How Agile and UX can work together
The UX process and the Scrum sprint format don’t naturally sync together. Like a relationship, you have to work at it for both parties to be happy.
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Some expanded thoughts on UX issues
Avoid jobs advertised as “UI/UX Designer”
Jobs such as "UI/UX Designer" are often advertised in France and some other countries - but you should think twice before applying even if you have a background...
Playing Top Trumps with UX
Do you remember the card game Top Trumps, where you beat your opponent’s hand with a card that outranks it in some capacity? Well, in UX you can play a ve...
Good UX should bridge the divide between online and offline worlds
User experience (UX) is a convergence of many disciplines. It goes beyond making something just easy to use or visually pleasing, but looks after all the aspect...
Icon design with useful redundancy
Using redundancy in design is vital when conveying critical information. In this icon project I added features that would help the meaning of the symbol survive...
Fighting bad typography research
When you hear claims which are radically different from the established body of research, you should rightly be sceptical - here we go two rounds with some rogu...
3 website designs in harmony with their content
It's quite satisfying when a website manages to reflect its subject matter fully through its visual design. Here are 3 sites that achieve this special kind of h...
When UI design goes rogue
User interface design and usability is usually a good thing, but what if UI design is used to push people into doing the opposite of what they wanted?
Extreme remote usability testing
I recently carried out some remote user testing using my firm’s video conferencing facilities. Usually when I do remote testing, I phone the test particip...
Evaluating the Apple iPad
Now, I’m quite sceptical when it come to Apple computers. Fans of Apple usually claim that they are easier to use than Windows PCs, and some people I know...