This week we’re looking at freelance design work using the internet brokerages of Elance, Odesk, Guru, etc. and while there are definite benefits of using these sites – there’s no doubt that there are some drawbacks to using them for work too. Let’s take a look at things you need to watch out for:Hu
This is the 7th part of this series which began this Tuesday (13th January 2015) on the UX Daily; there will be a continuation next week with a few more – so keep your eyes peeled. If you’ve missed any parts of the series click on the UX Daily tab at the top to find them. We’re continuing to look at
If you’re a fan of wearable computing then it won’t have escaped your notice that Sony’s new Smartwatch has arrived recently. How does it measure up? Let’s take a quick look at 4 things everyone should know about this watch:1. It runs Android WearNo more going it alone with a special version of Andr
User Experience is slowly becoming a well-recognized discipline which is valued throughout the business world. However, that doesn’t mean that UX design projects go without a hitch. In fact, we’ve started to see certain communication issues creep into UX design projects on a regular basis and you mi
The team behind the Interaction Design Foundation is looking for a new colleague to help with Course Development. Is it you we are looking for? Would you like to…Work with the best designers in the world – from both industry and academiaWork from a tropical island (if you want) as long as the i
Application developers can rejoice! Well, at least if they design their mobile applications on an Apple Mac they can. This week there’s been another wonderful acquisition made by Google – RelativeWave.Who or What is RelativeWave?RelativeWave’s a company that has been developing a specialist interact
The Apple Watch is coming and this week the company launched their developer’s toolkit the “Apple WatchKit” for all those keen to build wrist-bound applications. What can you learn about the new product from the developer’s kit?Same, Same not DifferentThe watch is going to work rather like the Galax
Jony Ive has been doing some serious work with media this week. For those who don’t know who he is, (Sir) JonyIve is the Senior Vice President of Design at Apple and he’s been talking to The Telegraph, De Zeen Magazine and Trusted Reviews among many others.So what have we learned from all these inte
It’s been an incredible week in the world of design and the biggest news is that of a new evolution in design tools. AutoCAD has long been a preferred tool of the heavyweight designer. It’s a great way to accurately document and develop new ideas and to test some of theory before putting things into
The iPhone 6 has been beset by problems since its very well received launch. It began with somewhat spurious rumours that the phone was easy to bend and could be destroyed by just being carried in a pocket. Then there’s the slightly less pressing concern that an iPhone 6 can become a whole new colou
We’ve been working with our community on social media for a good while now. There are hundreds of thousands of people out there – some touching base occasionally, others who are dedicated active ambassadors for IxDF. Yet, there’s been something missing - a central place that’s truly yours. It’s impo
