Here is a selection of writings from the FatDUX Team. Surprisingly, even some of the older articles are still remarkably relevant in today's UX arena.

Or perhaps "surprising" isn't the right word. In today's streak-of-lightning world, some changes still take place at a depressingly slow speed.

Barack Obama’s victory in the 2008 presidential election last Tuesday was a very moving for me. And it got me thinking about three experiences I’ve had. The first was in 1958. The second was in 1968. And the third was in 1978. All three relate very specifically to the “experience” of being an American.
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The year 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the birth of the familiar eight-sided stop sign. This is how it happened...
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What we call things can have a tremendous effect on the way in which we interact with them. See how something as simple as salt and pepper packets on an airplane can make our life difficult.
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Buttons play a key role in all interactive products. Here are 10 things every designer should know about these important elements.
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In the advertising world, what the agency says and what it means are often two different things. Thank goodness nothing like this happens in the world of interaction design. Or does it...?
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What makes an experience valuable for a website owner and visitors? The elements are very different. Yet they are closely related, too.
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As consultants, "horses" - our clients - ask us to lead them to water all the time. You'd think they were thirsty (after all, they asked us) but this isn't always the case...
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Instead of improving service, many companies use their energy to confuse and misdirect. "For your convenience" is often the catchphrase of choice.
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Today, ?branding? is the flavor-of-the-month in business circles. But is the actual brand name important? Yes and no ? an established brand name may be worth a fortune. But...
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Back in 2004, social networks started to appear in great numbers. Here's what we thought of them back then. Surprisingly, the jury is still out on a number of the concerns we raised.
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We hear a lot about truth in advertising. But what about truth in a company slogan? Philips, the Dutch electronics giant, is an interesting case study.
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The web has progressed tremendously since February 2001 (that?s the month the financial markets really began to slide). But you wouldn?t know it by looking at the many neglected B2B websites hanging around cyberspace.
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"Wayfinding? deals with the process of using spatial and environmental information to navigate within the ?built? world. So what lessons can we learn when it comes to navigating cyberspace?
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Last night, I flew from Portland, Oregon to Miami, Florida. This isn't easy at the best of times. However, I did enjoy one part of the all-night odyssey ? transferring at Los Angeles International (LAX).
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Dateline Florida - October 2004. Fifteen of Florida?s 67 counties have purchased touch-screen voting systems. The question is, did these machines do away with a problem or just create some new ones?
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Disaster recovery. Thermoprotective surfaces in tall buildings. Why has the business community been able to anticipate events that have taken the government by surprise?
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The roof of the double-decker Swedish tourist bus was sheered off as it attempted to pass under an overpass near the center of Copenhagen. This is the third such accident within the last six months. And "sticking to standards" is costing lives.
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Joyfully as it can be to play and choose among the billions of colours, when making a suitable palette for a complete visual identity program. Just as frustrating it is, when you have to determine and describe the same colours for screen AND print usage.
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