hell…
Recently, I’ve begun to see articles and blog posts suggesting that UX, as a discipline, should be retired. Code and Theory CEO Dan Gardner, believes that UX has “moved from …
Keeping Users in the (Feedback) Loop
Imagine your sister just had a beautiful baby boy. Now imagine being awoken at 5am a few days later by a text from your sister that said only “omg”. That …
Don’t Count Out the Lefties — The Importance of Considering Every User in UX/UI Counts
Recently, I was using an animation app on my iPad when my design suddenly vanished! It didn’t take long for me to identify the culprit — there was an undo …
Designing for the Age Enhanced: Touch and Proprioception
When I started our Designing for the Age Enhanced series, I thought the articles would be informative and fun to write. But, since I’m in my 40s, I have to …