Llewyn Paine

  A scenario: Product team asks a question.  Researcher does a study and hands off a long-form academic-style report, but it’s hard to read and there are no clear arguments for what action...

https://llewyn.com/2014/09/09/persuasive-data-how-ux-researchers-can-pitch-with-integrity/

On Wednesday Microsoft announced the Consumer Preview release of Windows 8, and the flat Metro UI has caught people’s attention.  Gone are the shading and reflections that contribute to a feel...

https://llewyn.com/2012/03/02/windows-8-metro-ui-flat-isnt-bad/

This is the final in a series of posts analyzing event attendance in the Austin design community. You can jump to any post using the links below. Introduction Overall community profile Lunches, h...

https://llewyn.com/2012/02/10/researching-our-communities-part-5-field-trips-recommendations/

This is the fourth in a series of posts analyzing event attendance in the Austin design community. You can jump to any post using the links below. Introduction Overall community profile Lunches, ...

https://llewyn.com/2012/02/09/researching-our-communities-part-4-presentations-panels/

This is the third in a series of posts analyzing event attendance in the Austin design community. You can jump to any post using the links below. Introduction Overall community profile Lunches, h...

https://llewyn.com/2012/02/08/researching-our-communities-part-3-lunches-happy-hours-workshops/

This is the second in a series of posts analyzing event attendance in the Austin design community. You can jump to any post using the links below. Introduction Overall community profile Lunches, ...

https://llewyn.com/2012/02/07/researching-our-communities-part-2-overall-community-profile/

Several months ago designer Vitorio Miliano asked me to do some statistical analysis for a project he was undertaking profiling the Austin design community.  Vitorio had distributed a survey acr...

https://llewyn.com/2012/02/06/researching-our-communities-whos-coming-to-design-events-and-why/

Can you describe the function of the object pictured below? While viewers may differ on the specifics, they tend to arrive at roughly the same conclusion: it’s a structure that houses humans....

https://llewyn.com/2011/12/19/perceived-affordances-bridging-innovation-and-usability/

It was 1992.  I was sitting in Mrs. Henderson’s class writing down the date for an assignment, MM/DD/YY format, when it struck me that those numbers would all match on November 11, 2011.  Af...

https://llewyn.com/2011/11/11/the-psychology-of-111111-pattern-recognition-and-scarcity/

Nutshell Version: DFKEye is a completely software-based system that tests visual focus by blurring portions of the screen.  It’s a cheaper alternative to eye tracking which can actually answe...

https://llewyn.com/2011/11/08/tracking-attention/