Solving Problems is Often a Matter of Perspective
Before getting the opportunity to run a design team, I worked as a Qt developer and trainer for many years. This has given me some insig
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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.
Some Lesser Known Qt Tools and Commands - Part 5
In this blog post, the last in the series, I'll cover the remaining Qt command line tools as there are only a few programs we have not already discussed.
Internet of Things vs. Internet of Everything
Does the distinction matter to User Experience (UX) designers? Since the IoE is really a wider view of the IoT, do the additional components, issues or aspects of the “everything” view actually add more complexity to the UX design of connected devices? My answer to these questions is a resounding Yes!
Internet of Things: Designing a User Experience for No Learning Curve
How does a designer deal with the dilemma of creating devices with little or no learning for users to be effectively proficient with them?
Internet of Things: Easy to Use is Complicated to Design
The demand for increasingly better-quality user experiences requires increasingly more work effort on the part of UX designers.
How Can Automakers Compete with the Rise of the Smartphone?
Automakers have long strived to make their in-car experiences unique and distinctive: not just in an effort to distinguish themselves from their co
Internet of Things: Will GUIs Still Exist?
The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) is reshaping our relationship with computing technology.
Dynamic Language Selection in Qt
In this blog post, we will show an example of how to support dynamic language selection in an application using Qt.
Internet of Things: Connecting Intelligent Systems with MRAA
A recent project related to the Internet of Things gave us a chance to highlight some of ICS' capabilities.
Internet of Things: Are Your User Experience Design Skills Up to Speed?
Internet of Things: Are Your User Experience Design Skills Up to Speed?
The Touchscreen Construction Process: Things to Consider Beyond the Interface
The demand for touchscreen-related services has grown by leaps and bounds as organizations realize the myriad engineering and design elements necessary to truly deliver on a world-class touchscreen interface.
Usability and Modern Visual Design: An Effective Harmony
Usability and Modern Visual Design: An Effective Harmony
Does Your User Experience Deal with Connectivity Failures Gracefully?
Users find it frustrating and reluctantly accept the fact that connection to the Internet sometimes has glitches. Wait times are the norm.
Designing the Future of Automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI)
Demand for connected devices in automobiles is accelerating as mobile ecosystems are maturing.
Internet of Things: Content Strategies Require Innovation
Digital signane (DS) is one of the emerging Internent of Things (IoT) technologies that are invading our lives, forbetter or worse.
Some Lesser Known Qt Tools and Commands - Part 2
Continuing with our series of blog posts on some of the lesser known Qt commands, this time we will look at some tools related to Qt and D-Bus.
Planning an Effective Surge Strategy
At some point in any extended-length development project, you're going to need to surge.
It’s All About the (Customer) Experience
“The Times They Are a Changin’” – Bob Dylan, 1964
Internet of Things: Living in the Periphery of User Attention
When designing a user experience, we usually assume we are engaging a user's center of attention, albiet short.
Some Lesser Known Qt Tools and Commands - Part 1
Every Qt developer should be familiar with the common tools like qmake, Qt Designer and Assistant, but looking in your Qt installation's bin directory will reveal a few more programs there. In this and future blogs, we'll look at some of the lesser known Qt development tools.
Planning for the Unknown Unknowns
Planning for the unknown unknowns when developing software and building user interfaces.
Internet of Things: Should Designers Focus on Devices First or Services First?
Internet of Things: Should Designers Focus on Devices First or Services First?
Internet of Things: Context of Use Just Became More Important
Internet of Things: Context of Use Just Became More Important
Using Google Analytics to Monitor Qt Applications - Part 2
Using Google Analytics to Monitor Qt Applications
2014 and the Expanding Internet of Things
During 2014, the user experience (UX) group at ICS worked on our usual fare of mobile and desktop apps, but we also saw a large expansion of embedd
QNX Powers Ford's Next Connected Automotive Infotainment System, Sync 3
Congratulations to our friends at QNX for powering Ford's next Connected Car System, Sync 3.
