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Design for the Blind

  • Accessibility, Customer Experience, Design, Empathy, Human factors, Technology, Technology for the Common Good, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

Tips on how to design for the blind.

Article by Oscar Gonzalez
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Design for the Blind

The author explains how to design for people using Assistive Technologies and offers 5 tips.

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The Value of Inconvenient Design

  • Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

Technology makes seemingly inconvenient tasks easier — but at what cost?

Article by Jesse Weaver
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The Value of Inconvenient Design
  • The article covers the problem of friction and its impact on design.
  • The author explains the problem friction brings to design value based on examples of IKEA, Facebook and Amazon.
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Balancing Cognitive Load and Discoverability

  • Accessibility, Behavioral Science, Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Design Tools and Software, Neurology, Neuroscience, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

When less is usually — but not always — more

 

Article by Ed Orozco
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Balancing Cognitive Load and Discoverability
  • The author explains how reducing cognitive load helps user interfaces seem easier to use.
  • The article covers:
    • Information Architecture & Cognitive Load
    • Staggered vs Flat Information Hierarchies
    • The case for a flat hierarchy
    • The case for a staggered hierarchy
  • Balancing cognitive load and information density requires a lot of skill and deep knowledge of your customer.
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Design Thinking With Yoda

  • Behavioral Science, Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine, UX World Changing Ideas

Is Yoda truly the real groundwork of design thinking? Here is what we’re about to find out.

Article by Rich Nadworny
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Design Thinking With Yoda
  • The author explains why he believes Yoda lays the real groundwork for design thinking.
  • Design thinking is a force for good, a force for change, it is a way of showing the interconnectedness of people to create a better life, business, or world.
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A Philosophy for Systems Change

  • Customer Experience, Design, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

Curious to know about a philosophy that liberates our innate need for control? Then read to find out.

Article by Steven Sullivan
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A Philosophy for Systems Change
  • The author talks about the nature of systems change and unpacks the following ideas:
    • Dynamics of Change: Our Situations Devolve and Evolve
    • Wabi-Sabi: A Design Philosophy for Complexity
    • Social Systems: The Beauty of Imperfect, Impermanent, and Incomplete Information
    • Social Systems: The Beauty of Modest and Humble Learning
    • Social Systems: The Beauty of Unconventional Thinking
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How to Champion HCD and Design Research to Stakeholders

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Tips on how to champion HCD and design research to stakeholders and get them on board with all of your UX processes.

Article by Sara Fortier
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How to Champion HCD and Design Research to Stakeholders
  • The article covers:
    • The importance of stakeholder management
    • Challenges to overcome with research resisters
    • Common objections to doing user research and how to respond
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