What Came First? A Chicken and Egg Conundrum

Me, How I Got Here, and iPhone UI Design

Normal Modes is growing, and I’m yet another new employee. I’m Libby, the new user experience designer, and I’m old-school.

I’ve been working in web design since I graduated in December ’95. Back then, my university offered only HTML and CGI classes, which I shunned. I was an English major!… read more

UX Patterns Resources

Ran across a few great design patterns resources this week that I want to share with everyone.  They give me something to refer to when I’m doing wireframes, and sometimes I share them with clients when we’re trying to determine how to display content that’ll be most pleasing to their… read more

This Week in UX: Dec. 14-18

At Normal Modes, we love things with thoughtful, useful design. So when we came upon this video from 1970 detailing how Eames chairs were designed and fabricated, we were captivated.

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I’ll admit my reluctance to attend meetings was once a hindrance on my Corporate America career. Even… read more

This Week In UX: Nov. 30-Dec. 4

Anyone who’s flown halfway around the world in a uncomfortable airline seat will appreciate this. What’s the difference between a regular, everyday seat and a regular, everyday seat that makes people giggle, giddy with excitement? Inspired Design Is Essential, and All Too Rare (WSJ)

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Good website usability… read more

This Week in UX: November 9-13, 2009

Last week I was tasked with creating a GUI for an iPhone application. My first! Excitement was soon followed by a case of nerves. Now what? I found this seriously cool set of iPhone Omnigraffle Stencils that have proven to be immensely valuable.

And on a related note,… read more