Comments on: The UX Design Process for the Boxee Beta http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/ Improving the human experience one day at a time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:24:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Quora http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-8359 Quora Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:34:51 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2931#comment-8359 <strong>What are some good examples of UX portfolios?...</strong> I do believe also, that as for a UX designer the process of thinking is more important and portfolio is sometimes difficult to create, he could show imaginary portfolio. He could for example "redesign" facebook, twitter or any other famous website or...

What are some good examples of UX portfolios?…

I do believe also, that as for a UX designer the process of thinking is more important and portfolio is sometimes difficult to create, he could show imaginary portfolio. He could for example “redesign” facebook, twitter or any other famous website or…

]]> By: Interesting Blog 1 « Laura Williams http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-8107 Interesting Blog 1 « Laura Williams Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:29:49 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2931#comment-8107 [...] to follow and provide interesting yet valuable information. For example, she has a post about the UX Design Process for the Boxee Beta that has information on usability testing, personas, and even interview questions that should prove [...]

[...] to follow and provide interesting yet valuable information. For example, she has a post about the UX Design Process for the Boxee Beta that has information on usability testing, personas, and even interview questions that should prove [...]

]]> By: zack mazinger http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-8094 zack mazinger Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:47:11 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2931#comment-8094 Thanks for the Clarification, Whitney. Always a good thing to help illustrate the transitions of thinking to documenting to development. Also good to credit collaborators especially as an outside consultant. Thanks for the Clarification, Whitney. Always a good thing to help illustrate the transitions of thinking to documenting to development. Also good to credit collaborators especially as an outside consultant.

]]> By: UX Jobs Board http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-8044 UX Jobs Board Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:08:27 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2931#comment-8044 Nice article, Whitney. Great to see your process. Nice article, Whitney. Great to see your process.

]]> By: Digital Reading: First Annual User Experience Awards | Digital Book World http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-8025 Digital Reading: First Annual User Experience Awards | Digital Book World Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:44:58 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2931#comment-8025 [...] a corporate intranet redesign strategy that won’t see complete execution for some years to come. Another winner won for her description of her process—not the final product, which does exist but was not [...]

[...] a corporate intranet redesign strategy that won’t see complete execution for some years to come. Another winner won for her description of her process—not the final product, which does exist but was not [...]

]]> By: Pleasure and Pain » Silver Winner of the Inaugural User Experience Awards http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-8011 Pleasure and Pain » Silver Winner of the Inaugural User Experience Awards Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:42:17 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2931#comment-8011 [...] My submission details: Submission: The UX Design Process for the Boxee Beta http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/ [...]

[...] My submission details: Submission: The UX Design Process for the Boxee Beta http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/ [...]

]]> By: Vanessa http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-5752 Vanessa Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:58:04 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2931#comment-5752 Hi Whitney, I don't know if you've already done a post on this, but what wireframing software do you use? Do you do animated prototypes ever, and if so, do you do static images in sequence or flash animation? Thanks Hi Whitney,

I don’t know if you’ve already done a post on this, but what wireframing software do you use? Do you do animated prototypes ever, and if so, do you do static images in sequence or flash animation? Thanks

]]> By: jvon http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-5406 jvon Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:39:36 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2931#comment-5406 the ui is a bit better but still needs alot of work. you should be fired if you don't come up with something better soon. the ui is a bit better but still needs alot of work. you should be fired if you don’t come up with something better soon.

]]> By: whitney http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-5307 whitney Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:43:36 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2931#comment-5307 Zack, thanks for your comment. You've given me an opportunity to better explain how wireframes are meant to be used. In no way was my intention to create a detailed documentation of every possible interaction. That wasn't the engagement that Boxee and I had agreed upon. Instead these wireframes are meant to reflect the organization and prioritization of elements on each screen, and the flow of information from one screen to another. The design and development team at Boxee is amazing, and I was not hired to do their work for them. I was hired to better understand their users, identify breakdowns through usability testing, and set up a new design framework to better usher our target users through the experience. Indeed viewing one-off wireframes, as in this post, it's easy to take them out of context. At Boxee's request, I did not include my full set of wireframes because they illustrate features that have not yet launched. The people who I collaborated with the most were visual designer Yaniv Kadosh, the product lead Idan Cohen, and CEO Avner Ronen. Thank you for your prompting to elaborate on this. Zack, thanks for your comment. You’ve given me an opportunity to better explain how wireframes are meant to be used. In no way was my intention to create a detailed documentation of every possible interaction. That wasn’t the engagement that Boxee and I had agreed upon. Instead these wireframes are meant to reflect the organization and prioritization of elements on each screen, and the flow of information from one screen to another. The design and development team at Boxee is amazing, and I was not hired to do their work for them. I was hired to better understand their users, identify breakdowns through usability testing, and set up a new design framework to better usher our target users through the experience.

Indeed viewing one-off wireframes, as in this post, it’s easy to take them out of context. At Boxee’s request, I did not include my full set of wireframes because they illustrate features that have not yet launched.

The people who I collaborated with the most were visual designer Yaniv Kadosh, the product lead Idan Cohen, and CEO Avner Ronen.

Thank you for your prompting to elaborate on this.

]]> By: Zack Mazinger http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-ux-design-process-for-the-boxee-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-5289 Zack Mazinger Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:24:21 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2931#comment-5289 Who was responsible for taking your wireframes and coming up with the final designs you've pictured above? I have to say, Final Designs and IxD are good. Your Wireframes not so much... There is a chasm's leap between the two and had they simply "painted" your wireframes or took them as absolute positioning we'd have a terrible experience. Can you speak about the transition between your wireframe and the final design? I'd like to know how it got to where it is. Also, giving credit to whoever is responsible for the final "screen ready" output would be nice. As far as I can tell that's the person who made the most significant contributions to Boxee. Sorry Whitney. Who was responsible for taking your wireframes and coming up with the final designs you’ve pictured above? I have to say, Final Designs and IxD are good. Your Wireframes not so much… There is a chasm’s leap between the two and had they simply “painted” your wireframes or took them as absolute positioning we’d have a terrible experience.
Can you speak about the transition between your wireframe and the final design? I’d like to know how it got to where it is. Also, giving credit to whoever is responsible for the final “screen ready” output would be nice. As far as I can tell that’s the person who made the most significant contributions to Boxee. Sorry Whitney.

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