IDUX

Another cool set of FW resources brought to us by Speckyboy:

25 Awesome Adobe Fireworks Resources for Web Designers

John Dunning is on a roll! More new and updated FW extensions:

Frame and Layer Utilities

Brief article and checklist from LukeW for helping to determine when a social design and goal should be considered:

Luke W’s Social Engagement Checklist

The checklist is based on:

• Susan Weinschenk’s UX Lisbon presentation on Neuro Web Design.
• Stephen Anderson’s Serious Play presentation.
• IA Summit presentation on Online & Real Life Social Networks.
• Christian Crumlish’s presentation Designing the Social In.

I’m an infographic geek, and I like looking at all of these, but PLEASE remember that infographics should always clarify and contribute to the understanding of data and should never obfuscate, oversimplify, or misrepresent information. Do not create infographics just to draw pictures – create them to help people understand and to contribute value.

Infographic Tutorials and Examples

What Makes Them Click – Applying Psychology to Understand How People Think, Work, and Relate

What Makes Them Click is a blog by Susan Weinschenk, Ph.D. for people who want to learn how to apply psychology to understand how people think, work, and relate. The blog focuses on applying the latest research in psychology to information, interaction, and experience design.

In “The Psychologist’s View of UX Design” she writes about applying psychological theories and research to design.

As an applied psychologist myself, it is good to see research and theory being used to improve design for digital experiences. Oh, and I also got my start in psychology at Penn State!