10 Things I Learned From Swipe Conference 2012
Swipe Conference began last year as an idea conceived by the three organisers of the monthly CocoaHeads meetups in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra—to bring together designers and developers of iOS and...
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Designing Tapworthy Apps: An Interview With Josh Clark
Josh Clark is a designer of mobile apps and websites. He’s giving the opening keynote presentation at this year’s Web Directions South 2012 conference kicking off tomorrow. Josh took some time out to...
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Magitest: A Better Approach to Mobile User Testing
This is a review of Magitest, an iPhone app for conducting mobile user testing. The author was provided with a review copy of the app. Summary Name of app: Magitest Platform(s): iPhone only; iPad,...
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Review: Mobile App Design from Scratch
This is a review of the online course Mobile App Design from Scratch by Maxime Cormier. This is part of our series of reviews of online UX courses. Read some of our other reviews or see our full list...
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Transcript: Ask the UXperts: What UX Practitioners Need to Know About Growth...
Today we had the pleasure of hosting Laura Klein (Principal at Users Know and author of UX for Lean Startups) in our brand new Ask the UXperts Slack channel to talk about what UX practitioners need to...
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The UX Mastery Community just got better!
It’s true! While it goes without saying that it’s the people that make a community great, having a robust platform that offers a delightful experience plays a big part. We didn’t have that – but now we...
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The UX Mastery Community’s Own Guide to UX Training
One of the most popular topics of discussion at our UX Mastery community forums is training. The myriad of online courses (both free and paid), immersion programs, mentored programs, and full blown...
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Ask the UXperts: Inclusive by design — with Erin Hoffman-John
When we create mechanics and their affordances, we create rules. Our selections for what we include or omit define the physics of the space we’re creating. Take binary gender selection for example: why...
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Talking UX Careers at UX Alive! in Istanbul
Almost 20 years ago I embarked upon the same rite of passage as many young people who have completed university but not yet begun full-time work: a solo backpacking adventure around Europe. The impact...
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How to run an heuristic evaluation
Being a user experience designer often requires juggling tensions, whether they be juggling creative tension, managing stakeholder tension, or constantly living in the tension between design expertise...
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Transcript: Ask the UXperts: Inclusive by Design with Erin Hoffman-John
Yesterday we had an incredibly interesting and enlightening session in our Slack channel with special guest Erin Hoffman-John (Chief Designer and cofounder of Sense of Wonder). We were talking about...
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Use a Diary Study to Extend Your UX research
A Diary Study can be a very effective way to uncover habits and behaviours over time. In this article we examine diary studies; showing what they are, when to use one and some useful tips about setting...
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“My UX career allowed me to move across the world” : Ask Me Anything
Getting started in a UX career is a popular topic in our community. People come to the field from so many different directions and backgrounds, and everyone has a different story. It can be a...
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4 excuses that can hold your UX career back (and how you can beat them)
Three years ago, I made the decision to change careers. It was a big decision. At the time, I had a stable job as a graphic designer. I wasn’t being especially challenged in my work, but it was...
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Winning the battle between design and analytics
Remember when web design was just about the design? We used whatever rudimentary tools we had to create a mostly informational, brochureware site, and just hoped people would find it. We had no...
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Transcript: “My UX career allowed me to move across the world” : Ask Me Anything
In an absolutely epic Slack chat session, Heather Wydeven’s keyboard was on fire as she answered your questions about getting your user experience design career off the ground. We talked about UX...
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Had enough of agile sprints? Time for design sprints
By now, everyone in the technology industry has either heard of, or worked in agile sprints. But what about design sprints? Popularised by GV, Google’s venture capital arm, design sprints are an...
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Ask the UXperts: User requirements: What users say vs what they really need —...
Next up in our Ask the UXperts series, we’re talking with one of the most energetic and friendly UXers that I’ve had the pleasure of dealing with. That person is Joe Natoli and we’re talking user...
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How to create user personas that deliver real value
This is a condensed extract about creating personas from a chapter of Joe Natoli’s book ‘Think First’ that he’s generously allowed us to re-publish. Scroll to the bottom for an exclusive discount for...
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Transcript: Ask the UXperts: User requirements: What users say vs what they...
Today we hosted a fast moving session in our Slack channel with the amazing Joe Natoli of givegoodux.com. We talked about user requirements and how to get to the bottom of what your users actually...
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