Josh Orum

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Usability is a subset of user experience.

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

Jodi mentioned to me earlier today that although our marketing material is focused on usability, our real focus was not so narrow–or so expert. We have a wide range of skills in the office, and I’m the only one that’s ever focused on usability per se, and even I haven’t done that much in terms of advanced research.
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Protected: Realistic-looking wireframes improve effectiveness.

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

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Upgrades don’t have to be big!

Saturday, September 16th, 2006

I wish some software maker (and this includes web apps) would come out with an upgrade that made their application smaller, less feature-rich and more stable. The new iTunes has some really sweet functionality (I love browsing albums now), but I can’t upgrade it on my home media center because it’s also a resource hog.
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Mere Inspiration: How Original Do Visual Designs Need to Be?

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Obviously all visual designs build off each other, but what happens when you are inspired by a design and your new design - which you thought was original - ends up looking a lot like another?
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Innovation

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Scott Berkun posts an online survey about innovation. I respond below. This is take one. Read it now because it’ll change tomorrow!
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