Tag: user experience (UX)
Multilingual moms rock
Remember to think “diversity” and include gender and roles in your UX research. That includes gender-based and language-based roles in your user research screener. And, bear in mind, “roles” are not always about ‘9 to 5’ jobs, as any full-time parent will tell you.
Conversational UI Language Design at LocWorld35
Conversational UI localization and language design skills are central to a great user experience. CUI means we moved from a "user"-centric concept of design to a human-centric one. After all, what could be more "natural" that talking to a computer? Both humans and computers "converse" in dialog, and it's the language design knowledge for such a conversation that's critical to delivering a natural, human-like interaction between the two.
Language at the ❤ of Conversational Interfaces
A Chat About Language and UI
Chatbots and conversational interfaces are all the rage right with startups, VCs, innovators and users alike. Messenger apps have surpassed...
Conversational User Experience: Language Learning with Duolingo
Duolingo user experience shows how smart use of people and technology delivers satisfied users and increases language skills. For many, Duolingo is the “only game” in town.
Kudos and Comhghairdeas* to Duolingo’s Irish Language Volunteers
The Irish President (Uachtarán Na hEireann) Michael D. Higgins (Micheál D Ó hUigínn) (@PresidentIRL) has publicly recognized seven volunteers for their work in building up the Irish...
Watch Your Audience: Cultural Nuances for WearableTech Whisperers
I was demoing some smartwatch user experience in Central Europe recently and a couple of older members of the audience remarked that I reminded...
User Experience Takeaways: Still Hungry for Localization Change
Readers of MultiLingual magazine will know about the “Takeaway” section towards the back of the publication. It’s a kind of bully pulpit-meets-12 Step meeting...
Visual Composer makes Citizen Developer a Citoyen du Monde
Interesting to see that Facebook has announced the launch of a multilingual composer tool that enables users to post their status updates in different...
“Hello. Is it .ME You’re Looking For?” L10n Storytelling for Coders
Using plain language and reflecting the user's world are long-established tenets of software user experience (UX). These days we might talk more about context and...
The Advent of Finnish Emojis: Happy Holidays, Headbangers
The Finnish government has released its own set of emojis (絵文字) that capture just what it means to be so Finnish. Reflecting the season that's in it, you...
Is Your Development Relations Effort Global?
Just back from a very successful visit to Beijing and Singapore where I delivered PaaS for SaaS enablement to local Oracle partners.
Oracle Applications User Experience partner enablement is...
How Well Do You Know Your Local User? Take A Walk...
How well do you know the local market? What assumptions do you operate on? Well, take a look at this post "Design Time @...