Articles & Papers
Luke Wroblewski's writings feature interface design insights, tips, research, and more.

Strategy with Design at OK/Cancel
	What's changed in the last several years that gave designers a seat at the boardroom table and why do we have technology and information overload to thank for it?

Developing the Invisible at UXmatters
	For a designer whitespace and alignment is often just as important as the content on a page.

Live by the Mockup, Die by the Mockup at UXmatters
	The mockup can either sell your design or plummet you into a cyclical tunnel of churn. That's why, like it or not, interface designers often live and die by the mockup.

Small Multiples Within a User Interface at UXmatters
	Many interface design problems are actually information design problems. As a result, interface designers can leverage information design solutions like small multiples.

Blog Interface Design 2.0
	There’s often a wealth of information found deep within blog archives and comments. This article looks at ways to bring that content forward.

So the Necessary May Speak at UXmatters
	A tutorial on how to simplify by eliminating unnecessary interface elements so that the necessary may speak.

AJAX & Interface Design
	As a flurry of interest in AJAX (asynchronous Javascript and XML) sweeps the Web, it’s worthwhile to consider the design implications of this technology lest we end up with “Skip AJAX” in the future.

Web Application Solutions: A Designer’s Guide (PDF)
	A guide that helps designers, product managers, and business owners evaluate some of the most popular Web application presentation layer solutions available today (Flash, DHTML, AJAX, Java, Smart Clients, and more).

Web Application Form Design
	Variations in the alignment of input fields, labels, calls to action, and their surrounding visual elements can support or impair different aspects of user behavior.

Natural Selections: Colors Found in Nature and Interface Design at Boxes & Arrows
	Naturally occurring color combinations have the potential to distinguish, guide, engage, and inspire.

Lessons of Three Dimensions for the Web
	There are plenty of ways our perception of Web content and interactions could be enhanced with lessons from the third dimension.

Interface Design Discussions at 37Signals
	A collection of Luke' Wroblewski's interface design related posts at 37Signals' Signal vs. Noise.

Visible Narratives: Understanding Visual Organization
	A primer on the visual organization of web pages, which condenses the core principles of functional aesthetics.

Understanding Your Web Audience
	A detailed understanding of your target audience provides you with an effective metric by which to evaluate all your design decisions.

The Pursuit of Interface Design Simplicity
	Why is the process of making things easy so challenging, and what can we do not to stray from the path to simplicity?

Research Papers

Design Considerations for Web-based Applications
	This paper outlines a set of guidelines for web-based applications interfaces, which fuse translated client-application guidelines and re-purposed Web usability guidelines.

Web-Based Information Management: An Open Portal Interface Solution
	OPIE is a way of managing multiple web-accessible information sources within a single, highly customizable interface.

Resources