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 Working as an in-house (a.k.a. client-side) UX professional can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be very lonely, frustrating and damn right infuriating at times. As someone who has spent most of their UX career working in-house I thought it be useful to share what I think some of the key things are for making it as an in-house UXer. . . . Read more  Joseph Addison (an English author, playwright, politician and all round lover of the written word) once said that, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” In which case give your mind the exercise it craves by picking up some good UX books and get reading. There are tons of UX books out there so to help get you started I’ve listed some that I think are particularly good for any aspiring UXers out there. . . . Read more  In a previous article I listed 10 common UX mistakes to avoid and outlined how to go about side stepping each one. Well like a modern day Hollywood franchise I’m back with 10 more because all good things need a sequel and it seemed a shame for so many important UX mistakes to be left on the proverbial cutting room floor. . . . Read more  According to George Bernard Shaw, “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing”. Whilst making mistakes might certainly make you more honourable, avoiding them will make you infinitely smugger so to this end I’ve listed 10 common UX mistakes to avoid and outlined how you might go about side stepping each one. . . . Read more  What makes a good UX designer? It’s an important question, not just for current and aspiring UX designers, but also for those looking to hire a UX designer and for those working with UX designers. In this article I outline some of the skills, characteristics and qualities that in my opinion a good UX designer should possess and discuss what it is that I think really makes for a good UX designer. . . . Read more  Good enough design is about making a design as simple and as streamlined as it can possibly be, whilst still being good enough to meet the demands of users. It’s about getting more (or at least the same) from less. In this article I discuss some examples of good enough design and walk through some steps that you can take to create a design that’s simple, streamlined and good enough to meet the demands of your users. . . . Read more  There are all sorts of user experience related myths, misconceptions and down right mis-truths out there. All UXers use Macs; you’ve got to wear skinny jeans to be a real UX designer; Jakob Nielsen has declared the letter ‘C’ to unusable, to name but a few. Here are some of the most common UX myths that I’ve had to deal with and why they’re simply not true. . . . Read more  Unfortunately for a lot of organisations UX design is still seen as an unnecessary luxury. An important part of any UX professional’s job is therefore being able to sell UX, so I thought it would be useful to share what I’ve found to be effective at getting those user experience refuseniks to ‘see the light’. . . . Read more  It’s not just on Safari that you need to beware of hippos – you can find them in board rooms, golf courses and offices all around the world. Of course I’m not talking about the sort of hippos that like water holes, can often be found in zoos and are apparently always hungry. I’m talking about the highest paid people and their opinions. . . . Read more |
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