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A lovely thank you.

Posted Friday, August 27th, 2010 by Richard Caddick

Sophie sent us a lovely thank you note after completing her work experience with us.

Simple and Usable

Posted Friday, August 13th, 2010 by Giles Colborne

‘Simple and Usable web, mobile and interaction design’ will be published in September – find out more.

Usability and playability for online viral games

Posted Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 by Steve Cable

Online viral games can be a great way to spread marketing messages. However just because you have made a game doesn’t mean it will go viral. It needs to be engaging and above all fun. Here are some simple guidelines to help you create a mini game with a good user experience.
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Reflections on UPA 2010 – Dispelling usability myths

Posted Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 by James Chudley

It’s easy to do things in the same way again and again without questioning your methodologies. A talk at UPA 2010 on myths in usability testing challenged me to reconsider my position on some long standing beliefs. This article outlines the nine myths that were discussed and in some instances were busted by the panel.

Getting started with OmniGraffle

Posted Thursday, April 1st, 2010 by Richard Caddick

A beginners guide to wireframing using OmniGraffle.

cxpartners are hiring

Posted Friday, March 26th, 2010 by Richard Caddick

We’re looking for junior and middle-weight user experience consultants

When you shouldn’t listen to your users

Posted Friday, March 12th, 2010 by Giles Colborne

Beware of listening to your most opinionated, vociferous users. As these quotes show, they can be badly wrong.