SIU UX Design Club

02/07/2020

We got the chance to ideate what app we want to improve on and discussed what features of the app we need to improve using the bang vs. buck chart.

01/24/2020

We learned about liminal thinking today and everyone pitched in what they wanted to learn! If you want to learn a way of thinking that will bring you breakthrough insights more often, see the slides we discussed here https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PBlyCb1D-zVgw0vjjr-hCQExd8w7Hpp-eu7wqtFRHOM/edit?usp=sharing
Or read Liminal Thinking by Dave Gray!

01/19/2020

Myth: Design is about making a website look good
Truth: Design is based on the understanding of how users see the world, how they think and behave. And the toolset of the designer is broader than just colors and font-styles, as it also includes user-research, prototyping, usability testing, and more.

01/17/2020

Thank you all who helped out and visited us at the Involvement fair! We enjoyed getting to meet new people interested in our club!

01/13/2020

Happy new year and new semester! We are one semester close to graduation! Keep fighting!
See you all at the Involvement fair on Thursday 5-7 PM at the Student Center Ballrooms!

12/08/2019

Professor John Reid Perkins-Buzo showed how to create mixed reality for Hololens using Unity and Visual Studio, and members also got the chance to experience the wonders of the Hololens themselves! See you all next semester, and good luck on Finals!

12/08/2019

Today's Myth: People don't scroll
Truth: It's natural to scroll
Tip: Don't squeeze everything at the top of the page. For a continuous and lengthy content, like an article or a tutorial, scrolling provides even better usability than slicing up the text to several separate screens or pages.

11/30/2019

Todays's Myth: All pages should be accessible in 3 clicks.

Truth: What really counts here is ease of navigation, the constant scent of information along the user’s path. If you don’t make the user think about the clicks, they won’t mind having a few extra clicks.

Tip: Give hints what to expect in the next click; avoid making users think hard

11/22/2019

Today's myth: People Read on the Web.
Truth: People skim to find information they want.
Tip: Avoid long text blocks, unnecessary instructions, promotional writing, and "smalltalk".
www.uxmyths.com

11/21/2019

Professor Pinckney Benedict demonstrated VR while also allowing students to experience VR themselves. He also allowed students to experience some VR stories he created for the Odyssey.

11/19/2019

Professor Benedict is doing a SIU crowdfunding effort to create a VR classroom to use for teaching a VR Narrative class in the spring semester (and other classes afterward, of course). He will teach the class about VR in VR. (Yes, instead of an online class, there will be a virtual reality classroom where one can learn virtually!)
You can fund the project here:

Help SIU Carbondale raise $7,500 for the project: Virtual Reality Classroom Initiative. Your gift will make a difference!