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		<title>On delight, user experience and electronic candles</title>
		<link>http://www.volkside.com/2011/09/on-delight-user-experience-and-electronic-candles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jussi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm sitting outside on a busy street in central Kuala Lumpur with a bunch of mates when a peddler walks up. He pulls out a small cardboard box and extracts a colourful cylinder from within. He then proceeds to blow a tiny bit of air into the cylinder. The thing flickers, then lights up. Read the full post for the rest of the experience.]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing Wirify: The web as wireframes (archived)</title>
		<link>http://www.volkside.com/2010/12/introducing-wirify-the-web-as-wireframes-archived/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jussi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wirify is a bookmarklet that lets you turn any web page into a wireframe in one click. It's lightweight and works in many modern browsers. We believe Wirify will help user experience professionals analyse and redesign existing websites and also aid learning and teaching in the field. Read the full post for more.]]></description>
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		<title>Design detail &#8211; Plans and signup on the same page</title>
		<link>http://www.volkside.com/2010/12/design-detail-plans-and-signup-on-the-same-page/</link>
		<comments>http://www.volkside.com/2010/12/design-detail-plans-and-signup-on-the-same-page/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jussi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interaction design]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.volkside.com/?p=1165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently redesigned the signup process for Naview and changed from a Plans page and a separate sign-up form to having Plans and Signup on the same page. Read the full post for details on the thinking behind the redesign.]]></description>
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		<title>Great ramp-up experience on the new Flickr photo page</title>
		<link>http://www.volkside.com/2010/08/great-ramp-up-experience-new-flickr-photo-page/</link>
		<comments>http://www.volkside.com/2010/08/great-ramp-up-experience-new-flickr-photo-page/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jussi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.volkside.com/?p=1065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Flickr have redesigned their photo page and their interactive tour of the new layout and features is exemplary. Read the full post for observations on how Flickr provide a great ramp-up user experience.]]></description>
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		<title>17 guidelines for better information architecture&#8230;from 1991</title>
		<link>http://www.volkside.com/2010/03/17-guidelines-for-better-information-architecture-from-1991/</link>
		<comments>http://www.volkside.com/2010/03/17-guidelines-for-better-information-architecture-from-1991/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jussi</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.volkside.com/?p=946</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kent L. Norman published an interesting book titled "The Psychology of Menu Selection: Designing Cognitive Control at the Human/Computer Interface" almost two decades ago. This post lists some the menu design guidelines provided in the book, adapted for information architects to use with today's websites.]]></description>
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		<title>Tip: Reuse your designs with OmniGraffle shared layers</title>
		<link>http://www.volkside.com/2010/02/tip-reuse-your-designs-with-omnigraffle-shared-layers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.volkside.com/2010/02/tip-reuse-your-designs-with-omnigraffle-shared-layers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jussi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interaction design]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.volkside.com/?p=934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When designing wireframes you typically have common elements like header and footer that you want to include on several separate screens. Read the full post on how to use OmniGraffle Pro shared layers to maintain and reuse these common elements.]]></description>
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		<title>Design detail: An easier music video directory</title>
		<link>http://www.volkside.com/2009/10/design-detail-easier-music-video-directory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.volkside.com/2009/10/design-detail-easier-music-video-directory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jussi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interaction design]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.volkside.com/?p=860</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We helped redesign an online service called Dancentral, "the ultimate dance music video directory." See the full post for 'before' and 'after' screenshots and further details.]]></description>
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		<title>Design detail: An easier login form</title>
		<link>http://www.volkside.com/2009/07/design-an-easier-login-form/</link>
		<comments>http://www.volkside.com/2009/07/design-an-easier-login-form/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jussi</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.volkside.com/?p=603</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jakob Nielsen recently posted an article urging designers to stop masking passwords on web forms. We came up with several additional ways of improving your website login form - read the full post for details.]]></description>
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		<title>Test your screen designs with Infomaki</title>
		<link>http://www.volkside.com/2009/07/usability-test-with-infomaki/</link>
		<comments>http://www.volkside.com/2009/07/usability-test-with-infomaki/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jussi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interaction design]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.volkside.com/?p=538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You are redesigning an existing website or working on a completely new design. How do you make sure your design helps users achieve their goals easily? By testing with real users.

Infomaki is a new open source tool from NYPL Digital Experience Group for getting quick feedback on how easy your website is to use. Read the full post for our experiences on how to run effective, lightweight usability testing using Infomaki.]]></description>
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		<title>What is usability and why should I care?</title>
		<link>http://www.volkside.com/2009/04/what-is-usability-and-why-should-i-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.volkside.com/2009/04/what-is-usability-and-why-should-i-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jussi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Usability measures how easy user interfaces are to use. It also refers to methods for improving ease-of-use during the design process. Usability is about focusing on the users’ best interests.

When users’ needs, interests, and preferences are considered first, they are more likely to access your website than the competition's, and subsequently buy your product or service. Read the full post for more.]]></description>
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