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Hmmm… haven’t we talked about this topic before? Well yes. User interfaces are our business remember? We have featured the thoughts of Garret Dimon, Mike Lane, Andrew Maier and others. Now check this article by Kyle Sollenberger for the Carsonified Blog where he exposes his point of view on how to approach UI design.

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Web wireframing is the process by which the general structure of a web site is sketched. This is undertaken before any artwork is done and is the guide from which the project will develop. Some wireframes are so complex they are taken as website prototypes used for user testing.
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Does the OS have to adapt to you or is it the other way round? Read this thorough article from Macworld where they give us a list of improvements to make your MAC UI fit your exact productivity needs.

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I just found this very informative article by Matt Cronin for Smashing Magazine, where he points out some key features of interface design exclusively for Social media and networking sites. He features Call to action buttons, search and many more. Good read.

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Did you notice that the latest Firefox has a download notification bar at the lower right area? Shit, I took that improvement for granted and didn’t even notice that previous versions didn’t have it. Thanks to Ryan Carson for putting this slight UX touch into light.

Not long ago, I was talking with a UX designer going over some issues revolving a new app. Along the conversation, the guy made remarks on how testing was superfluous and overrated. Each time he had the chance, he took the shot at saying that interface and software testing just raised the production costs, and [...]

Troika design has a point here; when personal computers started to get popular, say twenty five years ago, virus were little programs designed to have fun and amuse users. Troika is a collective of artists, designers and engineers that decided to go back to that golden age of bit infection and create a virus-work-of-art.

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Just found out I had this article in my favorites list on my RSS. Mirko Humbert made this post for Design reviver, where we signals out all the most interesting and cool interface prototypes out there, from Multi touch technology to the Napkin PC. If you’ve ever wondered how would the interface of the next [...]

I personally use the task function and multiple inboxes, but there are tons of things that Gmail is adding at a rapid pace. Check this very informative article by Ben Par for Mashable where he highlights ways to harness so many options.

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Something crucial when it comes to usability is providing users with some sort of a guide into our designs. Be it a web page, an application or a simple menu, everything has a system and not everyone has to go by intuition. The thing is to find a balance so “help” aids don’t become obtrusive [...]