Stakeholders have identified the need for a new software application. Business analysts have studied business practices and workflows, defined requirements, and requested functionality. Development ...

One of the most important steps toward releasing a new product is to make sure it has high usability. That means it is easy to use and provides the best possible experience for the user. After all, ...

It doesn’t matter what you call it. Here's the bottom line: you need to test software with its future users. One of the topics that create much confusion in the software world is the difference ...

Open-source software developers have created an array of amazing programs that provide a great working environment with rich functionality. At work and at home, I routinely run Linux on my desktop, ...

Even as an experienced information architect, I know that I will never get the design precisely “right” the first time. I always use paper prototypes to walk through a design. But even a design that ...

Mobile design focuses, or should focus, on the user. This so-called user-centric design has generated a healthy obsession with the three Us: user experience (UX), usability and user interface (UI).