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  • June 4, 2015 • Digital, Service Design • Views: 5535

    The Digital Sixth Sense

    Which came first: Technology or UX/UI? I was having a conversation about UI/UX recently with a friend who has made this very much her professional career, which got me thinking about a question: Which came first: Technology or UX/UI? At...

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  • May 8, 2015 • Design • Views: 7075

    UX: 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 Experience Design. Taking a...

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  • March 23, 2015 • Uncategorized, UX Methodology • Views: 5117

    What 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 as well!...

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  • March 15, 2015 • Funny ux • Views: 5589

    Sh!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 true UX designer would be...

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  • February 19, 2015 • Business Strategy • Views: 97526

    BA 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 professions. Hosted by UXPA and IIBA,...

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  • January 22, 2015 • Business Strategy, Design • Views: 5825

    UX 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 time when people lived...

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  • December 22, 2014 • Funny ux • Views: 8037

    Ryanair: 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 use the airline regularly. For years...

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  • December 10, 2014 • UX Methodology • Views: 7644

    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 broad: What is User Experience...

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  • November 25, 2014 • Analytics, Data & Visualization • Views: 4421

    Ode to Data Visualisation

    Data visualisation: One of my favorite buzz words in the industry. As a former visual designer and current information architect, I feel magnetically drawn to the art of data visualisation. To quote one of the visualisation masters of our...

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  • November 25, 2014 • Analytics, Data & Visualization • Views: 4066

    How UX Can Add Value to Analytics

    The key role that UX has in working with Analytics is adding the element of the “User”. A User Experience designers’ job is to understand what the needs are of the user and the business, as well as take into account the context in...

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