Jeff Johnson
Live Public Presentations
UXPA 2026, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Course: Designing with the Mind in Mind: the Psychological Basis for UI Design Guidelines, June 22, 9:00-12:00
HCII 2026, Montreal, Canada
- Course: Designing with the Mind in Mind, July 27, 8:30-12:30
- Course: Designing Technology for an Aging Population, July 28, 13:30-17:30
Recorded Presentations and Courses
- Talks at Google: Designing User Interfaces for an Aging Population, 2018
- L.A.S.E.R. Talks at USF: Designing Technology for an Aging Population, 2020
- USF Fromm Institute: Technology for an Aging World, 2020
- Interaction Design Foundation: How to Design for an Aging Population, 2022
- Interaction Design Foundation: How to Design with the Mind in Mind, 2022
- Interaction Design Foundation: Conceptual Models: A Guide to Intuitive Design, 2022
Podcast Interviews
Tech-Enhanced Life
- Podcast Interview: Designing Technology for an Aging Population, posted July 17, 2019
Adobe Wireframe Podcast
- Podcast Interview: Why Can't Dad Unmute Himself on Zoom?, posted July 27, 2020
The Informed Life Podcast
- Podcast Interview: Design for Aging, posted October 11, 2020
Boomer Living Senior Living Podcast
- Video (8 mins): How To Make Technology Work Better For Older Adults, posted July 28, 2021
- Audio (37 mins): How To Make Technology Work Better For Older Adults, posted July 28, 2021
Content Wrangler
- Video: Reading is Unnatural: Jeff Johnson on why we should be designing content with the mind in mind, posted Mar 31, 2022
Not Born Yesterday
- Podcast Interview: Technology for the Mature, posted June 23, 2023
Our Books:
Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Guidelines (3rd ed.). An introduction to cognitive and perceptual psychology for software designers and developers. Now in its 3rd edition.
Designing User Interfaces for an Aging Population: Towards Universal Design. Rationale and guidelines for designing technology so as not to exclude the almost 40% of the population that is over 50.
Conceptual Models: Core to the Design of Interactive Applications. User interfaces are simpler and more task-focused when designers start by constructing a conceptual model of the intended application. This book explains what conceptual models are, how to construct them, and why they are valuable.
GUI Bloopers 2.0: Common User Interface Design Don’ts and Dos. A completely-updated second edition of the original GUI Bloopers, published in 2007. Available at most booksellers, including: