What makes a great UX designer?
I’ve recently noticed a lot of different articles being written about what a UX designer is, and in honor of improving peoples experiences, I thought I’d throw in my two cents as well. Let’s start...
View ArticleRyanair: A User Experience
The first time I flew RyanAir, I vowed never to fly it again. Alas, with their unbeatable prices and remote “Stockholm” airport located so close to my parents farm, I fell prey to their trap and now...
View ArticleHow to Evaluate and Improve your Interface
Websites and apps all have an interface. This interface is your golden ticket to the front row seat, literally directly facing the user. It is where the user comes to digitally interact with your...
View ArticleUX and the Evolution of Advertising
Advertising. Many have developed a sort of Love Hate relationship with this word…I know I have. No one likes having their time be robbed by advertisers. It might be hard to believe now, but there was a...
View ArticleBA vs. UX: The Great Debate
I recently attended the event User Experience & Business Analysis, hosted by UXPA and IIBA. The event was centered on the tensions and cohesions between business analysis and user experience...
View ArticleGeneration Z and the Digital world
Allow me to introduce to you the new generation: Gen Z. This is generation that was born with an ipad in its hands. They have never known a world without the internet, cellphones or selfies, and are...
View ArticleSh!t Interaction Designers Say
Here is a hilarious little video about the jargon UX designers use, made by a group of designers (I’m assuming). Yes, designers are all guilty of using this lingo. Funnily enough I’d say the test of a...
View ArticleRethinking the Driving Experience: Mercedes-Benz Concept Car
When I lived in Indiana, I fell prey to the automotive lifestyle. Maybe it was the lack of sidewalks in the mid west, maybe it was my laziness, but I drove my car everywhere I needed to go. With my...
View ArticleWhat the #$%@ is UX Design?
Here is a great little video done by UXMastery.com in which they explain not only what UX Design is, but also why you should learn more about it, regardless of your job. Love the animated sketch notes...
View ArticleUX: A New Fad or an Old Heritage?
“Study the past if you would define the future.” ― Confucius Is User Experience just a fad? As a UX practitioner, naturally I would argue no. But I will back up my argument with a brief history of User...
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