On http://shop.lego.com , while trying to check out, I got to this UI for filling out my account information: Guess what, folks... my first name is initials. The only place you'll see or hear "Kathryn" is when my mom is very angry at...

I have worked in UX for over a year now , and nearly every single day, I learn something new from my team or from work we're doing about how to improve the user experience. One of the general principles we try to operate on is of course the classic...

The Shane Company has a great example of a slick usability trick in their print-out ring sizer , for you to see which size ring you need, they have pictures of coins and a ruler on the printout so you can ensure that the printout wasn't scaled to an inaccurate...

My husband outdid himself this year... he got me a Garmin Forerunner 305 , a running watch that has a built-in GPS and heart rate monitor and a bunch of other goodies to help with tracking your progress in outdoor running. I've really been enjoying running...

OK, any softies... check this one out , it's making the rounds. I am dying laughing. Guys... that was great. Thank you for putting yourself out there and giving the rest of us a laugh. And nice touch wearing The Blue Shirt. :-)

The Windows Server & Home Server teams have done some fantastic advertising campaigns recently, as pointed out in this article . Serious, serious kudos to the people behind those campaigns. They're clever, but they get the point across. I always learn...

Frank Shaw asks . When I was a kid, all of my friends' parents tried to get them to read more. My parents, on the other hand, were regularly annoyed with me because I would bring a book to every social event I ever attended. There was even the time that...