Jesse James GarrettEffective communication is a key factor in the success of your product. ✨ Jesse James Garrett (2010). Elements of User Experience,The: User-Centered Design for the Web and B… ▶373LifeTruth
Jesse James GarrettGiving something your time isn't the same as giving it your attention.376Time
Jesse James GarrettAlso, if nothing else, writing this book has really changed the way I experience bookstores. I have a whole different appreciation for the amount of work packed into even the slim… ▶323LifeReading
Jesse James GarrettAjax is an important development for Web applications, and its importance is only going to grow.347Humor
Jesse James GarrettA good designer can create a design that accommodates all the constraints and still delivers an elegant, satisfying experience to the user. A great designer can go beyond this and… ▶293Life
Jesse James GarrettAjax isn't a technology. It's really several technologies, each flourishing in its own right, coming together in powerful new ways.282Politics
Jesse James GarrettI'm not sure that you can say definitively that some roles are better filled by consultants, but I would say that some projects are better handled by consultants. ✨ Talking … ▶232Humanity
Jesse James GarrettAt Adaptive Path, we've been doing our own work with Ajax over the last several months, and we're realizing we've only scratched the surface of the rich interaction and responsive… ▶265Love
Jesse James GarrettIf you need to take a step back from day-to-day operations and plot out the long-term direction of your user experience strategy, consultants can give you a perspective you can't … ▶299Life
Jesse James GarrettMy job involves a lot of different skills now - I'm as much entrepreneur and management consultant as anything else these days - but IA is still my favorite part of the work I do.… ▶277Death
Jesse James GarrettBut despite the universality of URLs, we often forget that they're not just a handy way to address network resources. They're also valuable communication tools.257Humor
Jesse James GarrettGoogle is making a huge investment in developing the Ajax approach.2610Time
Jesse James GarrettBuilding technical systems involves a lot of hard work and specialized knowledge: languages and protocols, coding and debugging, testing and refactoring.216Truth
Jesse James GarrettContent is often the reason users come to your site.2310Reading
Jesse James GarrettBut the best teams I've encountered have one important thing in common: their team structure and processes cover a full range of distinct competencies necessary for success.134Thought
Jesse James GarrettUser-centered design means understanding what your users need, how they think, and how they behave - and incorporating that understanding into every aspect of your process.148Thought
Jesse James GarrettAs much as we may want to withdraw into a world of pure problem solving, we have to acknowledge that the most successful architectures are the ones you can actually convince someo… ▶148Death
Jesse James GarrettProblems with visual design can turn users off so quickly that they never discover all the smart choices you made with navigation or interaction design.148Time
