User Experience & Design
17 Jun 2013
This year has been filled with fascinating articles in the news that bring attention to photo manipulation. A rather benign example occurred during the reporting of the Oscars. Take a close look at the photos below. Do you remember which dress the FLOTUS actually wore?
Photocredit: Getty Images,...
21 May 2013
We have great news! Forum One just made a bunch of updates to our responsive prototyping tool, Proty, to make it even easier for you to explore solutions to your digital communication challenges.
The new version of the Proty HTML prototyping Firefox extension has been released. This version...
20 Mar 2013
Project Director Michaela Hackner often, blogs, speaks, and presents on content strategy. The Nonprofit Technology Network originally published this post, co-authored by project manager Leah Stern, online at NTEN.org and it is cross posted below with permission.
During a recent presentation, NPR...
25 Jan 2013
At this year’s UxCamp DC, a open conference for user experience experts and innovators, Forum One’s lead Ux designers and engineers unveiled Proty, our prototyping tool and strategy for creating responsive websites. As a quick introduction to Proty, we’ll explain the need for the...
17 Dec 2012
As smartphones and tablets fly off the shelves, more influential organizations are realizing that they need a multi-screen strategy. Many are concluding that responsive design is the best approach for adapting their websites for mobile-sized screens.
In 2012, Forum One incorporated...
26 Oct 2012
"Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it’s this veneer – that the designers are handed this box and told, 'Make it look good!" That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design...
21 Jun 2012
In my previous post we explored how people respond to information and discussed the need for a good understanding of human psychology and behavior if we want our designs to be more effective. In part two, we’ll take a look at some of those underlying principles and provide a framework that...
20 Jun 2012
Agile and Lean User Experience evolved because many smart people wanted to find a more effective way of working. I attended a workshop recently where the instructor asked the group a direct question: “How many of you have stayed late at work to create detailed specifications that were never...
18 Jun 2012
This is part one of John Schneider's examination of the emotions and behaviors driving user experience. Read part two.
What makes a good experience?
Is a good experience simply about task completion? Okay, that was rhetorical. Tasks are quantifiable and easy to measure via a usability test,...
9 Apr 2012
So you have developed the next great mobile app for Android and iOS since Zombies, Run! and are ready to submit to their respective app stores. Now what?
The next step is to create the marketing materials necessary to publish your app in both stores. These materials can be loosely grouped into the...
