I went to a seminar recently (The Growth Summit in Sydney) and had the fortune of listening to and meeting Guy Parsons from the LEAN Enterprise Institute in the US. He’s a guru on LEAN enterprise thinking which is all about continuous improvement by removing waste from business processes. The Lean philosophy was founded on [...]

The top 5 web design debates that cause the most riots — Line 25
How to make remote team collaboration work — Six Revisions
All about web accessibility — Konigi
“Mad Libs” style form increases conversion 25-40% — Luke W Ideation & Design
5 reasons to be on Twitter, even if your audience isn’t — Smart Blog
7 creative ways [...]

So here’s a story. It’s not a new one but I stumbled on it again the other day and was reminded of a few things.
Radiohead are widely regarded as one of the most successful rock bands in the world both critically and in terms of popularity.
Coming into their most recent album InRainbows, they had [...]

Successful strategies for selling ad space on low traffic websites — Smashing Magazine
Onboarding: designing welcoming first experiences — UX Mag
Interview with the authors of Remote Research — UX Booth
Tableau Public: data visualisation service — via Konigi
Unique blog posts and wordpress tips — Web Designer Wall
10 keys to effective non-profit organisation websites — Vandelay Design
15 highly-useful [...]

Weirdest internet moments of 2009 — Sydney Morning Herald
Creative and unusual layouts and navigation designs — Noupe
10 web browsers you probably haven’t heard of — Six Revisions
An introduction to website split testing — Six Revisions
The complete guide to getting the most out of Twitter — Noupe
24 UX articles to start 2010 — The UX Booth
Funny [...]

Principals of effective e-commerce search — Smashing Magazine
Writing user-friendly content — The UX Booth
25 awesome gift ideas for designers and developers — Six Revisions
A blob walks out of a clock tower in Brisbane — Brand New
Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design — Vitsoe
Usability testing toolkit: resources, articles and techniques — Noupe
How the iPhone Could [...]

Top 10 Internet moments of the decade — Sydney Morning Herald
The Googlephone: Google gears up for attack on mobile-phone market — The Times
Showcase of beautiful typography in web design — Noupe
User reviews: Increased sales, traffic and transparency — The UX Booth
How to evaluate what CMS to use — Six Revisions

 
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Apple bucks recession trend with record sales and profits — The Guardian
Speaking of Apple, check out their new Magic Mouse — Apple.com
Fix it — Even if it ain’t broke — Fast Company
Focusing interaction design with design strategy — UX Booth
A place to ask questions about the user experience disciplines — UX Exchange
Bing, Google integrate Twitter [...]

15 common mistakes in e-commerce design and how to avoid them — Smashing Magazine
Usability testing demystefied — A List Apart
Performance comparison of major web browsers — Six Revisions
How to understand your users with personas — Carsonified
Design as a differentiator — Brand Freeze
Google Wave 101 — Life Hacker
Meeting with the Bobs? Gmail will now make sure [...]

Popular logos with hidden symbolisms — Six Revisions
10 things to remember before launching a website — The Design O’Blog
Why your next website should be designed with wireframes — Build Internet
Internal site search analysis: simple, effective, life altering! — A List Apart
Technology + Design = Apple? — The Huffington Post
What’s golden — Jason Santa Maria
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