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Provided by: bokardo.com11970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / bokardo.com /: Image: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6837338905_9f2a55cb98.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/emabulator/6837338905/sizes/l/in/set-72157629219667183/) Kalypso Media has announced the Tropico 4: Quick-Dry Cement (http://www.worldoftropico.com/us/index.php) add-on pack is now available on the... Interface Design & UX by Joshua Porter Note: this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Make them Care! In a recent post (Why you should bury the sign up button) I told the story of a redesign I did in which people just didn’t want to click the “sign up” button on the home page, no matter how beautiful or sexy [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com22012-01-16 14:33:25web and programming / bokardo.com /: Walking in to talk to Anne Heche is sort of a surreal feeling. She has been one of those actresses that sort of disappears in her roles and is never afraid of a challenge. Her resume includes such television work as Interface Design & UX by Joshua Porter Note: this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Make them Care! In a recent post (Why you should bury the sign up button) I told the story of a redesign I did in which people just didn’t want to click the “sign up” button on the home page, no matter how beautiful or sexy [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com32011-09-20 11:01:04web and programming / bokardo.com /: For a long time I disliked the terms “B2B” and “B2C”. They sounded like over-architected corporate terms to me that didn’t really mean anything. I still think they’re over-architected corporate terms but I now think that they hint at an important distinction: the difference between selling to customers who don’t use your product and selling [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com42011-10-20 13:36:52web and programming / bokardo.com /: Often when I’m designing I try to imagine a screen interaction as a face-to-face dialog between two people. Specifically, I try to imagine that the person visiting or using the screen is trying to have a conversation with a person representing the website or software the screen is part of. Of course, real-life conversation is [...]

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Provided by: bokardo.com52012-01-16 14:33:25web and programming / bokardo.com /

Kinect Star Wars release date announced Bokardo Designing for the Next Step

Kinect Star Wars makes its way onto shelves from 3rd April, Microsoft has confirmed.

The previously announced limited edition Star Wars Xbox 360 console bundle arrives on the same day, priced at Interface Design & UX by Joshua Porter Note: this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Make them Care! In a recent post (Why you should bury the sign up button) I told the story of a redesign I did in which people just didn’t want to click the “sign up” button on the home page, no matter how beautiful or sexy [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com62011-09-19 11:21:24web and programming / bokardo.com /: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings wrote a blog post yesterday explaining his company’s recent decision to split up the streaming and DVD delivery services of the company. An Explanation and Some Reflections The DVD delivery service (the original service) will now be called Qwikster. Yes, that’s right, Qwikster. The streaming part of the service will continued [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com72012-01-16 14:33:25web and programming / bokardo.com /: Interface Design & UX by Joshua Porter Note: this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Make them Care! In a recent post (Why you should bury the sign up button) I told the story of a redesign I did in which people just didn’t want to click the “sign up” button on the home page, no matter how beautiful or sexy [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com81970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / bokardo.com /: Warner Bros. Pictures has announced the studio has extended its first-look deal with Todd Phillips' ("The Hangover" films) Green Hat Films through 2013 and revealed the company's upcoming projects: Warner Bros. Pictures has extended its first-look deal with writer/director/producer Todd PhillipsInterface Design & UX by Joshua Porter Note: this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Make them Care! In a recent post (Why you should bury the sign up button) I told the story of a redesign I did in which people just didn’t want to click the “sign up” button on the home page, no matter how beautiful or sexy [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com91970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / bokardo.com /: Image: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6833382367_c21827164d.jpg GameSpot dug up (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6349861.html) a Blog post by Jameson Durall, a Design Director at Saints Row developer Volition Inc., in which he warns the industry could "fall apart" due to used game sales. ... Interface Design & UX by Joshua Porter Note: this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Make them Care! In a recent post (Why you should bury the sign up button) I told the story of a redesign I did in which people just didn’t want to click the “sign up” button on the home page, no matter how beautiful or sexy [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com102012-01-16 14:33:25web and programming / bokardo.com /: I'm not a sports guy as I'm inundated with all things movies, comics, etc., but absolutely respect the masses in their fascination with the game.Interface Design & UX by Joshua Porter Note: this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Make them Care! In a recent post (Why you should bury the sign up button) I told the story of a redesign I did in which people just didn’t want to click the “sign up” button on the home page, no matter how beautiful or sexy [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com111970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / bokardo.com /: Image: http://evilavatar.com/images/thumbs/ebooks/transubstantiate.jpg This weekend Richard Thomas's novel, Transubstantiate (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NIFNY8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=evilavatarcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004NIFNY8), is FREE on the... Interface Design & UX by Joshua Porter Note: this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Make them Care! In a recent post (Why you should bury the sign up button) I told the story of a redesign I did in which people just didn’t want to click the “sign up” button on the home page, no matter how beautiful or sexy [...]

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Provided by: bokardo.com122012-01-16 14:33:25web and programming / bokardo.com /

No more Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector's Editions will be made before launch Bokardo Designing for the Next Step

No more Mass Effect 3 Collector's Editions will be made before the game's launch, BioWare has confirmed.

The Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector's Edition, which costs Interface Design & UX by Joshua Porter Note: this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Make them Care! In a recent post (Why you should bury the sign up button) I told the story of a redesign I did in which people just didn’t want to click the “sign up” button on the home page, no matter how beautiful or sexy [...]

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Provided by: bokardo.com132012-01-16 14:33:25web and programming / bokardo.com /

Kirby's Block Ball, Crush3D demo on Nintendo 3DS eShop Bokardo Designing for the Next Step

Kirby-themed Breakout puzzler Block Ball headlines this week's Nintendo eShop update.

First released on the Game Boy in 1994, the new digital version costs Interface Design & UX by Joshua Porter Note: this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Make them Care! In a recent post (Why you should bury the sign up button) I told the story of a redesign I did in which people just didn’t want to click the “sign up” button on the home page, no matter how beautiful or sexy [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com142011-09-18 11:30:52web and programming / bokardo.com /: There is a lot to like in the presentation The Language of Interfaces by Des Traynor, in which he makes several important points about Interface Design. The first is that words mean everything in the interface. Every single word you choose is important, from the call-to-action button to the headline to the words in an [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com152011-09-23 11:25:29web and programming / bokardo.com /: Several folks have recently asked me when my new book is coming out…so here is a quick update. First off, I’ve completely revamped the book site to better reflect the contents of the book: Official Make them Care! book site Regular readers of Bokardo know that it has been over two years since I announced [...]

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