Björn Amherd
... ein 1977 in Bärn geborener User Experience Afficionado.
Seit 2007 bei Namics als UX Consultant für die Analyse und Konzeption von Internet- und Intranetauftritten sowie Applikationen tätig.
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37Signals zeigen, wie sie vom öden 0815-Dummy zu individuellen und schönen Avataren gelangt sind.
- Ding dong, the Fold is dead…
Super Artikel, welcher die zahlreichen Diskussionen rund um den Falz (engl. “fold”) tipptopp zusammenfasst: ‘The fold is a lie… well kind of…’
- Die Bildschirmauflösungen haben sich enorm diversifiziert
- User scrollen
- Kostenlose Axure Webinare!
I’m thinking of running a few @axurerp webinars (free), if there is interest.Sign up: docs.google.com/spreadsheet/vi…
— James Christie (@JC_UX) January 31, 2012 - 10 Dinge, welche man bei der iPad App Konzeption beachten sollte
- Sinn und Zweck in den Vordergrund stellen
- Möglichst sinnvolle Nutzung bereits vorhandener Daten (z.B. auf Social Bookmarking Diensten), um dem Benutzer ein noch persönlicheres Erlebnis zu bieten
- Kontext berücksichtigen (wo und wann wird die App benutzt?)
- Nicht nur auf einen Benutzer und 1 Gerät beschränken
- Mit der Navigation nicht übertreiben und auf etablierte Standards setzen
- Die Homepage/Startseite nicht vergessen
- Keine seltsamen Pop-Overs
- Ladescreens nur in der benötigten Zeit und wenn möglich mit nützlichen Infos anzeigen
- Falls es sich anbietet, Gesten verwenden
- Klare Auszeichnung, welche Objekte klickbar sind
(Via Smashing Mag UX Design)
- Design Inspiration: Four Seasons Hotelkette
Tolle Landingpage mit Länder- und Städtewahl:
Eine Hotel-Detailseite präsentiert sich als einladender Onepager:
(via Styleboost)
One after another, the designer created and tested an endless series of arrows, colors, and tapes for a tiny tab designed to show the consumer where to pull back the invisible, full-bleed sticker adhered to the top of the clear iPod box. Getting it just right was this particular desinger’s obsession. What’s more, it wasn’t just about one box. The tabs were placed so that when Apple’s factory packed multiple boxes for shipping to retail stores, there was a natural negative space between the boxes that protected and preserved the tab.
Apple Has an Unboxing Room to Test Hundreds of Variants of their Product Packaging…We’ve been using Axure RP since January at work, and I have to say, I’m absolutely delighted. While at first blush, it’s interface may come off looking a bit like a mac version of a windows development tool, once you get the hang of things, it’s money…
- GO MO - Ist Ihre Site bereit für Mobile?
Google hat eine Initiative ins Leben gerufen, welche mobile Websites pushen soll. Jeder kann seine eigene Seite prüfen lassen und kriegt dabei eine Auswertung:
These extensions are great, and there are a bunch more where they came from. I’ve been tinkering with some lately, but haven’t seen most of the ones listed here.
Alfred is the new Quicksilver. And they sell it (well: a Powerpack that adds features—like the ability to use these extensions—to the core utility, which is free). You know, for, like, money and stuff. So they can keep doing it and make sure it keeps working. Crazy stuff these kids are coming up with.
yiah:
Eureka Tower Car Park Signage, Melbourne, Australia
At first glance this wouldn’t seem to be the most glamorous design brief, “Design signage for a concrete car park”, and at first glance these ‘signs’ might not look that unusual but emerystudio and Axel Peemöller collaborated to make this fantastic wayfinding system.
This award winning piece of work was inspired by the work of Swiss artist Felice Varini who specialises in one-point-perspective installation paintings. The colourful, bold type ensures that the signs stand-out just at the moment a driver approaches from the right angle, meaning they are also context sensitive.
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- UX Consultant at Namics AGInformation Technology and Services | Zürich Area, Switzerland, CHExperience
- Aug 2007 - PresentConsultant / Namics AGBei Namics seit 2007 als Consultant mit den Schwerpunkten User Experience, Requirements Engineering und Prototyping tätig.
- Jan 2007 - Dec 2009Buchautor 'Das HomepageTool Buch' / PrivatverlagAutor, Illustrator und Lektor in Personalunion
- Jan 2006 - Jul 2007Product Manager / Swisscom Fixnet AGProduct Manager im Bereich Webhosting für Privatkunden
- Sept 2002 - Dec 2005Product Manager / Bluewin AGProduct Manager im Bereich Webhosting für Privatkunden
- Jan 2000 - Dec 2002Founder / Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung / ELEETWebdesign für Schweizer KMUs. Daneben konzipieren und unterhalten von 2 Plattformen für Studierende (Bücherbörse 'studibooks' sowie Notizendownloads 'studifiles')
- Jan 1998 - Aug 2002Research Assistant, Webmaster / Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Universität BernTätigkeit als Webmaster und Konzepter für neue Webauftritte. Unterstützung bei Forschungsaktivitäten.
- Jun 1998 - Aug 1998Projektmitarbeiter interne Revision / Berner KantonalbankNachrichtenlose Vermögen
Education-
2006 - 2008Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich (HWZ)MAS in Business Consulting
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1997 - 2002Universität Bernlic.rer.pol in BWL
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Honors:Axure Master
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Interests:Kino, Gadgets, Apple
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- Soeben für @Namics geblogged: "Designkantine zu ‘Mobile First’ – Besser Abspecken mit Design" http://t.co/2jf2DmYz
- I rated Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: ★★★★☆. http://t.co/PsAZ1Rnm
- Ich höre grad Nils Landgren. Im Fall! cc: @yannwanner
- RT @uxsux: People who use Pinterest: http://t.co/ec2IkgRu
- Vergesst Handskizzen, Axure, Balsamiq und Co… Ich mach die Wireframes grad im CMS!
- wenn ich mal 8 Tage Ferien hab... http://t.co/Kj3BwLGl
- Soeben für @Hirnlego geblogged: "A Good Wife" http://t.co/kmoksTN3
- @mleiter top leistungen und top konditionen.
- Hanksy! http://t.co/3dcLrziu
- @mleiter gibts auch offiziell von Postfinance
- Flying People http://t.co/QQhYyXBI
- Ach? http://t.co/KWrJgDsQ
- Da hätte ich den @bernd_langkau fast einen Bahnhof zu früh aus dem Zug geschickt… #Dietikon vs. #Altstetten
- I rated The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 7/10 http://t.co/z0iNxWk8 #IMDb
- «Dort, wo sie hingehört» http://t.co/vvIsmdKc
- uff.
- Soeben für @Hirnlego geblogged: "A Kiss from Tokyo" http://t.co/TWBorAoe
- Buchpreisbindung, wenn ich bei Amazon kaufe... schliiiiiefts?!Feb 03, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Peter André in meiner Inbox! http://t.co/vUS0DmVy
- Zeit zum Aufwachen. Cc: @christineamherd http://t.co/BF3GUGE4
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- Oct 03, 11
For full breakdown, visit http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/web/for-a-future-friendly-web/ This talk was from Web Design Day (http://webdesignday.com) in beautiful Pittsburgh, PA. This talk introduces the need to start thinking and acting in a more future-friendly (http://futurefriend.ly) way when approaching web design. The diversity of web-enabled devices is increasing at an alarming rate. We have to rethink our content and the contexts in which our content is viewed. - Oct 11, 10
Presentation delivered to UX Russia 2010 (October 7, Moscow). Introduces an overview of elements that influence the user experience, with examples of design deliverables and design processes. - Dec 09, 11
Wissensmanagement und Zusammenarbeit zählen im Gesundheitswesen zu strategischen Erfolgs-Faktoren. Auf Grund dessen stellt das Zuger Kantonsspital die internen Informations- und Zusammenarbeitsprozesse mit dem neuen Intranet in den zentralen Fokus. Spezifisch konzipierte Funktionen sollen den klinikübergreifenden Wissenstransfer fördern sowie Ärzten und Pflegepersonal einen schnellen Zugriff auf aktuelle, arbeitsrelevante Informationen ermöglichen. - Dec 06, 11
In dieser Vollversion finden sich alle Informationen und Ergebnisse der Social Media Studie 2011 zum Thema "Wie organisieren Schweizer Unternehmen ihre Kommunikation in Social Media" - Oct 27, 11
Slides vom Interaction Design Workshop in der Designkantine bei Namics. - Feb 24, 11
Visual design on e-commerce sites is sometimes viewed as a purely aesthetic matter, but it has another important job. Used effectively, such design elements as color and type font can help visitors navigate a page and call out a product’s best features. Used poorly, they can distract visitors and detract from sales. Josh Levine and Seth Newman discuss the redesign of Action Envelope’s successful ecommerce website by web agency Alexander Interactive. Presented at the 2009 Internet Retailer Web Design Conference and Expo. ---- Description from Internet Retailer Conference: "Colors, themes, fonts: The building blocks of good design" — Josh Levine, Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Ai (Alexander Interactive) — Sari Levine, Creative & User Experience Director, E-Commerce, Lowe’s Cos. Inc. Design elements that you choose to engage your customers work on consumers at a subconscious level—colors, themes, fonts, use of white space—but they are crucial to grabbing and holding shoppers’ attention. This session will offer extremely practical advice and analysis of the building blocks of good design—what messages do different fonts communicate? When should you have white space and when not? What colors trigger certain reactions in consumers? How do you develop a design theme for a web site and how do you carry it out throughout the entire site without its becoming intrusive? This session will feature a design expert and a retailer who will discuss each of these important building blocks in detail and demonstrate how they were applied to a site design. - Jan 18, 10
In this presentation Catherine Crofton, VP Sales & Marketing at Q4 Web Systems, discusses how to build investor confidence through effective online communications. She also discussed the impact of using social media for Investor Relations (IR) and provided some great examples of best practices from the world’s leading organizations as well as innovative small cap companies. - Sep 23, 10
A talk I did for the Design For Mobile 2010 conference in Chicago, IL - Aug 26, 10
Slides from the Design Secrets Revealed presentation I gave at UX Australia. - Mar 16, 09
Wireframes beyond the basics, not for the weak at heart. In this panel, three experienced designers will share their tried and true tips for making wireframes really work. We’ll talk about how to sketch a wireframe on the fly to demonstrate an idea and how to create a standalone wireframe deliverable; when to show a concept and when to describe nitty-gritty detail; how to make a narrative wireframe and how to make a specification wireframe. And best of all, we’ll show you plenty of examples. - Apr 06, 09
I talked about the what, why, when, who and how of wireframes. Highlights include: Emphasis on embracing analog tools like pens, sticky notes, moleskin, and whiteboards. I also suggest to get to a working prototype as fast as possible. If you saw this presentation, rate it at Speaker Rate: http://speakerrate.com/talks/314-what-the-wireframe-a-pragmatic-approach-to-wireframes - May 28, 10
Keynote is a cheap, friction-free tool to create elegant wireframes in a format that’s perfect for presentations, pitches, and hand-offs. Get the toolkit here: http://keynotekungfu.com - Jun 08, 10
An overview of the user centered design process including the disciplines, methods used, and frequently asked questions. - Mar 08, 10
http://about.namics.com/2010/03/ux-book-club-zu.html - Oct 23, 08
Personas are way of describing users as fictitious individuals. The authors are highly versed in its practice and theory. As the use of personas has spread, however, they have encountered criticism. Our presentation tackles some common concerns about personas, including whether they are: fluffy; expensive to create; non-actionable; limiting; or counterproductive for innovation. In this presentation, we address these misconceptions and share some best practices for leveraging personas during the research and design process. - Apr 25, 07
How do we ensure that our Web sites actually give users what they need and deliver results? Personas bring user research to life and make it actionable, ensuring we’re making the right decisions based on the right information. Discover the latest techniques for creating personas, including advice on conducting user interviews, new methods for applying quantitative research such as surveys and log file analysis, approaches for generating persona segmentation, and fun ideas for making your personas real. It’s time to take personas to the next level. - Jan 14, 10
A guide to our IxDA Northern NJ session on personas and their value. Personas are archetypal actors in the environment you are designing for. Based on chapter 11 in Kim Goodwin’s book "Designing for the Digital Age".
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