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Remote User Research & Usability Methods

[email protected] | Anna Lurchenko
post authorAnna Lurchenko

Anna Lurchenko
Anna Iurchenko is a UX Designer and Sketchnoter. She is driven to create products that improve people’s day to day life. She is working at Stanfy where she helps clients create meaningful and engaging user experiences for their customers. Anna loves to visualize ideas, and sketching serves her as the great tool for connecting her mind and creativity. Keep up with her on Medium or Twitter.

The Top UX Predictions for 2016

[email protected] | UX Magazine Staff
post authorUX Magazine Staff

UX Magazine Staff
UX Magazine was created to be a central, one-stop resource for everything related to user experience. Our primary goal is to provide a steady stream of current, informative, and credible information about UX and related fields to enhance the professional and creative lives of UX practitioners and those exploring the field. Our content is driven and created by an impressive roster of experienced professionals who work in all areas of UX and cover the field from diverse angles and perspectives.

15 Website Accessibility Tips That Increase Everyone’s Engagement

[email protected] | Rashaud Brooks
post authorRashaud Brooks

Rashaud Brooks
Rashaud Brooks, ChannelNet’s UX/UI Director, is responsible for championing the strategy for user experience (UX) design disciplines across all new and existing client programs. Adept at directing the design of web interfaces, he knows how to cater to the needs of all stakeholders: corporate users and brand owners, dealers, retailers and end consumers. Design and color are his passions and he is known for his professionalism and high-level of creativity. He leads the implementation of solutions in collaboration with marketing, sales, and development as well as supervises, mentors and develops UX team members. A valued member of our management team, he also presents design concepts and solutions to current and prospective clients. He has led numerous multichannel solutions for some of the top brands in the world. He ensures user-centric design and website accessibility practices are applied to each project and platform. In addition to his ChannelNet experience, he previously worked for some of the top-tier agencies in the U.S. such as Campbell Ewald, Team Detroit and Enlighten. A graduate of the Art Institute of Atlanta, Brooks is a passionate gamer and devotes his playing time to Madden Football, Magic: the Gathering, and Star Craft. He voluntarily puts gaming on pause to spend time every month teaching teens how to grow personally & spiritually. Brooks resides with his family in Allen Park, MI.

Why You Need to Fail to Succeed

[email protected] | Sebastian Sabouné
post authorSebastian Sabouné

Sebastian Sabouné
Seb Sabouné, (@SebSab) is the Product Manager at Hive, a technology and design studio in London (www.wearehive.co.uk). He and his team partner with corporations and startups to build products that people love. With a user centric background in digital and industrial design, Seb believes that happy teams build the best products and works hard to ensure people thrive, learn, do their best work and have fun in the process.

Psychology and Power of Closure Experiences

[email protected] | Joe Macleod
post authorJoe Macleod

Joe Macleod
Joe Macleod has been working on the issue of Closure Experiences for 15 years. Through his work in design, technology and services, he has detected a common pattern of denial at the end of the customer lifecycle. In the last couple of years this interest has led him to establish a research project based on sharing this insight and new approach with people via conferences, articles, teaching, projects and - now - a book. His 20-year professional career has been based across the leading web, telecoms and carrier companies, where he led teams and built a variety of successful products. Most recently as Head of Design at the award-winning digital product studio Ustwo, he built it into a globally recognised team, working with the world’s favourite brands on the most pioneering of products. In 2013 he founded the IncludeDesign campaign; this brought the UK’s leading designers together to champion creative education.

How to Do Quality UX On a Shoestring Budget

[email protected] | Joseph Dickerson
post authorJoseph Dickerson

Joseph Dickerson
Joseph Dickerson is a writer, technologist, and user experience lead who specializes in "next-gen" experiences and products. A designer of multiple mobile and Internet applications, he has worked to make technology easier and better fo users for over a decade. The author of several books, including a primer on user experience design, Experience Matters, Dickerson is a regular contributor to many websites as well as editor of This Week in UX, This Week in Geek and The Twin Peaks Gazette. He recently completed his second book on UX, UX 101.

The Trials and Tribulations of the (Not So) Quick Pass #wtfUX

[email protected] | Josh Tyson
post authorJosh Tyson

Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

I Want Better Font Size Choices, Google #wtfUX

[email protected] | Indrani Stangl
post authorIndrani Stangl

Indrani Stangl
Indrani Stangl is one of the rare Silicon Valley natives who has not flown the coop (yet). She was embedded in the dot.com boom and bomb, and is watching the technological revolution from a front row seat. She works as an administrator at a famous higher education institution, has a private practice as a career coach, and runs a puppy rescue that saves 500 dogs a year from euthanasia. She is otherwise known as the Girl with DesignRage.

Using “Dumb Data” To Make Smart Design Decisions

[email protected] | Jocelyn Lin
post authorJocelyn Lin

Jocelyn Lin
Jocelyn Lin is Polyvore’s lead UX designer, where she manages a team of designers to create engaging experiences for Polyvore’s global style community. Prior to joining Polyvore, Jocelyn was a staff UX designer at Google, where she led design initiatives for Google Maps, Image Search, and Universal Search. Prior to working at Google, she was a product manager for Oracle. Jocelyn received her Masters in Computer Science from MIT.

My Mailbox Overfloweth but I Don’t Have Time for Your Unsubscribe #wtfUX

[email protected] | Josh Tyson
post authorJosh Tyson

Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

Only Paying Attention to Your Website and App? Your UX Probably Sucks

[email protected] | Jon Peterson
post authorJon Peterson

Jon Peterson
Jon is a user experience designer and strategist based in New York City. He is passionate about incorporating human centered design principles throughout the entire user journey, both online and offline. His professional journey includes public relations, content strategy, digital media, and design. After beginning his career on the agency side, Jon now works for SoulCycle, a specialized fitness company founded on the belief that fitness can be inspiring. He is on Twitter as @jp_pete where he tweets about everything from design to football.

Samsung’s New IoT Hub or an App-Controlled Star Wars Droid?

[email protected] | Josh Tyson
post authorJosh Tyson

Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

Hey, How Do I Give You My Money? #wtfUX

[email protected] | Daniel Brown
post authorDaniel Brown

Daniel Brown
Daniel has spent the past 20 years in software companies both large and small. From web design and development for a “boutique” web design firm to Evangelism for Adobe Systems, to helping budding startup companies get a foothold in the market, he’s worn a variety of “hats". Daniel has spoken at a variety of events worldwide including the Sundance Film Festival, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Santa Fe Digital Workshops, and the Pacific Imaging Center in Hawaii on the topics of web design, digital imaging, photography, and user experience. Daniel currently serves as the head of the interface and user experience department at a small medical software company in Providence, Rhode Island.

Deconstructing the Human Interaction

[email protected] | Shanon Marks
post authorShanon Marks

Shanon Marks
Shanon Marks is the chief innovation officer at MU/DAI. His work focuses on the application of emerging technology and harvested data to augment and improve the human experience, accelerating the market through innovation and emerging technology. He simplifies technology through design, leveraging the analytical power of digital to create predictive and invisible experiences. He’s constantly searching for the innovations that will fundamentally improve our lives and our planet.

The Entrance Is the Exit … Obviously #wtfUX

[email protected] | John Boykin
post authorJohn Boykin

John Boykin
John Boykin answers to user experience designer, information architect, interaction designer, information designer, and UX researcher. He’s been doing all of the above for over 10 years. Clients include Walmart, Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s, Blue Shield, Bank of America, Visa, Symantec, NBC, HP, Janus, Prosper, and Mitsubishi Motors. His site, wayfind.com, will tell you more than you want to know.

Simplify Your Projects by Using a UX Checklist

[email protected] | Joseph Dickerson
post authorJoseph Dickerson

Joseph Dickerson
Joseph Dickerson is a writer, technologist, and user experience lead who specializes in "next-gen" experiences and products. A designer of multiple mobile and Internet applications, he has worked to make technology easier and better fo users for over a decade. The author of several books, including a primer on user experience design, Experience Matters, Dickerson is a regular contributor to many websites as well as editor of This Week in UX, This Week in Geek and The Twin Peaks Gazette. He recently completed his second book on UX, UX 101.

A Beginner’s Course in Elevator Operation #wtfUX?

[email protected] | Josh Tyson
post authorJosh Tyson

Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

5 Methods For Innovation You Should Try with Your Team

[email protected] | Ann-Sofie Ruf
post authorAnn-Sofie Ruf

Ann-Sofie Ruf
I work at the SAP Design & Co-Innovation Center within a global, dynamic team. We are located in a creative and highly flexible environment, the SAP AppHaus, that serves as inspiration for the co-innovative work we do together with our customers. I support marketing and communication activities both inside and outside of SAP. Through my university degree and my completed international internships I am well versed in both communication and storytelling which are my areas of expertise. On channels like the SAP User Experience Community I blog about UX, innovation, and design thinking – a methodology that I consider to be valuable for my projects as well as my personality. 

Provocation Can Lead to Emotional Design

[email protected] | John Caldwell
post authorJohn Caldwell

John Caldwell
John Caldwell is a Content Design Strategist at Intuit, working on its popular line of web and mobile TurboTax applications. Among his accomplishments, he implemented a bold new strategy for voice and tone, and he helped design and launch SnapTax, the first ever start-to-finish tax preparation application for iPhone and Android. John is a writing and innovation coach with over 20 years experience as a professional writer and editor. In addition to user experience, he has worked in magazine and broadcast journalism, and continues to write on a wide array of topics, from tech to travel.

Which Button to Press at the Pump? #wtfUX

[email protected] | Daniel Brown
post authorDaniel Brown

Daniel Brown
Daniel has spent the past 20 years in software companies both large and small. From web design and development for a “boutique” web design firm to Evangelism for Adobe Systems, to helping budding startup companies get a foothold in the market, he’s worn a variety of “hats". Daniel has spoken at a variety of events worldwide including the Sundance Film Festival, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Santa Fe Digital Workshops, and the Pacific Imaging Center in Hawaii on the topics of web design, digital imaging, photography, and user experience. Daniel currently serves as the head of the interface and user experience department at a small medical software company in Providence, Rhode Island.

In UX, Creating the Right Culture is Always à la Mode

[email protected] | Josh Tyson
post authorJosh Tyson

Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

Does the Red Light Mean the AC Is On or Off? #wtfUX

[email protected] | Josh Tyson
post authorJosh Tyson

Josh Tyson
Josh Tyson is the co-author of the first bestselling book about conversational AI, Age of Invisible Machines. He is also the Director of Creative Content at OneReach.ai and co-host of both the Invisible Machines and N9K podcasts. His writing has appeared in numerous publications over the years, including Chicago Reader, Fast Company, FLAUNT, The New York Times, Observer, SLAP, Stop Smiling, Thrasher, and Westword. 

How to Game Friction for Better UX

[email protected] | Clint Schnee
post authorClint Schnee

Clint Schnee
Husband, dad, design guy, poet, and empty-handed fisherman, Clint is a lifelong maker and inventor, with interests ranging from fine art and silversmithing to honing his handyman skills. Passion for the visual arts eventually won out and propelled him into a career in design. Clint is best-known for his design leadership at Club Penguin, where he built a world-class design group across four studios and three continents. He has since been working as a UI/UX consultant and in-house for game and software companies such as Hyper Hippo Games, PRIVO, and ProSmart Sports. Some of his other achievements include art direction of multi-language marketing campaigns, spearheading a global guidelines program and developing user interface best practices. However, he is most proud of successful trips to the grocery store with his four boys.

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