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Sharing Stories as Data: Building PatientsLikeMe’s Community - Q&A with Kate Brigham Feb 15, 2011

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Kate Brigham is the Patient Experience Manager at PatientsLikeMe. Rather than focusing solely on forums and discussion, she has helped create an environment that encourages sharing amongst the patients. In this podcast, Kate talks to Jared Spool about how PatientsLikeMe uses data visualizations to help create the level of understanding within the community.

When Search Meets Web Usability Q&A with Shari Thurow Feb 09, 2011

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How do you bridge the gap between the search engine and your site? You want that transition to be as smooth and natural for your users as possible. Ideally, they would start with their search, arrive at your site and accomplish what they set out to. Often times, it doesn’t work out that easily. Shari Thurow offers techniques and tricks to satisfy the goals of your users.

Visual Design Essentials for Non-Designers with Dan Rubin Feb 03, 2011

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Visual design is often considered an artistic realm. Many times people shy away from design or limit their involvement despite being completely capable of creating a great design. Learning the basics of design can help dispel the notion that it is only for the artistic. According to Dan Rubin, “there’s a big separation between being artistic and being creative.”

Visual Design for Web Applications with David Rivers Jan 27, 2011

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Web applications live in a strange world: half application, half website. Making a command look like a command can be tricky. Do you make it a button? Should it be a link? David discusses a number of considerations for creating or updating your application's visual design

The Power of Ad Hoc Personas: Truly Practical Methods to Get Your Organization on the Same Page with Tamara Adlin Jan 26, 2011

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Effective communication is the basis for keeping your team organized. But how can you be certain that everyone in your organization is on the same page when it comes to business goals, objectives and the user experience perspective? Using personas can set in you that direction and Tamara Adlin specializes in just that.

Leveraging Seductive Interaction Design with Stephen Anderson Jan 20, 2011

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Seductive interactions leverage the latest advancements in social science, psychology, and behavioral economics. Stephen Anderson shows us specific examples of sites who’ve designed serendipity, arousal, rewards, and other seductive elements into their applications.

Answered! Your Top Questions on Web Form Design with Luke Wroblewski Jan 18, 2011

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Knowing exactly how to design web forms is a struggle. Forms are often a critical step in a user’s journey. It’s easy to frustrate them if your forms aren’t well thought out or well crafted. Luckily, Luke Wroblewski is one of the world’s foremost experts on web form design.

Organization Schemes for Web Content with Donna Spencer Jan 14, 2011

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When approaching your information architecture, you’ll realize most sets of content can be organized in more than one way. You need to figure out which works best for your audience, your content, and your project’s goal. Donna Spencer shows you the most popular approaches, and offers tips on when and how to use each.

Kim Goodwin’s "Getting Design Into the Corporate DNA" UI15 Session Sample Jan 11, 2011

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Design has made a lot of progress in the corporate landscape over the past decade, but many designers still find themselves justifying their existence on a fairly regular basis. In Kim Goodwin’s talk, “Getting Design Into the Corporate DNA” from the 2010 User Interface Conference, she explains that it’s a matter of changing the culture of your organization.

A Practitioner’s Guide to Prototyping with Todd Zaki Warfel Jan 07, 2011

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Prototyping is an iterative process. You generate design concepts. You test them. You discover what works, what needs improving, and opportunities for new ideas. Tune in to this podcast to hear Todd Zaki Warfel talk about prototyping.

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