The Web site of Alex S. Jones, community catalyst, user advocate, Web technologist, barbecue acolyte & information junkie

Category Archives User Experience

User Experience, or UX for short, focuses on the ways people interact with sites and applications, how their environment, both on-screen and off, impacts their usage with the goal of delivering to the user exactly what they need when they need it.

The Business Model and User Experience

When the business model doesn’t match the user experience or… when nobody seems to understand what the business model is, the designer can’t know if they are helping or hurting the company by creating a better experience for the user.

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Thoughts on A Complete Experience

I recently posted a quote from Steve Ballmer discussing a key difference between Apple and Microsoft, which I titled A Complete Experience. Having spent a bit more time thinking about it, I thought I would capture some of those thoughts…

A Complete Experience

In the competition between PCs and Macs, we outsell Apple 30-to-1. But there is no doubt that Apple is thriving. Why? Because they are good at providing an experience that is narrow but complete, while our commitment to choice often…

In Search of Useful Prototypes

Dangerbird Prototype Screenshot from http://clients.athleticsnyc.com/dangerbird/prototype4/

Dangerbird Prototype Screenshot

Normally a post describing a site launch doesn’t grab my attention, as they cover the same ground (base level descriptions of the design process, technologies used, how great the client is etc.). But the write-up the launch of…