"The field of user experience, is blessed (or cursed) with a very wide range of research methods, ranging from tried-and-true methods such as lab-based usability studies to those that have been more recently developed, such as desirability studies (to measure aesthetic appeal).
You can't use the full set of methods on every project, but most design teams benefit from combining insights from multiple research methods. The key question is what to do when. To better understand when to use which method, it is helpful to realize that they differ along 3 dimensions..."
"The Fiat Tagliero building, designed in 1938, when Eritrea was an Italian colony, in Asmara."
"In Europe, some political leaders, including conservatives like President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, have declared the death of laissez-faire economics. “A certain idea of globalization is drawing to a close with the end of a financial capitalism that imposed its logic on the whole economy,” Mr. Sarkozy said last month. “The idea that the markets are always right was a crazy idea.”"
"The New York Women’s Foundation held its first gala on Thursday at Gotham Hall. Behind the evening’s gaiety were months of planning details from flowers to honorees."
I'm only posting this because it reads like a SciFi book cover. And the UI only seems to confirm the vaporware look
"Mr Sanchez's phone records show that he sent his last text message at 1622:01. The accident occurred at 1622:23, according to the freight train's on-board recorder."
"In honor of our 10th birthday, we've brought back our oldest available index. Take a look back at Google in January 2001."
"If this was purely electronic, it could have been down 1200 or 1300 on the Dow," said Bernie McSherry, a senior vice president with Cuttone & Co., the largest independent floor operator at the NYSE."
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