16/05/2018
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“In short, GDPR will make privacy a mandatory design principle–and, in doing so, may redefine the profession.” Great article on why designers should care about the GDPR. Because it makes us rembember that we are designing products for people not … Continue reading
12/05/2018
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"Our acceptance of seemingly autonomous voice assistants will depend on trust. And trust demands being able to distinguish when we’re talking to a human and when we’re talking to an AI.”https://t.co/xFEqIY0qE4 — Anna Dahlström (@annadahlstrom) May 12, 2018 See also: … Continue reading
09/05/2018
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I think we now go really deep into the uncanny valley. I think it is of psychological and also sociological relevance that we know if we speak to another human or a machine.The point is, it may be perceived as … Continue reading
07/05/2018
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Good explanation on why checking you analytics data is important before you decide on UX priorities: You can check if previously observed behavior occurs frequently for many visitors, so if eg usability evaluation observations are truly indicative of your entire … Continue reading
15/04/2018
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Could not agree more. It’s the core ogf it all. And again, it’s fundamentally social. It’s not about whether your organization values “design.” It’s about whether your organization truly values *humans.* — Kim Goodwin (@kimgoodwin) April 14, 2018
18/03/2018
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Things to keep in mind (eg when using personas) I need oxygen, but that’s not my goal. https://t.co/hvnm84AzJD — Alan Cooper (@MrAlanCooper) March 17, 2018 Related/see also: https://www.guerillagirl.de/2017/09/04/about-users-goals-goals-%E2%89%A0-tasks/
14/03/2018
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This made me giggle, and thinking of my last hotel experience. Every new hotel room is like a whole gift basket full of bad UX examples. — Kim Goodwin (@kimgoodwin) February 26, 2018
13/03/2018
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via GIPHY This is a great podcast episode. I’ve once heard that in gym and I was like: yes! This is how to build “empathy” or a feeling of an “ally” who must solve a problem and you want to … Continue reading
13/03/2018
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Just stumbled again upon this quote: “Our studies showed that ads that pop up in new browser windows hurt a site’s credibility. This makes sense; people usually go to Web sites with goals in mind, and they expect the site … Continue reading
12/03/2018
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Charles Eames: “Never delegate understanding.” — Johnnie Manzari (@johnnie) March 10, 2018
11/03/2018
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Credibility is a very important factor in both: Human to human Interaction, but also when we interact with computers/technology. Unfortunately, the factor is often neglected in the latter. As credibility is attributed to others, it is a subjectively perceived and … Continue reading
07/03/2018
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Ever yelled at your computer? Congrats! You’re in good company applying social responses to inanimate things. We as humans are wired to be social creatures. And even digital products may trigger social responses and you might not even be aware … Continue reading
07/03/2018
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This article speaks to my heart. So much true words. “The split of the design teams into researchers and designers might be hampering effective software development. To truly understand the user, designers need to develop empathy. They, and other team … Continue reading
05/03/2018
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Do you ever find it challenging to explain to people what you do? You are not alone, see how others do it:
05/03/2018
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It doesn’t matter what tools you use, whether you can code, whether you think everyone’s a designer, whether you use effn personas, whether you research or not. What matters is those three questions. 10 — Alan Cooper (@MrAlanCooper) March 5, … Continue reading
28/02/2018
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So true: “People don’t care about your product or brand. They care about themselves. That’s something that you can and should embrace when you build products.” Donna Lichaw. The User’s Journey: Storymapping Products That People Love. 2016, Rosenfeld Media.
10/02/2018
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Perfect for your field research, interviews, observations and shadowing: Once more for the weekend crew: top tips for iPhone filming, on a wallet-sized card. Made for BBC staff, but you can save this too. #mojo pic.twitter.com/9DIkS6ndBj — marc blank-settle (@MarcSettle) … Continue reading
29/01/2018
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“Can we change the conversation from trying to tweak and improve the existing steps that we have to challenge why we have any of these steps? Can we start again from day zero with this whole journey?” […] That was … Continue reading
05/01/2018
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Well, maybe I’m a little bit late to this 2014 party – but hell yes, look at this! Imagine you are in the dressing room/cabin of a clothing store and something does not fit and you want to try different … Continue reading
18/12/2017
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Looking forward to this. „VisualSitemaps automatically generates beautiful visual sitemaps + high-resolution screenshots of any site or app, making it fast and easy to perform in-depth site audits for UI, UX, SEO, and marketing research.“ https://visualsitemaps.com/