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Why the best ideas are rarely original (and how to steal like an artist)
There seems to be an assumption in society that creativity must equal originality, that all good ideas must be new ideas and that creative people wake up in the middle of the night with a spark of genius plucked from a void. But is this always the case? Is it ever the case? And when…
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On iterative innovation
The Romans were late comers when it came to waging war at sea
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Disfluency and how complex fonts help people remember
How reducing cognitive load is not always beneficial to users, and what this might mean for designers
Pagination design patterns – pimp your hit area
When considering your pagination design it’s easy to forget that the majority of your users simply need to go forward and back…
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Users in the wild
In the real world how often are you able to give a website your undivided attention.
Improving the experience of visiting the doctor
How often have you battled to get an appointment with the doctor, taken time out of work, only to arrive and then sit in the doctors surgery for 45 minutes because they are running late.
The Experience Design Manifesto
Some usability reasearch appears to ignore the emotional, which I believe is a key part of the overall experience.
