Lushai » Thoughts & Rants http://www.lushai.com User Experience Design - Strategy, Interaction Design, Information Architecture Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:38:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Top 8 at 8 http://www.lushai.com/2009/11/26/top-8-at-8/ http://www.lushai.com/2009/11/26/top-8-at-8/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:43:57 +0000 Brent http://www.lushai.com/?p=935 This was going to be a top 10 at 10 but hey, it’s 8am and all is well. Plus I only have eight links to get through this morning.

So a quick skim through feedly has given me some juicy links for a morning read. Well worth sharing. I was even going to try and organise these but it’s too early to try and fancy IA stuff. Onwards

iPlotz, Could be some competition for Mockingbird Perfecting User Experience Design with A/B Testing http://www.lushai.com/2009/11/26/top-8-at-8/feed/ 1 Top 10 at 10 no.2 http://www.lushai.com/2009/08/26/top-10-at-10-no-2/ http://www.lushai.com/2009/08/26/top-10-at-10-no-2/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:04:42 +0000 Brent http://www.lushai.com/?p=771 I’ve had a resurgence of late with my posterous account. This due to a few reasons. My new iPhone, near new daughter Lola Grace and the excellant Pic Posterous app. Im also taking big steps into the IA world (I believe the saying is chucked into the deep end) so will chuck in a few useful posts for newbies.

Posterous, Pic Posterous and Tumblr Is Posterous the new TwitPic? Posterous Finally Has An iPhone App, Could [...]]]> http://www.lushai.com/2009/08/26/top-10-at-10-no-2/feed/ 0 Top 10 at 10, well 2 http://www.lushai.com/2009/08/18/top-10-at-10-well-2/ http://www.lushai.com/2009/08/18/top-10-at-10-well-2/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:56:00 +0000 Brent http://www.lushai.com/?p=758 Ideally this will be a quick post of my top 10 links at 10am on a Tuesday. In this case it’s more of an afternoon slot. Time being what it is not many things happen according to the clock, this is no exception. Enjoy.

Wicked stuff

!Free! Radiohead’s new track “These are my twisted words”.

The new Facebook for iPhone 3.0 app.

Unique tv shows that inspire creativity

Web world

Redesigning your own site. Let me say with the re-design of Lushai [...]]]> http://www.lushai.com/2009/08/18/top-10-at-10-well-2/feed/ 0 Weekly wrap-up http://www.lushai.com/2009/08/13/weekly-wrap-up/ http://www.lushai.com/2009/08/13/weekly-wrap-up/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:05:29 +0000 Brent http://www.lushai.com/?p=167 This the first of many (fingers crossed) weekly wrap-up articles I will be posting with and insight into the wild world of web as seen by me over last week.

Highlights this week include the news that Microsoft word is banned from Texas?! and This edition is playing catchup as it was started a few weeks ago but I wanted to hold it off until our new site was released. Some of the links a re a few weeks old now but [...]]]> http://www.lushai.com/2009/08/13/weekly-wrap-up/feed/ 0 Brand value and the user experience http://www.lushai.com/2009/07/13/why-does-brand-rarely-follow-the-user-experience/ http://www.lushai.com/2009/07/13/why-does-brand-rarely-follow-the-user-experience/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:54:06 +0000 Brent http://www.lushai.com/?p=143 Like most designers I end up becoming almost subconsciously critical of the things I love. At Lushai its usually my latest ‘user experience’ and most of the time it’s not even digital, it’s anything from door knobs & potato peelers to cell phones and this weekend a new car. All of these experiences adds to the perception of a brand.

Every action builds on the experience of the brand as if it were a person. Recently we have been frequenting a [...]]]> http://www.lushai.com/2009/07/13/why-does-brand-rarely-follow-the-user-experience/feed/ 2 Why I love Threadless or how to turn your shop into a fashion icon – Part1 http://www.lushai.com/2009/06/19/why-i-love-threadless-or-how-to-turn-your-shop-into-a-fashion-icon-part1/ http://www.lushai.com/2009/06/19/why-i-love-threadless-or-how-to-turn-your-shop-into-a-fashion-icon-part1/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:43:54 +0000 Brent http://www.lushai.com/?p=110 I have to be honest I’m an online shop-a-holic but I don’t just buy any old thing. I’m an animal of habit and I buy the things I love; mainly sneakers, books, vinyl (the spinning record type) and t-shirts. Like most people, once I cotton onto a good thing, I can’t get enough so I tend to frequent Pick your shoes, Fishpond, Juno and the mighty Threadless.

Now out of all of these, Threadless is the rare [...]]]> http://www.lushai.com/2009/06/19/why-i-love-threadless-or-how-to-turn-your-shop-into-a-fashion-icon-part1/feed/ 1 Grateful Post http://www.lushai.com/2009/06/07/grateful-post/ http://www.lushai.com/2009/06/07/grateful-post/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:44:03 +0000 Lulu http://test.lushai.com/?p=35 This morning I suddenly realised that I and most of us don’t voice kudos enough to those who have helped us in our lives. I read somewhere that saying out loud “Thank you or I am grateful for [insert name here]” is a great way to make yourself feel better especially when you’re feeling down.

There are lots of things that you experience that shape your life but sometimes there are people you meet that just seems like it was meant [...]]]> http://www.lushai.com/2009/06/07/grateful-post/feed/ 0 Dawn of the age of the "newbie" consultant? http://www.lushai.com/2009/05/07/dawn-of-the-age-of-the-newbie-consultant-3/ http://www.lushai.com/2009/05/07/dawn-of-the-age-of-the-newbie-consultant-3/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 00:46:17 +0000 Lulu http://test.lushai.com/?p=39 http://www.lushai.com/2009/05/07/dawn-of-the-age-of-the-newbie-consultant-3/feed/ 0 How are the front and back stages of your service? http://www.lushai.com/2009/03/24/how-are-the-front-and-back-stages-of-your-service/ http://www.lushai.com/2009/03/24/how-are-the-front-and-back-stages-of-your-service/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:42:50 +0000 Lulu http://www.lushai.com/?p=84 I just read about the online shoe store Zappos on FastCompany, #20 on their this year’s top 50 most innovative companies. I was quite taken by their services and their employee policy. I think there are still lots to learn and still lots of opportunities out there if we get the mix right – customers and staff.

They offer “Free shipping BOTH ways, 365-day return policy, 24/7 customer service” – because of this people are less scared [...]]]> http://www.lushai.com/2009/03/24/how-are-the-front-and-back-stages-of-your-service/feed/ 2 Grateful Post http://www.lushai.com/2008/11/11/43/ http://www.lushai.com/2008/11/11/43/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:32:25 +0000 Lulu http://www.lushai.com/2009/02/09/43/ http://www.lushai.com/2008/11/11/43/feed/ 0 dawn of the age of the “newbie” consultant? http://www.lushai.com/2008/10/19/dawn-of-the-age-of-the-newbie-consultant/ http://www.lushai.com/2008/10/19/dawn-of-the-age-of-the-newbie-consultant/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:08:42 +0000 Lulu http://www.lushai.com/?p=39 http://www.lushai.com/2008/10/19/dawn-of-the-age-of-the-newbie-consultant/feed/ 0