Just me – user experience, photography, design, and randoms. @uxjennTumblr (3.0; @uxrules)http://blog.uxjenn.com/““I think that understanding the story of the business—the story of the people—is really important for our engineers. They don’t want to just hear, ‘Oh, I found 20 bugs.’ But if I can tell them a story that makes sense to them, that’s a more effective way to get at the problem.” -Andy Santamaria, Square”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3008435/creative-conversations/squares-man-street-desperately-wants-know-people-behind-your-business" target="_blank">http://www.fastcompany.com/3008435/creative-conversations/squares-man-street-desperately-wants-know-people-behind-your-business</a></em>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/48248058904http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/48248058904Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:17:43 -0400uxcustomercustomer painstorytelling<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cDDWvj_q-o8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Try not to cry while watching this. I dare you.</p>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/47895547984http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/47895547984Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:26:00 -0400uxempathy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5c1b9450c8bfe927ee11397de263d98e/tumblr_ml1122ee0Q1qbkx0lo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cd4cc2539ed9329e5692cc3fdc760970/tumblr_ml1122ee0Q1qbkx0lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8c4264aa5235ec45467872648ba922fd/tumblr_ml1122ee0Q1qbkx0lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a7f2de2eef0a4f730761a1e35baa5e57/tumblr_ml1122ee0Q1qbkx0lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b28404c8a18ca4c16ea7b089351b5ee/tumblr_ml1122ee0Q1qbkx0lo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.designboom.com/art/aakash-nihalani-interview/" target="_blank">Aakash Nihalani</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/47743481512http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/47743481512Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:54:40 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/785de9ed69f6ebcea91f741b59312abf/tumblr_mithbrbjMO1qakki8o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/44051263001http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/44051263001Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:40:39 -0500uxproductdesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d06c2a56b60ceeb7428e5da363ba91b3/tumblr_milqujzUQq1rvkpqxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mozillawebmaker.tumblr.com/post/43730364180/whether-youre-a-gamer-a-game-developer-or-just" target="_blank">mozillawebmaker</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Whether you’re a gamer, a game developer, or just love being a playa, the <a href="https://gameon.mozilla.org/en-US/" target="_blank">Game On competition</a> has everything you need.<br/><br/>Gamers should check out preview versions of all of our <a href="https://gameon.mozilla.org/en-US/entries/in/multi-device-games/" target="_blank">multidevice</a>, <a href="https://gameon.mozilla.org/en-US/entries/in/hackable-games/" target="_blank">hackable</a>, and <a href="https://gameon.mozilla.org/en-US/entries/in/web-only-games/" target="_blank">web-only</a> game entries.</p> <p>Game developers should know that there are only three days left to Submit you own games (contest ends on Feb 24th). You could win an all expenses paid trip to <a href="https://gameon.mozilla.org/en-US/prizes/" target="_blank">GDC 2013 and more</a>.</p> <p>And everyone should <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/gameon/" target="_blank">stay tuned</a> to find out who are the next big names in games.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/43731926863http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/43731926863Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:31:16 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef0c7a63242fefe320129031391a94dd/tumblr_mijmhkQ5AW1qakki8o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Nice hinting on form field requirements from the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Not so much on the captcha!</p>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/43600659095http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/43600659095Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:56:00 -0500ux<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3qwdAokZ1r3cp91o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3qwdAokZ1r3cp91o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3qwdAokZ1r3cp91o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3qwdAokZ1r3cp91o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3qwdAokZ1r3cp91o5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3qwdAokZ1r3cp91o6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3qwdAokZ1r3cp91o7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3qwdAokZ1r3cp91o8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3qwdAokZ1r3cp91o9_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3qwdAokZ1r3cp91o10_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://source.davidbanthony.com/post/35238110489/november-6th-2012-was-an-important-day-for" target="_blank">digitalbyprocess</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>November 6th 2012 was an important day for the United States of America. The country voted its leader for the next four years. Since it was such an important day I wanted to display through screenshots how all the major News companies handled the news announcement last night. At the time that the confirmation came through that Barack Obama would be our leader for another four years I decided to open all of the News companies websites and screenshot them all at the same time. This post above displays the simultaneous screenshots taken from the Election news.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/35239312634http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/35239312634Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:09:16 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3q54Tltp1qa0uujo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/post/35188247115/nate-silver-probability-map-vs-actual-map" target="_blank">ilovecharts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Nate Silver probability map vs. Actual map</p> </blockquote>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/35191965845http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/35191965845Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:35:12 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VDIXrq27UNU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>The new design is fresh, clean and modern, and easy to navigate. The top box lets us highlight a story that we think is really important, and enables us to run big, beautiful photos and illustrations.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/34149444453http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/34149444453Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:43:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maw1olzTOR1rqpa8po2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maw1olzTOR1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maw1olzTOR1rqpa8po3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maw1olzTOR1rqpa8po4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maw1olzTOR1rqpa8po5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/32247923948/josh-brills-brilliant-minimalist-geometric" target="_blank">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Josh Brill’s brilliant minimalist <a href="http://omgposters.com/2012/09/24/dog-prints-by-lumandessa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dog-prints-by-lumandessa" target="_blank">geometric portraits of dog breeds</a>, best thing since Noma Bar’s <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/07/28/noma-bar-guess-who/" target="_blank">minimalist portraits of cultural icons</a>.</p> <p><em>(<a href="http://www.curatorscode.org" target="_blank">↬</a> <a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/32244635211/hound-working-terrier-and-herding-group" target="_blank">this isn’t happiness</a>)</em></p> </blockquote>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/32302230715http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/32302230715Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:46:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mae9irpWv51qakki8o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Gorgeous UI for <a href="http://www.twitter.com/GoogleVentures" target="_blank">@GoogleVentures</a>. <a href="http://googleventures.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://googleventures.com" target="_blank">http://googleventures.com</a></a></p>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/31585419962http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/31585419962Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:59:00 -0400uiuxdesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8g6nmU1E21qz4xh6o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8g6nmU1E21qz4xh6o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8g6nmU1E21qz4xh6o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/28990721828/wikipedia-redefined-amazing" target="_blank">stepa</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.wikipediaredefined.com" target="_blank">Wikipedia Redefined</a></p> <p>Amazing.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/29269968539http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/29269968539Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:37:49 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8m1g4T1Nk1qakki8o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Pleasantly surprised that <a href="http://ap.org/" target="_blank">AP</a> has a nice looking website.</p>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/29217992708http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/29217992708Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:38:27 -0400uxdesignphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8hmf5zEA91qakki8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/29049195545http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/29049195545Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:23:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8hmd81NNT1qakki8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/29049165966http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/29049165966Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:22:20 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8hm8hf7Qr1qakki8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Business portrait</p>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/29049088486http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/29049088486Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:19:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8c2xvDK1z1qakki8o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8c2xvDK1z1qakki8o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8c2xvDK1z1qakki8o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8c2xvDK1z1qakki8o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Today, more art organizations are designing sites with improved information architecture and visually pleasing aesthetics. I’m proud. The Mint Museum employs features such as a large drop down menu with photos, single word navigation, and strong <a href="http://www.mintmuseum.org/happenings/9/opening-reception-for-hard-truths-the-art-of-thornton-dial" target="_blank">photography</a>. I would suggest increasing the reading font size, changing the name of the section “Happenings” to “Events” or “Calendar,” improve <a href="https://13800.blackbaudhosting.com/13800/Potters-Market-Invitational-15Sep2012" target="_blank">ecommerce</a>, and fix <a href="http://www.mintmuseum.org/happenings/18/delhom-service-league-8th-annual-potters-market-invitational" target="_blank">scrolling issues</a>. Otherwise, nice job.</p>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/28832991743http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/28832991743Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:34:42 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8bl64lyUi1r6g7k5o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><em>“touchdown confirmed”</em></p> <p>GPOY</p>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/28832241419http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/28832241419Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:07:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7rszmsP5Y1rse1ipo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7rszmsP5Y1rse1ipo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://khooll.com/post/28052830372/the-paper" target="_blank">thekhooll</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h3><strong><a href="http://khooll.com/post/28052830372/the-paper" target="_blank">The Paper</a></strong></h3> <p>The Paper is a project of Fox Kids ebook created by <a href="http://thepaperfox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jeremy Cool.</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/28668681773http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/28668681773Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:54:31 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9eED6Uot0Yw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.photojojo.com/post/28488956369/did-you-know-that-many-of-the-scenes-youll-see" target="_blank">photojojo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Did you know that many of the scenes you’ll see from the Olympics will be captured by robots? The <a href="http://www.afp.com/en" target="_blank">AFP</a> are deploying a <span>dozen mechanical friends complete with Nikon D4 professional cameras</span> to capture some aerial shots! </p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eED6Uot0Yw" target="_blank">Behind The Scenes With The Robots Photographing the Olympics</a></strong></p> <p><small><em>via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/x603w/video_putting_together_the_robotic_nikon_d4/" target="_blank">Reddit</a></em></small></p> </blockquote>http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/28591962941http://blog.uxjenn.com/post/28591962941Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:24:59 -0400