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A Practical Guide to Measuring User Experience

UXLX 2010 videos

an ethnographic analysis of ux professionals

“UX professionals are some of the most professionally unhappy folks I’ve ever encountered.
Before reactionary sparks fly, I should clarify that professional unhappiness is very different than emotional happiness. Despite my upbeat and engaging conversations, it was clear that designers have fewer growth opportunities and are less valued than their engineering [...]

The Designer of 2015

“Six major trends, and the challenges they pose for the profession (which AIGA will take on as its challenges), emerged from our research. These trends define design’s role in a much broader, strategic context than its roots: the making of things and beautiful things. Although that remains an important contribution, they [...]

Design doesn’t matter, it’s essential.

Designing in the face of change

“Designers are facing simultaneous and extremely meaningful shifts from artifact to experience, from styling to emotional resonance, and from the massive and faceless to the local and personal. These changes are not immediate, and are not complete; just as they didn’t begin overnight, they will continue to evolve as culture continues to morph.
These shifts, however, [...]

What kind of a designer are you?

Warren Berger learned four things about you.

How a web design goes straight to hell

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell

The Power of Time Off