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Tips for handling a HIPPO (highest paid person’s opinion)
Beware the HIPPO! It’s not just on Safari that you need to beware of hippos – you can find them in board rooms, golf courses and offices all around the world. Of course I’m not talking about the sort...
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Selling UX
Wanna buy some UX? When I first started out in the wonderful world of user experience I rather naively thought that everyone else had ‘seen the light’ and realised like me the importance (and...
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There are all sorts of user experience related myths, misconceptions and down right mis-truths out there. All UXers use Macs; you’ve got to wear skinny jeans to be a real UX designer; Jakob Nielsen has...
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Good enough design
Albert Einstein famously said that you should make things as simple as possible and no simpler. Now he was no doubt referring to something scientific but the premise holds equally true in the world of...
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What makes a good UX designer?
What makes a good UX designer? It’s an important question, not just for current and aspiring UX designers, but also for those looking to hire a UX designer and for those working with UX designers. In...
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10 UX mistakes to avoid
According to George Bernard Shaw, "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing". Whilst making mistakes might certainly make you more...
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Another 10 UX mistakes to avoid
In a previous article I listed 10 common UX mistakes to avoid and outlined how to go about side stepping each one. Well like a modern day Hollywood franchise I’m back with 10 more because all good...
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Recommended UX books for aspiring UXers
Joseph Addison (an English author, playwright, politician and all round lover of the written word) once said that, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” In which case give your mind...
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How to make it as an in-house UXer
Working as an in-house (a.k.a. client-side) UX professional can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be very lonely, frustrating and damn right infuriating at times. As someone who has spent most...
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