UX Writing Skills Now Vital for Designers
Employers today expect UX designers to bring multiple skills to their roles, including copywriting.
ICS Insight Blog
Informed Opinions and Industry Insight on Tech, UX and Product Development
Connecting tech leaders with insight to move the needle, and developers and designers with inspiration to build really cool touchscreen-driven stuff people will love.
Tips for Creating Voice User Interfaces
Our Introduction to Voice Design webinar brought up some interesting questions. Here are the answers.
Growing Influence of UX is Reshaping Medical Device Development
Medtech manufacturers are increasingly embracing UX design as a way to create safer, more intuitive products.
From Pilots to Passengers: The UX of Self-Driving Cars
ICS is working toward our inevitable self-driving future.
Exploring Ethics in UX Design
What can designers learn about ethics from the field of architecture?
Are You Investing in UX? Here’s Why You Should
It makes financial sense to champion UX design in your product development efforts.
Focus on Usability Can Limit Medical Device Recalls
Usability should be a top priority for medical devices. Yet devices with poor usability still find their way to market.
Do You Need a UX Strategy?
To reap the benefits of UX design, including increased ROI, enhanced productivity and reduced development risk, you need a cogent strategy.
5 Rules for Creating Crowd-Pleasing Interactive Games
Here's how to turn fun game-play into a messenger for your brand.
Style Meets Technology in the World of Wearables
The market for wearable tech is booming and users are looking for devices both helpful and easy to use. UX designers must rise to the challenge.
Why Has the IoT Gone Button Crazy?
Creating natural and frictionless interactive experiences may mean limiting button use.
Move Slow and Fix Things: Lessons Learned from Facebook Missteps
Want to design a better, more successful product? Learn from Facebook's mistakes.
Determining the Optimal Touch Target Size is a 3D Problem
Creating a natural user interface requires a good understanding of how hands actually interact with screens.
UX Design for IoT is a New Frontier
Designing for embedded devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) is challenging because unlike with web and desktop, there are few common design aspects shared across devices.
Robots are Not Designers (and Vice Versa)
Can a robot do a designer's job? Should it?
What’s a Natural User Interface and Why Should I Care?
If you use NUI principles to design a touch interface you'll get better results than if you default to GUI principles.
Learning Design from a 4-Year-Old
Why are fire trucks red? Why not green? As a designer, you must always keep an open mind.
Does Minimalist UX Design Require Maximal Design Effort?
New technologies and cutting-edge IoT products require substantial design effort — even for the simplest-appearing designs.
Is the Future of UX Design Super Minimal?
Super minimal design is the way of the future for IoT devices, hiding vast complexity behind the simplicity.
Is Empathy Just a UX Buzzword?
As designers, we're in the service industry. To deliver great service, we need to be great listeners. And that requires empathy.
Co-Creating? A Little Emotional Intelligence Goes a Long Way
Here's how to gain value and avoid conflicts when co-creating with your stakeholders.
6 Reasons Why You Should Co-Create
Including stakeholders in the creative process will pay dividends for your project.
The Trick for Moving Clients Beyond Their Fixed Design Ideas
Clients want the best possible outcomes for their projects, but sometimes they get in their own way. Here's how to guide them toward success.
Reduce UX Friction: Start with User Journeys, End with Successful Products
Friction in a digital experience causes customers to turn away from your products. Here's how to avoid that.
Keep Your Developers Happy by Pipelining UX with Product Development
A pipelining approach allows you to prioritize UX while still providing your dev team with adequate time to work on system features.
Usability Testing Leads to Stronger Designs and Better Products
Designing a new product? Usability testing helps you address problems early, with the least impact on your budget and schedule.
4 UX Design Best Practices to Keep Your Team on Track
Following these best practices will ensure your user experience design and development process is focused and effective.
In UX Design, Quality Hinges on Effective Micro-Decision Making
Do you have stellar designs that don’t translate into stellar implementations? Here’s the remedy.