pixeldiva

The online home and (not so) alter(ed)-ego of Ann McMeekin Carrier. New Mum, Photographer, Knitter, Petrolhead, Shoe and Stationery Obsessive and User Experience Consultant at Lab49.

Posts Tagged ‘UX’

Beautiful Design for Everyone

This is an abridged text version (more or less) of the talk I gave at the London Web Standards meetup in May which I always intended to write up, but between work and planning a wedding, kind of fell by the wayside. There were 49 slides and because my friend and fellow speaker Antonia Hyde [...]

Inspiration vs Imitation by Jessica Hische

The UX Practitioner’s Prayer

Grant us the… Serenity to accept the things we cannot change, Courage to change the things we can, and the Wisdom to know the difference Patience for the things that take time Appreciation for all that we have achieved, and Tolerance for those with different viewpoints Freedom to live beyond the limitations of our past [...]

Spaz is an unacceptable term

Khoi Vinh blogged a few gripes about the iPad this morning. So far, so what? A blogger who likes Apple gear blogs about his use of Apple gear. Who cares? I probably wouldn’t have, were it not for the last sentence of the following paragraph (reproduced in its entirety to give context): Among features that [...]

The (Sketchy) Tools of our Trade

As a photographer, I’ve got used to hearing that “the best camera is the one you have with you” and up to a point, I agree. For most things, capturing the moment is what’s important, and the quality or fidelity of the resulting shot is secondary. Similarly, as a UX professional, I can sketch with [...]

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