Happy New Year 2019! Jussi is back running Volkside and working on projects and contracts for Melbourne–based clients. Read the full post for more.
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Change of scenery
This is Jussi’s last post here as he will be joining a leading Melbourne user experience agency. Volkside products Naview and Wirify will continue to be available. Read the full post for details.
Read postPresentation: Wirify – Lessons from a micro internet phenomenon
This presentation on Wirify discusses the original concept, the launch in December 2010, and what followed. It also includes lessons we learned, to help fellow online entrepreneurs plan and build their web-based products. Read the full post for more.
Read postOn delight, user experience and electronic candles
I’m sitting outside on a busy street in central Kuala Lumpur with a bunch of mates when a peddler walks up. He pulls out a small cardboard box and extracts a colourful cylinder from within. He then proceeds to blow a tiny bit of air into the cylinder. The thing flickers, then lights up. Read the full post for the rest of the experience.
Read postFive elements your local business website must have
When was the last time you visited the website of a small local business? You probably had a question in mind – did the website answer it straight away? Read the full post for a list of five elements every local business website should have.
Read postYour idea is worth nothing until you work it
Want to do your own start-up or product? Don’t be put off by the lack of the Big Idea. Ideas are the easy part; it’s doing something with them that is hard. Read the full post on how the Saddlepod bicycle bag concept was conceived and how it’s still just an idea, nothing more.
Read postPresentation: Usability testing – Just Do It. Five methods for improving usability in-house
We recently gave a lecture on usability testing including five methods that you can use to improve usability in your own projects. Read the full post for a complete set of slides and supporting materials.
Read postPost-mortem: Spiritedd drive sharing service
One of our online services “Spiritedd” allowed driving enthusiasts to post their favourite drives online and share these with others. This service was later discontinued – read the full post for discussion on why it didn’t fly.
Read postMilestone: Over 200,000 Wirify wireframes created
We have hit an important milestone with Wirify today: Tens of thousands of people from over 180 countries have used Wirify to create more than 200,000 wireframes in just over 3 months! Read the full post for more.
Read postNotes: Microsoft’s Craig Mundie on NUIs, Avatar Kinect, Surface 2 and telepresence
Craig Mundie, Chief Research and Strategy Officer at Microsoft Corporation, recently gave an interesting talk titled “More Like Us: Computing Transformed” where he discussed natural user interfaces, Avatar Kinect, Surface 2 and telepresence. Read the full post for brief notes and thoughts.
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