I came across the awkward silences podcast a few weeks ago and since then I am a bit of a fan: So if you’re into user research it might be interesting for you too :)
01/04/2022
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04/03/2022
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There is no contradiction of “easy to use” vs “easy to build”
I wrote easy to use as it sounded better in the headline but what I really meant is actually a good user’s experience. The whole thread is good starting here: I couldn’t agree more! If we think too narrow or … Continue reading
16/02/2022
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The Agile Frankenstein
Always worth a re-read: User Story Mapping by Jeff Patton with the foreword by Alan Cooper where this excerpt is from.
11/02/2022
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Comparing user goals and business goals side by side to show the gaps
When listening to the latest NN/g podcast episode 18 (“Presenting UX Work in a compelling way”) I noticed this phrase from David Glazier. When asked for advice for eg prepare for a presentation or prepare for upcoming research he said … Continue reading
08/09/2021
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Missing: Female UX role models
… yep this is a very good question and part of the problem aka missing role models for young female interaction designers (surprise: this problem also appears in science) as this perception of a male dominated field will influence their … Continue reading
05/09/2021
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Partizipative Forschungsansätze – auch für uns im Interaction Design relevant
nur kurz, da gerade frisch gehört und für gut befunden: ich habe gerade eine sehr spannende Podcastfolge von Technology Review über partizipative Forschung gehört. Lustigerweise habe ich darüber auch gerade viel Input in dem Modul Community Psychology bekommen. Dazu hoffentlich … Continue reading
18/04/2021
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Cupertino, we have a problem
Apple’s health app calls upcoming menstruation a “highlight“. Dare I say it: this is not a highlight for most women.So while I don’t think things like this are happening on an intentional basis it is a very good example of … Continue reading
15/02/2021
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What can a system do – and what can’t it do?
“Technologists have a responsibility to help people form accurate mental models of changing technologies.” – Bowles, Cennydd (2018). Future Ethics (p. 113). NowNext Press.
04/02/2021
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What to pay user research participants?
A question which comes up a lot: What should we pay for research incentives these days? This calculator might help to get an idea: https://ethn.io/incentives/calculator Made a new research incentive calculator based on the conceptual framework of Run-DMC and data … Continue reading
02/02/2021
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Storytelling is a design tool
Tonight I attended a panel discussion about Storytelling for User Experience with Whitney Quesenbery, Andrew Merryweather, Karina Van Schaardenburg and Julia Goga-Cooke (moderation) and it was great – so here are a few quick notes/quotes from it I’d love to … Continue reading
13/12/2020
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Lorrie Cranor: The (lacking) usability of privacy interfaces.
Watch Lorrie Cranors very interesting keynote about designing useful and usable privacy interfaces. She talks in depth about the use of icons related to privacy settings and what to consider. This keynote was held at the on the annual conference … Continue reading
29/04/2020
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Accessibility Maze
This is a great resource for learning some basic accessibility principles. “For people who do not experience barriers, it can be difficult to empathize with the challenges that people with disabilities often face when navigating the Web. The Accessibility Maze … Continue reading
28/04/2020
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The Tarots Cards of Tech
“The Tarot Cards of tech are a set of provocations designed to help creators more fully consider the impact of technology” – Love it. http://tarotcardsoftech.artefactgroup.com/ via Molly
08/11/2019
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Presenting design
'The fidelity of the presentation should match the fidelity of the thinking' – Bill Buxton. Even if your team has a fancy design system & prototyping kit, use this guide when thinking about what kind of UI to bring into … Continue reading
23/07/2019
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Content = UX
Content is UX. Data is UX. If you have badly structured data, trying to correct it in the UI will lead to bad UX. — Pavel A. Samsonov (@PavelASamsonov) March 25, 2019
09/07/2019
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Security and UX: Don’t blame the users
A very good read by Albrecht Schmidt (LMU Munich) about security and UX >> Don’t Blame the User: Toward Means for Usable and Practical Authentication “[…]When the user comes to use a service for the first time, many companies require … Continue reading
18/06/2019
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Accessible means usable
“Often designers use color as a method to identify if a form control is required. When a user moves into the form field or moves out of the form field, the form control changes to a red color. This method … Continue reading
10/06/2019
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UX Camp Europe 2019 Session: Friend or foe? Lessons learned from human-to-human interaction
After UX Camp Europe Berlin being around for 10 years now (Happy Birthday!), I finally made it this year and got a ticket. I always wanted to go there and looked jealously at Berlin when I was still living in … Continue reading
07/06/2019
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Computer rage
30/05/2019
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Alan Cooper at interaction18
Worth watching. “We need to stand up, and stand together. Not in opposition but as a light shining in a dark room. Because if we don’t, we stand to lose everything. We need to harness our technology for good and … Continue reading