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Create lens blur effect using Adobe Photoshop CS3
This video tutorial explains how to create lens blur effect using Adobe Photoshop CS3. Read MoreDesign
Create text which follows the shape of the path using Photoshop CS3
This tutorial explains how to create text which follows the shape of the path using Adobe Photoshop CS3. Read MoreDesign
Text reflection using Photoshop CS3
This tutorial explains how to create text reflection effect (like the one below) using Adobe Photoshop CS3.
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Deep Linking in Flash and AJAX Applications
Good points about ways and techniques of deep linking in Flash and AJAX applications.
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A Simple Way to Improve Your Heuristic (UI design) Evaluation Results
As primary tools in the usability field, heuristic or expert evaluations can be rich areas for methods studies and improvement. Early results of one methods study suggest that performing evaluations in limited segments, with breaks between each segment, may increase the effectiveness of the evaluator in identifying usability problems.
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Beginner’s Guide to Moderating a Usability Study
In addition to having some insightful professionals and academics as our audience, I know that there are readers who are new to the field or interested in entering the field. Sometimes, we discuss some fairly in depth issues about practice and methodology while other times, we’re talking about the impact of technologies on our designs. One thing we don’t do enough I think, is write something more geared towards the newer readers.
Here are some considerations and steps I usually take when I’m moderating a usability test. For those who are experienced, I encourage you to add your thoughts. For those of you who are learning, I encourage you to ask questions of the other readers here. This article does not discuss the screening for candidates, setting up the test scenarios, nor the reporting of the data. If this type of article is helpful to you, do let us know and we’ll do more of them.
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How to Make Your Blog Accessible to Blind Readers
So you have a blog, and you're worried that it might not be accessible to people with disabilities? Don't worry! A few simple changes can increase your blog's potential readership.
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Make sure your intranet is well perceived by staff
Many intranets are only now beginning to show their true potential. However, many staff, having had unsatisfactory previous experiences of the intranet, may need quite some convincing that the intranet is now genuinely useful.
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Starting the process of experience delivery
[I] recentally talked about [my] own personal change from merely creating scalible applications, towards a new thinking, that of delivering a good experience.
It sounds rather simple, but in actuality, takes a lot of effort to learn a whole new approach.
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