In the land of ubiquitous user experience designers, the man with the biggest job title is still king.
Title: The Rise of UX Leadership Context: The only thing worse than a CEO who doesn’t care about user experience? One who does. Synopsis: “No one understands us!” is the plaintive cry of the lowly user experience designer trying desperately … Continued
Happiness can be learned. Still no cure for miserable pricks.
Title: How One Company Taught Its Employees How To Be Happier, And What Happened Next Context: How do you get to your happy place? Practice, practice, practice. Synopsis: Happiness and work do not always go hand in hand. And that’s … Continued
Which came first, the Internet of Everything or the Egg Minder?
Title: Could This Idiotic Product Help “The Internet Of Things” Go Mainstream? Context: This is the internet. This is your eggs on the internet. Synopsis: The internet has revolutionized communication, information, economics, individual freedom, and now, eggs. Yes, for far … Continued
Trying to teach old software new UI tricks.
Title: Adium Reborn Context: Unsolicited (and attractive) redesign of a communication software stalwart. Synopsis: It seems like everyone is jumping on the redesign bandwagon these days. A couple of designers take on the task of updating the dated, yet functional, … Continued
What am I a clown? Do I make you laugh? (Curious, because actually I’m a UX designer.)
Title: Want to be a better storyteller? Learn from a comedian Context: Who has 2 thumbs and tells stories for a living? This guy. Except you should do that. With your own thumbs. And also substitute “girl” for “guy” if … Continued
What is the UX of your car? Besides “why the hell won’t you start you dumb son of a bitch?!?!”
Title: Tesla’s Groundbreaking UX: An interview with User Interface Manager Brennan Boblett Context: Now even your car has a responsive UI. Still no cure for the flat tire. Synopsis: Buttons, knobs, and dials. There has been no part of modern … Continued
2014: The Year of UX. Or CX. Or IxD. Or XXX. No matter what, there’s going to be some X involved somewhere.
Title: The Top UX Predictions for 2014 Context: It’s a new year. Why wait to see what it has in store for you when someone else can tell you. Synopsis: Welcome to the future ladies and gentlemen. As we cross … Continued
I got 99 features (on my backlog) but ain’t saying no to 1.
Title: Product Strategy Means Saying No Context: “No” means “no”. Except when planning a product. In which case no one ever says “no”. Synopsis: The reasons to put that new feature in your product are endless. “Customers are demanding it!” … Continued
What will 2014 hold for the designer vs developer sibling rivalry? More bitching and moaning apparently.
Title: UX designer or developer: Who will be king in 2014? Context: Nothing like the festive season of brotherly love to discuss who is going to get their butt kicked in the new year. Synopsis: Designers or developers? C’mon, pick … Continued
The only constant in life in change. Oh, and users’ hatred of said change.
Title: Users don’t hate change. They hate you. Context: Redesign all you want. Just know that people are probably going to hate you for it. Synopsis: All redesign is done with nothing but the best of intentions. Old designs get … Continued
Good UX: Don’t do it for your users…Do it for the cash money! CHA-CHING!
Title: How Design And User Experience Translates To The Bottom Line Context: What have your UX designers done for you lately? How about made you a boatload of cash. Synopsis: User experience has traditionally been the underwear gnome of the … Continued
Making your software so simple a drunk person could use it should make for some fun user testing.
Title: Cognitive Overhead, Or Why Your Product Isn’t As Simple As You Think Context: Making software is hard. Using software better not be. Synopsis: 8 billion features later you don’t have a piece of user-friendly software, you have a usability … Continued
#ux iota: Creativity is no laughing matter.
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What is the opposite of skeumorphism? This kick-ass 3d interface, that’s what.
Title: Apple Skeuomorphism Reconstructed In 3-D Context: Think about the most colossal waste of time you ever engaged in when you were in college…now remember how awesome that was. Synopsis: Ever have one of those days were you’re just not … Continued
#ux iota: Shpigler the Shark don’t need no stinking Jabber.
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