Coburn Hawk ∞ UX

Video of the amazing projection mapping stage at the Magento...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:55:00 -0400

Video of the amazing projection mapping stage at the Magento Imagine conference 2013 in Las Vegas. The team I am blessed to work with really went the extra mile to make the conference great this year.

Minimum Viable Product – Maximum Viable Design

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:09:39 -0400

We use the term ‘Minimum Viable Product’ in conversation across various teams (product, design, development, etc). Though the original intention of the ‘MVP’ is meant to be used as a tool for iterative product development, we as designers have attached a negative connotation for good reason. In the past, we’ve seen an ‘MVP’ stay an ‘MVP’ because of shifting business priorities, difficulties in changing what’s been created, etc.

Each team also has a different idea of what is minimally viable. This ties into our definition of done. But can we deliver a minimum viable product with maximum viable design?

— Erin Tozour, Art Director - Magento.com

Tonima Das, one of the best hires I ever made.

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:30:53 -0400

Tonima Das, one of the best hires I ever made.

A tale of caution: How Yahoo squandered Flickr

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:14:00 -0400

A tale of caution: How Yahoo squandered Flickr:

I have tagged this “Best Practices” only to highlight that it is best practice to avoid everything Yahoo did. The tale of what happened to Flickr makes you think of how different the internet could look if it had been managed differently.

The Imagine 2012 conference was a huge success. It was...

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:38:58 -0400

The Imagine 2012 conference was a huge success. It was completely sold out. We implemented a social wall that displayed tagged twitter pictures in real time. This provided an image feed from the conference floor, for those who were not able to attend.

One of the better visual representations of the distinction...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:36:00 -0400

One of the better visual representations of the distinction between Product, User Interface, and the notoriously slippery User Experience.

How to Shape your UX Job

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:20:00 -0400

How to Shape your UX Job:

Patrick Neeman is the Director of User Experience with Jobvite. Patrick runs the UX Drinking Game, and also runs a blog, Usability Counts, that covers topics such as User Experience, Social Media, and Web Marketing.

Just launched an update to the Magento Connect menu. The...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:34:00 -0400

Just launched an update to the Magento Connect menu. The previous navigation loaded the big “suckerfish” full width drop down immediately. In practice, the navigation was obscuring the content.

The solution we came up with was to have the menu load only when a user “dwelled” on a top level menu. Only then does the sub-menu load. Started with a 1.3 sec delay, now dropping it to 0.75 sec.

Really proud of the customization of Google Site Search that we...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:29:00 -0400

Really proud of the customization of Google Site Search that we just launched on Magento.com. The team worked hard to customize the raw XML feed from Google (not as flexible as you might think) and replace the clunky search experience we had previously.

Some cool features:

The tabbed categories that refine the search results
the elevator menu that tracks with the scroll
the really cool “infinite scroll” with a unique vertical paging

My team rocks.

The UX of Plans and Pricing

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:11:00 -0500

The UX of Plans and Pricing:

This is a good article on “Plans & Pricing” that is very specific to SaaS solutions. Really worth a read for both Marketing folks and Designers.

Thanks to my UX bro Jon Fox for the link.

Sometimes Paper prototyping can help solve a lot of problems....

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:50:00 -0500

Sometimes Paper prototyping can help solve a lot of problems. This session helped me determine that the management of a gift registry (as a separate experience from the creation and management of wishlists) was not necessary in a mobile experience.

More sticky notes! Faster!

Ground up user experience design for Magento Connect, the...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:41:00 -0400

Ground up user experience design for Magento Connect, the largest eCommerce extension marketplace in the world.

The Promotional Video can be viewed on YouTube http://youtu.be/9eL9dIVzjj8

Wireframe and interaction model for an extension detail page on...

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:02:00 -0400

Wireframe and interaction model for an extension detail page on Magento Connect

Wireframe and interaction model for the Results page and faceted...

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:01:00 -0400

Wireframe and interaction model for the Results page and faceted navigation on Magento Connect

Wireframe created in the UX phase of development for Magento...

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:00:00 -0400

Wireframe created in the UX phase of development for Magento Connect

"eBay said that Magento will join the company’s new X.Commerce initiative. X.Commerce is eBay’s..."

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:00:00 -0400

“eBay said that Magento will join the company’s new X.Commerce initiative. X.Commerce is eBay’s integrated open source platform group …”

- Mashable Article: eBay acquires Magento

Hired as Director of User Experience for Magento.com....

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:39:00 -0400

Hired as Director of User Experience for Magento.com. Responsible for the UX of all Magento properties and products.

Southern California Edison - Developed an awareness campaign and...

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:34:00 -0400

Southern California Edison - Developed an awareness campaign and social strategy to encourage EV owners to contact SCE in the vehicle purchase process to get smart rates plans for charging electric vehicles.

User Interface for the xfinity control apps on iPad and iPhone

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:34:00 -0500

User Interface for the xfinity control apps on iPad and iPhone

Coburn Hawk ∞ UX

More video of the main stage. This was just one part of the...

Video of the amazing projection mapping stage at the Magento...

Minimum Viable Product – Maximum Viable Design

Tonima Das, one of the best hires I ever made.

A tale of caution: How Yahoo squandered Flickr

The Imagine 2012 conference was a huge success. It was...

One of the better visual representations of the distinction...

How to Shape your UX Job

Just launched an update to the Magento Connect menu. The...

Really proud of the customization of Google Site Search that we...

The UX of Plans and Pricing

Sometimes Paper prototyping can help solve a lot of problems....

Ground up user experience design for Magento Connect, the...

Wireframe and interaction model for an extension detail page on...

Wireframe and interaction model for the Results page and faceted...

Wireframe created in the UX phase of development for Magento...

"eBay said that Magento will join the company’s new X.Commerce initiative. X.Commerce is eBay’s..."

Hired as Director of User Experience for Magento.com....

Southern California Edison - Developed an awareness campaign and...

User Interface for the xfinity control apps on iPad and iPhone