Interesting UX Resources and a Snapshot of the Job Market

We find a lot of interesting articles from other sites and publications, and share some of the better ones through our email list. And some of the other sites, Smashing Magazine particularly, regularly share links to our articles, so we think it’s time to return the favor.

Articles from around the Web

5 Ways That Your Crappy Co-Worker Is Like A Crappy UI
^{Cliff Kuang writing for Co.DESIGN}
It’s not just a silly question: by asking ourselves what we demand of people we work with, we can better understand what we should demand of UIs.

Me, My Money, and My Devices
^{Ignacio Mas writing for Technology Review}
Technology has yet to fundamentally change how we think about money. As the mobile Internet begins to take financial control out of the hands of bank tellers and regulators, innovators are connecting us to our money in new ways.

Redefining Hick’s Law
^{Jason Gross writing for Smashing Magazine}
What we think we understand about Hick’s Law, which describes the time a person takes to make a decision based on the number of available choices, is oversimplified and incomplete. It’s time to more deeply investigate what Hick’s Law can do for Web design.

Usability Is King For Your Product. Here’s How We Can Finally Measure It
^{Roderick McMullin writing for Co.DESIGN}
Businesses live and die by the usability of their services, but how do they know when there’s a serious problem? Here’s a simple metric that indicates when more investment in usabilty is called for.

The Ugly Truth: Why Beautiful Wins in 2012
^{Edward Aten of Swift.fm writing for GigaOM}
Most of the services we saw explode in 2011 aren’t measured in a Klout score. Instead, they focused on enhancing the quality of our emotional connections with each other.

How To Deliver Exceptional Client Service
^{Jeremy Girard writing for Smashing Magazine}
We often hear companies, including Web agencies, boast about how they provide exceptional client service. But how do they define exceptional?

A Snapshot of the UX Job Market

There’s much to be learned about UX by looking at the aggregate of many things. Sometimes you learn more about UX trends by looking at the aggregate of what people are choosing to write about than you would by reading any individual blog post or article.

We think the same is also true of UX job postings. You may not be job hunting right now, but it’s still interesting to look at recent job postings in aggregate to see where the jobs are, what the positions are called, and what sorts of companies have the openings. And although you may not be looking for a job, you may know someone who is.