In plain terms UI strategy is a question based process. It is the job of the UI Architect to gain explicit knowledge from the Business Owners and Experts to craft an application internal or external for the customer that will achieve their business goals. In the process of asking these questions, the UI Architect can […]
Quality Assurance makes sure the project will be completed based on the previously agreed specifications, standards and functionality required without defects and possible problems. It monitors and tries to improve the development process from the beginning of the project to ensure this. It is oriented to “prevention”. 1. When should QA testing start in a […]
1. What is information architecture? At its most basic, information architecture is the construction of a structure or the organization of information. On the Web, information architecture is a combination of organizing a site’s content into categories and creating an interface to support those categories. It stems from traditional architecture, which is made up of […]
Recent industry studies cite that nearly half (47.7%) of mobile phone users are on a smartphone. This is over 1/3 of the population now and is forecasted to approach 2/3 by 2016. Mobile marketing and advertising are following suit, showing huge growth rates (53% year over year in 2011) as the adoption of mobile technology […]
Interactive Prototyping As interaction designers explore potential solutions through an iterative process. An interactive prototype defines the layout and functionality of the user interface and allows you to experience the solution faster. With an interactive model designers can gather feedback early in the design process. Mood Boards Mood Boards visually communicate the intended messaging of […]
Perficient, as part of it’s work with the Fight 4 Cancer Research Foundation, we designed and developed a mobile application that allowed supporters to view fund raising goals, contribute a donation and make a comment through Twitter. Individual and corporate contributors could track their individual contributions through the use of a unique URL (FURL) sent […]
I helped deliver a cross-platform experience for Progress Energy while at Perficient that included a new web site redesign, the conversion of traditional offline communications to an interactive iPad application and the creation of a customer mobile site that was optimized for iPhone and Android devices. This experience was validated against section 508 guidelines and […]
Navigation should: Be easy to learn. Be consistent throughout the website. Provide feedback, such as the use of breadcrumbs to indicate how to navigate back to where the user started Use the minimum number of clicks to arrive at the next destination. Use clear and intuitive labels, based on the user’s perspective and terminology. Support […]
I was recently posed the question about showing icons in both the headers and in the sub-sets of data for activities like; printing, exporting, changing views etc. He had made it so that this subset of activities were hidden until an activity was spawned. IE a cell of data was clicked or hovered over, then […]
As the Lead UX Architect & Engagement Manager for Perficient I interfaced with the Business Owners out at Advanced Auto Parts. I did analysis, design, and enhancements for the Corporate Intranet as well as the “Find It Fast” application slated to replace their existing Point of Sales Application in over 300 stores, which is intended […]
