Posts Tagged: Design for Business

Jefferson Dinners: Technology and Society

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“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. ” –Thomas Jefferson If you been invited to dine with Thomas Jefferson back in the day you would have been met with a casual atmosphere and a roundtable devoid of rank and hierarchy. Jefferson designed… Read more »

Why Staffing Firms Should Invest in UX Design [Infographic]

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“Design-driven businesses have outperformed the S&P by a whopping 228% over the past 10 years. The bottom line, good design = good business.” – Joanna Ngai, UX Designer, Microsoft Keeping up with the ever-changing world of work puts a lot on your plate, and user experience (UX) might be the last thing on your mind…. Read more »

Design for Communication Series: Part Eight — Wrap-Up

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This is part eight of an eight-part design for communication series. This series is adapted from a master’s paper on the intersection of design and technology-mediated communication. Design in itself is an act of communication, and through design, we can create experiences for richer communication and greater feelings of closeness. Design signals from the size… Read more »

Design for Communication Series: Part Seven — Looking Forward to the Future of Communication

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This is part seven of an eight-part design for communication series. This series is adapted from a master’s paper on the intersection of design and technology-mediated communication. Designing for Mobile TMC “The mobile device, more than any other recent invention, is dramatically changing the ways in which we interact with each other and with our… Read more »

Design for Communication Series: Part Six — Grow Communities Through Design

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This is part six of an eight-part design for communication series. This series is adapted from a master’s paper on the intersection of design and technology-mediated communication. Designing to Facilitate and Grow Communities When designing to manage and grow communities, designers must understand that the channel is for communication and users should be able to… Read more »

Design for Communication Series: Part Five — Listen to Your Users

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This is part five of an eight-part design for communication series. This series is adapted from a master’s paper on the intersection of design and technology-mediated communication. Listen to User Feedback to Guide New Features When developing new technologies we need to balance new capabilities with user feedback. Features of technology determine the expressive capabilities… Read more »

Design for Communication Series: Part Four — Design for Closeness

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This is part four of an eight-part design for communication series. This series is adapted from a master’s paper on the intersection of design and technology-mediated communication. Designing for Psychological Closeness: Face-to-Face Communications a World Apart Today we can develop and maintain relationships with friends and family even if they are on the other side… Read more »

Design for Communication Series: Part Three — Design for Trust

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This is part three of an eight-part design for communication series. This series is adapted from a master’s paper on the intersection of design and technology-mediated communication. So how do we design for better communication? Let’s start with trust. “Trust gives group members the confidence to take risks and act without concern that other group… Read more »

Design for Communication Series: Part Two — Design is an Act of Communication

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This is part two of an eight-part design for communication series. This series is adapted from a master’s paper on the intersection of design and technology-mediated communication.   Before getting into the details of how better user experience design helps people connect, it’s important to understand that design is an act of communication. This quote… Read more »

Design for Communication Series: Part One

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This is part one of an eight-part design for communication series. This series is adapted from a master’s paper on the intersection of design and technology-mediated communication.   How do we design virtual experiences that help people feel close and connect on a deeper level? That’s a question that has riddled designers across the board…. Read more »