A UX State of Mind

6 Ways Make Your Party Pix POP with Photoshop

by Brian on Mar.05, 2010, under Tutorials

My old party pic, before and after

My old party pic, before and after

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Usability in Salsa Dancing: Models in Learning and Communication

by Brian on Feb.25, 2010, under Porting Good Practices, UX Theory

Diagram of Learning Curve

Learning a simple model of a concept in the beginning makes learning at an advanced stage easier than trying to learn advanced concepts from the start.

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In-Situ Procedural Guidance: Saving Lives with a Checklist

by Brian on Feb.08, 2010, under Porting Good Practices

The Problem
Doctors and surgeons are highly-trained individuals and professionals worthy of our trust. However, over 100,000 people die in surgery each year (in the US).
One Solution
A checklist! Atul Gawande ported the successful procedural checklist used in aviation to surgery. He developed the checklist, piloted it, and wrote a book to tell the tale.

In a recent interview with Jon Stewart at the Daily Show, he mentioned that the tasks we take on steadily increase in complexity, so even experts can be helped by reminder mechanisms like checklists.
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Grocery Shopping Made as Easy as 1-2-3-4

by Brian on Feb.03, 2010, under Usability is everywhere

Shelf with Pakketvoordeel in Albert Heijn

The Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn has devised a brilliant way to make dinner shopping easier

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