Product design Archives

Designers as Innovators, and a Story About Coffee

Agile and Iterative Process, Consumer products, Design, Direct Observation Research, Empathy, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Mobile Applications, Product design, Prototypes, Research Methods and Techniques, User Acceptance Testing, User Reported Feedback

The creation of an online marketplace for single-origin coffee leads to some realizations about the connections between design thinking and innovation.

Article by Tyler Tate

April 1, 2015

6 min read

9 Ways to Revolutionize Experiences in Financial Services

Analytics and Tracking, Apple, Business Value and ROI, Consumer products, Content and Copy, Content Strategy, Customer Experience, Data visualization, Design, Development, E-commerce, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, New and Emerging Technologies, Privacy and Data Security, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Requirements and Specifications, Research Methods and Techniques, Tablet, Ubiquitous Computing, User Adoption

Banks need to develop new products, services, and channels to survive in our rapidly evolving technological landscape—here are nine things they can do to reach that goal.

Article by Alexander Rauser

March 31, 2015

9 min read

Magical Design Thinking with UX Presto

Business UX Leaders, Design, Entertainment and Humor, Ethnography, Information Design and Architecture, Product design, Project Management, Requirements and Specifications, Research Methods and Techniques, Team Dynamics, Vendor-Client Relationships, Working With Stakeholders

A look at the mysterious world of UX Magic in the form of a screenplay depicting a meeting between a desperate product team and a mysterious figure.

Article by Jim McCool

March 30, 2015

4 min read

Transforming the Public Sector, One Experience at a Time

Analytics and Tracking, Customer Experience, Design, Government and Public Services, Interface and Navigation Design, Location-Based Services, Privacy and Data Security, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Project Management, Requirements and Specifications, Research Methods and Techniques, Software as a Service, Technology for the Common Good, Working With Stakeholders

How a design team brought the Boston School District into the 21st century (and won a Design for Experience award) by focusing on parents as users.

Article by Josh Tyson

March 27, 2015

3 min read

Coming to Terms with Intangible Design

Design, Design Theory, Product design, Research Methods and Techniques, Sketching, Strategy, User Acceptance Testing, User Reported Feedback

UXM contributor Thomas Wendt explains the inspiration behind his new book, Design for Dasein: Understanding the Design of Experiences.

Article by Thomas Wendt

March 21, 2015

8 min read

Your Playbook for Demand Validation

Consumer products, Customer Experience, Design, Design Tools and Software, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Project Management, Prototypes, Requirements and Specifications, Usability, User Acceptance Testing

A playbook for demand validation, featuring six customizable experiments.

Article by

March 18, 2015

8 min read

Product design

Designers as Innovators, and a Story About Coffee