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Entries Tagged as 'Patterns'

Faceted Filtering…in the Real World

November 16th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Design

I’m completely in love with this new commercial by Freschetta that demonstrates what “faceted filtering” would look like in the physical world.

Pattern Definition
Faceted filtering is a mechanism that allows the user to progressively reduce a large group of items by selecting the desired attributes from various dimensions (or facets) of those items
Note: faceting filtering is [...]

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Onboarding: A Sidebar in “Designing Social Interfaces”

October 6th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Design, Pleasure, Social Networking, User Experience

Last May I was given the great privilege to write a sidebar in Christian Crumlish and Erin Malone’s fabulous new book, Designing Social Interfaces. The topic I was asked to write about is “onboarding” — designing welcoming experiences for new users by easing them in. You might have seen a couple blog posts that I’ve [...]

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