An ontology is a formal system for modeling concepts and their relationships. Unlike relational database systems, which are essentially interconnected tables, ontologies put a premium on the ...

This past year we became acutely aware of how interconnected we all are. The toilet paper shortage gave the world a glimpse at supply chains, and the pandemic as a whole was a crash course in how our ...

Enterprises often have a simplistic understanding of navigational structures in UX Design. Companies shy away from messing with known organizational ...

A big part of information architecture is organisation – creating the structure of a site. For most sites – particularly large ones – this means creating a hierarchical “tree” of topics. But to date, ...

Experience design and user experience have become overused, often confusing buzzwords. Regardless of their meaning, most of the people we talk to believe that the desired end result is an emotional ...

“Creating a clear plan early on can save you a lot of trouble down the road and minimize unwelcome surprises. The broad strokes of CV design are like any other type of design: planning and preparation ...

“A controlled vocabulary is a way to insert an interpretive layer of semantics between the term entered by the user and the underlying database to better represent the original intention of the terms ...

Just like with any other UX research or design tool, context plays a critical role in determining how effective prototyping will be for you. Prototyping is a big deal right now. We get wrapped up in ...

Not that familiar with “content strategy?” That’s ok. It’s in my job title, and I struggle every time I’m asked what I do for a living. Many people have no idea what it means, but even more people ...

Stakeholders are defined as “individuals or organizations who stand to gain or lose from the success or failure of a system” (“Nuseibeh and Easterbrook, 2000 ...

In Part 2, we’ll look at how relationships are formed when people interact with products over time, and we’ll explore how people experience the emotion of “love.” Then, we’ll examine how basic product ...

“Semiotics is important for designers as it allows us to understand the relationships between signs, what they stand for, and the people who must interpret them — the people we design for.” In its ...