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(I'd like to bridge the gap between UX design/IA and graphic design by getting us thinking more about the usability of images) Images are used for navigation, content, or ornamentation. Navigation and content image offer clear value...ornamentation less so.

(I'd like to bridge the gap between UX design/IA and graphic design by getting us thinking more about the usability of images) Images are used for navigation, content, or ornamentation. Navigation and content image offer clear value...ornamentation less so.

More on ornamental images and the myth that breaking up text with images increases usability.

This one digs more into specifics of what makes a photo usable.

Putting something important in a graphic can backfire. Wonder if this applies to that Ask a Librarian Survey graphic that Joe asked for?

It's definitely a valid point to bring up banner blindness (as in the "article" linked). Banner blindness can easily be addressed by size, position and weight (just some of the principles of graphic design that will help a graphic be effective). The environment in which the graphic is placed is very key, of course, and must be addressed when determining whether or not a graphic will be used. Thanks for posting, Jade!

The short video is actually fun to watch. A new way to communicate that puts it all in one place. Integrates with Teamwork through Zapier: https://zapier.com/zapbook/teamworkpm/slack/

If we decide to go further down the Agile path, we could evaluate this project management tool.

A nice looking design tool that makes sharing out quick iterations very easy

Jade, the home page for LayerVault, says they're "shutting down" on 11 April. Link - https://layervault.com/ Darn. This looks like a nice tool to explore. Thank you for posting, though.

Nir Eyal's slides on how to build habit-forming products. Really interesting talk about the psychological aspects of design and how to scratch our users' itches.

Just a really interesting concept for a site and one that Nir Eyal highlighted as making good use of his Hook model.

Practical advice on doing content strategy in conjunction with UX on a new project

As always, new fads, discoveries and creativity have at their heart basic principles that are sometimes forgotten or overlooked. Mobile should be part of your creative toolbox, but not necessarily the first one you pick up.

In early May of this year, I was fortunate to be able to attend the annual DataEDGE conference hosted by the University of California, Berkeley School of Information. This is a conference that focuses on developments in data science with some emphasis on work going on at Berkeley and more broadly in the Bay Area, and offers a range of presentations dealing with technical developments, workforce, and broader implications of data science. There is much here that will interest various segments of the CNI community, I thnk.

Data science music recommendation efforts at Spotify.