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By KC Lemson [MS]

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A new UX-themed tshirt we're making
I can't wait until these babies arrive: Read More...
Web design guidelines... in an easy-to-consume format!
I couldn't say it better myself:   P.S. Kudos to the Live Writer team - pretty slick Insert | Video functionality! Read More...
You've come a long way, baby
Outlook 2000:   Outlook 2007:   Breath with me now: Ahhhhh...   I was an Outlook tester during the 2000 release; when the icon was first released internally, we were harshly critical of it in a very public way - it sucks to be the product Read More...
It takes longer to write short things than to write long things.
That is all. Read More...
It's the little things
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 Read More...
Trying to enforce meaningless rules in your UI: Bad
  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 Read More...
The power of words
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 "K.I.S.S.": Read More...
What is the sense of simplicity?
A coworker recently forwarded around this article from the New Yorker that talks about feature creep and consumer behavior: You might think, then, that companies could avoid feature creep by just paying attention to what customers really want. But that’s Read More...
This seems like a fear of commitment, but I swear it's not...
As I hinted a few weeks ago , I'm changing jobs again. My last role change was over a year ago , that's almost a record for me. My new job is being the UX Manager for the next release of Exchange. I will be leading a team of designers and researchers Read More...
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