Design is about intent
Editor’s note: Design as a management tool – fascinating insights from Apple’s approach to design.
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Designing with the mind in mind: simple guide to understanding user interface design
Editor’s note: The progression from controlled to automatic behaviours raises an obvious question for designers of interactive applications, online services, and electronic appliances: How can they be designed so that using them becomes automatic within a reasonable amount of time? This article shows how.
5 tips for game design and learning
Editor’s note: A great write-up here from Dan Steer who attended Julie Dirsen’s session on game design at last year’s ASTD conference. Dirksen spoke on a similar theme this week at Learning Technologies, which is why I hope this is useful.
Solving the right problem and finding your own solution: an interview with Don Norman
Editor’s note: If you are not familiar with the work of Don Norman, author of The Design of Everyday Things, then this is a good read. Norman shares his views design thinking and problem solving.
The 3 future waves in design, and how to ride them
Editor’s note: A product designer’s view of the future of design. Interesting perspective for learning designers.
The growing intricacies of responsive web design
Editor’s note: The methods and techniques for optimizing multidevice accessible Web sites are becoming more complex. Here’s a look at how responsive design is evolving.
Design thinking in L&D: curated tweets from #chat2lrn Twitter chat
Here are our curated tweets from the chat2lrn #twitter chat on #design thinking. [View the…
4 big trends shaping the future of design
Editor’s note: Liked this broader perspective on design and how some of the design challenges the assumption of the ‘real’ problem.
How great design (and clear purpose) drives great social learning
Editor’s note: A social theory of learning is based on a series of trade-offs between four elements. Bill Cushard explains.
Design leads us where exactly?: Design and design thinking in public services
Editor’s note: Thankyou to @burrough for sharing this article on design thinking and how, operationally, you can embed design in organisations.
Design experiences to nudge consumers
Editor’s note: Tips on how to provide a great customer experience – something all L&D professionals are in the business of providing.
Applying behavioral principles to personalise content using social media
Editor’s note: Well referenced article on how to use behavioural principles to make content more personal and engaging.
3 secrets to designing great toys, from LeapFrog and Ideo
Editor’s note: Design insights from Ideo – worth reading if you have anything to do with learning design.
By Us, For Us: The power of co-design and co-delivery
Editor’s note: This report brings together the practical learning and evidence on using co-design and co-delivery to create a health system driven by the people.
Top design resources for non-designers
Editor’s note: Over on the Slideshare blog, a useful list of resources to help make your presentations more visually appealing.