Benefits of Semiotics in User Interface Design jsalvador / Fri, Sep 13, 2013 Overview Essentially, Semiotics is the study of signs or symbols and their meanings. It is a science that seeks to investigate how signs are formed and its core concept is to define the transfer of...
Things to Consider When Creating An Effective User Centered Style Guide jsalvador / Mon, Apr 29, 2013 The Benefits of A Style Guide A style guide is undoubtedly one of the most important elements of any given project. Aside from forcing you to define your style, it also establishes rules for your clients...
Nest 2.0 : A Visual Design Experience jsalvador / Thu, Nov 8, 2012 Since its launch early last month, the second generation of Nest Labs' increasingly popular Learning Thermostat has caused much buzz similar to the one caused by its predecessor (remember the Apple-like...
Poor UX and Service Designs are Out There jsalvador / Fri, Aug 31, 2012 Inspite of the efforts made in establishing a working definition, Service Design is still quite difficult to define let alone convince others that it's real and that there are really poor interaction...
Scalable High Definition Visual Design jsalvador / Sat, Mar 31, 2012 Recently, a colleague purchased a brand new iPad 3 and after some begging, I was able to make him show me his new toy right next to its predecessor so that I could see for myself just what Apple meant...
UX at this year's Web 2.0 NYC Conference jsalvador / Sun, Nov 27, 2011 As you may have noticed, 'UX' is a hot topic these days so it's no surprise that most sessions in this year's Web 2.0 conference in New York City revolved around User Experience and applying its principles...
Microsoft Expression Encoder: A Very Underrated Tool jsalvador / Wed, Sep 7, 2011 Having experienced the positive results during a big project several months ago, a blog on this topic is overdue. Although it wasn't the one I originally intended on exploring this month, thanks to a...
Alternating Row Colors jsalvador / Tue, Jun 21, 2011 I’m not familiar with much scientific research or studies on the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of alternating row colors. However, it is my observation that if you take a lot of rows and columns and...
A Few Pointers on Icon Design jsalvador / Fri, Apr 29, 2011 Fresh from a recent client engagment, here are a few quick pointers I'd like to share on Icon Creation: Support User Recognition A very essential factor that needs to be considered when creating icons...
What Are Mood Boards and Do They Really Matter? jsalvador / Tue, Feb 22, 2011 Mood What? Mood Boards are often used in a variety of creative disciplines such as Fashion, Interior Design and Visual Design just to name a few. In Fashion, the Fashion Designer often compiles various...