Author Archives: Sharon Haber

Tales and Teachings from IXDA

By: Sharon Haber | Published: May 20, 2009
ShareIn February I had the privilege of attending the Interaction Design Association Conference (Thank you Team OG!) This is an annual conference where interaction designers, user experience architects, and usability specialists from around the world gather to talk about methods, trends, tips, and share stories from the field. Interestingly, many of the keynote presenters [...]
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Mobile UI: Notes from the User Experience Trenches

By: Sharon Haber | Published: January 19, 2009
ShareIt was really exciting to discover that we have been asked to create a mobile website for one of our major clients. It was even more exciting to learn that this site was to be accessed by iPhone and Blackberry users. Hooray — our foray into the world of small–but–powerful screens! I still remember reading about the User [...]
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“We Chose the Agency Whose PowerPoint Sucked”

By: Sharon Haber | Published: October 18, 2007
ShareI recently attended a special CHI Atlanta event regarding a relaunch of a major news website. It was very interesting to hear how they engaged users throughout the entire redesign process; they utilized surveys, qualitative interviews, and iterative usability testing. They mentioned that they engaged an agency to help them with the overall redesign direction and [...]
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Everything Was Better Back When Everything Was Worse

By: Sharon Haber | Published: September 20, 2007
ShareHow often have you gone to the store for a quick purchase that ends up taking hours due to so many options? Finally a book which speaks to something that seems to be so true: More options – an excess of choice – is not always a good thing! Everything was easier back when we [...]
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Technophobes Among Us?

By: Sharon Haber | Published: May 8, 2007
ShareRecently the Pew Internet and American Life Project released a study on technology users, which claims that nearly 50% of Americans fall in the “low-tech” group. Is it just me, or does this number seem quite low for this day and age? This study definitely warrants a closer inspection. One interesting trait it measures is the [...]
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