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An Architecture of Play

July 29, 2013 in Articles

As human-centered designers, we can draw a lot of inspiration from the philosophy and science of game design and apply that knowledge toward making successful products that people love to use.

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MAYApinion: App Engagement Metrics

David Bishop

May 31, 2013 in Articles

Measuring usability and user satisfaction is a best practice and a key to success, but our experience is that few projects advance to the point where they’re accomplishing this — measuring usability or acting on what they learn. Unfortunately, there is no simple recipe or silver bullet, but even the effort put into determining what’s important will be valuable to your design process.

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Information Architecture Redux

Jon West

April 29, 2013 in Articles

A thoughtful client recently asked me to explain the value of information architecture for customers and end-users.

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So you learned stuff. Now what?

Lauren Chapman

April 22, 2013 in Articles

What happens after the research is over? This is one of the most challenging parts of design—translating needs into tangible direction, taking a leap from insight into making.

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The Internet of Things, isn't about things.

Mickey McManus

March 1, 2013 in Articles

The words “Internet of Things” barely scratch the surface of the opportunities, and challenges, ahead.

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Apps for the Public Good

February 25, 2013 in Articles

MAYA’s Mickey McManus got programmers at the Steel City Codefest working through the night with a kick-off presentation to the competing teams.

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Best Design Articles of 2012

David Bishop

January 10, 2013 in Articles

Welcome to 2013… I was going to collect a “best design articles of 2012” list, but when I started to curate the list, I ended up with books, videos, and articles that stray from Design but should be read anyway.

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