Tag Archives: ui

BNZ, Outsourcing Design to Xero

By Ben Kepes

The Bank of New Zealand is a reasonably significant shareholder in Xero and so many of us expected that they’d be working together on the odd project. What we didn’t expect was that the bank would seemingly outsource their web design to Xero but it looks very much like they

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Good UI

By Ben Kepes

Session to led by Ruby developer Steve Bristol – What is the role of a UI? The goal is communication Intuitive/Expected/Easy Works for different users (novice/advanced) Built with empathy Makes users feel good Is simple Crap code + good UI = good app but Good code + crap UI =

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Does design matter in a UI?

By Ben Kepes

Interesting post over on Dennis’ blog about design. He quotes some peoples perspectives on whether UI is an important attribute for an offering. In relation to enterprise UIs, Natalie Hanson says; For the most part, an EUI doesn’t have to win over its users.  An employee is essentially trapped –

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Ben Kepes is an analyst, an entrepreneur, a commentator and a business adviser. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to property to technology. As a technology commentator he has a broad presence both in the traditional media and extensively online. Ben covers the convergance of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users. More on Ben

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