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24
Feb 2010

Mobile Devices and Context of Use

Here’s an example of what not to do in UI… Consider this low-cost “pay-as-you-go” cellular phone from SFR in France.  It seems to work fine..

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24
Feb 2010

Yu Centrik at various events

Joëlle Stemp from Yu Centrik, was a presenter at WebEducation, a monthly Quebec government event directed at web analysts, on February 18th. Title of the..

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13
Jan 2010

The Virtual, the Ambient and the Minimalist

During a recent reorganization of my apartment, while I was replacing my many CDs, DVDs and books in the bookshelves, I realized that at least..

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23
Dec 2009

Merry Christmas!

It’s almost the end of the year. Despite the recession, 2009 has been an exciting year full of challenging projects and hard work. We’re taking..

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26
Nov 2009

Emirates Ranks Highest In International Airline Web Site Localization Study

This year the User Experience Alliance (UXalliance), a global network of leading user research firms, celebrated World Usability Day by unveiling the preliminary findings of..

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26
Nov 2009

Handbook of Global User Research

Edited by Robert Schumacher, the Handbook of Global User Research is the first book to focus on global user research. The book collects insight from..

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13
Oct 2009

Yu Centrik speaking at Cleverbridge networking event

Jay Virdyarthi User Experience Designer & Research Coordinator at Yu Centrik will be a speaker at Cleverbridge’s  Networking Event which will be held in Montreal,..

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24
Sep 2009

Yu Centrik: Canadian Partner of UXalliance

Montreal, September 24th 2009 – Yu Centrik, an independent firm specialized in usability and user experience, is proud to announce its partnership with UXalliance. UXalliance..

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10
Aug 2009

New Major Projects

We are proud to announce several new projects with Cirque du Soleil, TD Insurance, Intuit Canada and Taleo. These projects each involve a user-centered approach;..

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08
May 2009

Safe zone in web browsers

As a usability consulting firm, we perform a lot of usability tests on websites. One of the methods we use involves remote testing. Remote testing..

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