UX design and COVID-19
Companies attitudes toward UX design and COVID-19 has changed. So has customer behaviour. Are companies keeping up? What can they do?
Is it OK to burn professional bridges?
Even though it depends on which bridge you may be burning I believe you should live by your professional principles most importantly. Sure some personal principles crossover but let’s call them professional principles for now. These are the principles that you live by, the principles that build or form your character. The things the people
UX – Good User Research and UX doesn’t always win
Even the best and most convincing User research doesn't always get a project moving in the right direction. There is a point where you have to realise that those companies, groups or people have to go through the process of failing before being ready to be helped.
The power of routine – which is best for your creativity?
I recently had a fellow professional on LinkedIn ask me this question “what would you say is the best preparation/routine in the morning in order to have a creative day? What are your thoughts on the power of routine?“. By the time I finished typing the response I realised that I really should be sharing
UX – Web Form Design mistakes not to make
The usability and design of web forms is not a new topic but it remains a relevant one. Why? Because there are still many sites out there that make the user experience that much more difficult for a web visitor. To strike a balance between a good and bad user experience when it comes to web forms is
UX – 5 Good User Experience Techniques for User Interface Design
Everyone has their own approach to User Interface Design (UID) and it can be very subjective. Technology, current trends, a targeted audience and more can have a strong influence on what the eventual design ends up being. Many designers (let’s flippantly put everyone all in the same hat for a brief moment – in advance I ask for
UX – Techniques or Definitions User Experience Professionals should use
What I mean by that is the techniques used by User Experience Professionals to gather the research and data that the deliverable is based upon. For example, individual interview techniques are not well suited for medium to larger groups of people. It’s not an effective use of thought process energy or time and it would take too
UX – Wireframes, Mockups and Prototypes
Unless you work in a purely creative environment such as a web agency you may have experienced this at some point in your career in User Experience. One of the biggest misconceptions and challenges fellow professionals can have in the office, in general, is how they incorrectly reference the tasks a UX designer does. Many times I’ve had people
UX – 4 Tough Challenges in User Experience you can overcome
Ask anyone proficient in User Experience what they think the biggest challenge they face in their role is and you’ll get a myriad of different replies. User Experience of course focuses entirely on the user. Without the user, User Experience (UX) effectively becomes irrelevant. However with the insurmountable amount of products that are on sale today, they all have
UX – User Testing, do you need it for your project?
UX – User Testing, do you need it for your project? This article sheds light on the subject.