UX

The Adobe UX design app released earlier this year in a beta (pre-release) form has received a number of new capabilities in an update rolled-out this week. The UX app is called Adobe Experience Design, or Adobe XD, and this user experience app is available as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud…

Additional evidence showing the importance of design and UX in modern businesses surfaced this week as the action video camera company GoPro hired a key designer from Apple. The move caused a rapid spike in GoPro’s stock as investors viewed the hiring as an indicator of future success. The…

The first UX test for any website is one that tests speed. While most UX tests want to focus on the speed in which the user can perform a task, find an item, or use a service, the UX testing that is needed is the speed in which a page loads and when a user can first interact with a site. Website…

While UX designers often use Adobe’s tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator for their work, Adobe has yet to offer a dedicated UX application until this week. The Adobe UX app is Experience Design CC, and it is now available as a public preview on the Adobe website. Experience Design CC…

A technology firm that was founded in Boston and creates tools that help mobile application developers has been acquired by Microsoft. Xamarian makes software tools that are used by the creators of mobile applications that run on smart phones. Their software enables independent application…

The winter storm that hit the east coast on this weekend has not impacted the UX courses and Adobe classes at American Graphics Institute. All classes at American Graphics Institute’s locations in Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston are…

Microsoft announced this week that older versions of Internet Explorer (IE) have been discontinued. In Microsoft’s official terms, the old IE browsers have reached the “end of life” and must be upgraded to receive support from the company. Support has officially ended for…

Apple's earnings report emphasizes the growing importance of designing for mobile web viewers with an emphasis on mobile UX. The report, which Apple released yesterday, stated that Apple sold more than 48 million iPhones, a record number for the company. Separately Apple announced last week…

Creating a prototype for an app or website is an important step in the UX design process. To create prototypes that show the user experience process and user flow, designers currently work with a variety of tools such as Sketch, Balsamiq Mock-ups, and OmniGraffle. Adobe appears to view the UX…

Because American Graphics Institute offers UX classes and workshops, the staff closely follows awards relating to usability and design of applications, websites, and even operating systems. Despite the final version of Windows 10 being released to the public only weeks…

Microsoft launched Visual Studio 2015 last week supporting more languages and platforms than ever, and reinforced the diminished emphasis being placed by Microsoft on UX. Developers who create desktop and mobile apps on the Microsoft stack, whether for Windows, Windows Phone, or Azure, will…

The Apple Watch UX is unique, but in what may become an endless cycle, the Watch has not been attracting many apps from developers, and the lack of apps may be one of the reasons that it isn’t selling at a higher rate. If the slow rate of sales keeps up, it is unlikely to attract many new…

UX Designers and IT pros now have access to a preview iOS 9, the next release of the operating system that powers iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. iOS app developers have had access to iOS 9 for many months, but this is the first public preview of this future update to this operating system…

Those involved in the field of user experience design will want to take note of the continued trend of declining PC sales, including both desktop and notebook computers. Research firm Gartner indicated that PC shipments fell more than nine percent in the most recent quarter. A similar trend was…

Over the past several years Microsoft has made a big investment in trying to become a major player in the smartphone industry. They created a new user experience with Windows Phone that was well received by technology professionals, yet they weren’t able to crack Apple’s dominance in…

The user experience (UX) for automobiles has undergone a revolutionary set of changes over the past decade. As technology expanded at a rapid pace, user experience often took a back seat to automaker’s desire to include the latest technologies. Having connectivity to Bluetooth or offering…

For the past few years, Microsoft has been working to convince UX designers to adopt their modern app design for Windows 8 and they are extending this to W. Modern apps can be created that work well with touch interfaces, and also support keyboard and mouse controls when they are available. Yet…

Web font company Monotype has started to make it easier to enhance the UX design for digital ads through text and type improvements. Monotype is making it possible for advertisers to include a wider array of fonts in digital advertisements that are created and distributed using HTML5 and CSS3.…