By Doug Collins, Editor, UXNewsMag.com My son, Henry, will be a mere 19 months old when Christmas rolls around this year. Last year, at 7 months, Christmas was as much as a non-event as it’s possible to be for…
Year: 2018
Stepping Up Your Game: Updating Your UX Skills
We are what we do. It seems like such a simple and trite phrase, but nowhere is that mantra more true than in our professional lives. In the world of User Experience, concepts, best practices, and trends are ever-evolving. Remember…
Icon-ic Disasters: Fixing Icon Mistakes
By Vitalik Demin In the last few months I’ve seen quite a few tweets that talked about icons and how a lot of current designs have an opportunity to become a lot clearer than they are today. I saw some…
Sarah Doody – Five Question Friday
In the professional world, hustle can be a key component of success. To put it frankly, Sarah Doody has a level of energy makes me tired. To say that Sarah keeps moving is an understatement. She is the founder of…
How Journalism Made Me a Better UX Writer
By Yael Ben-David When I was in high school, applying to colleges and deciding what to major in, my mom and I made two lists: What do I like to do? And: What am I good at? “Writing” was on…
Microcopy: The Key to Delightful UX Design (and How to Get It Right)
By Ralitsa Minkova Who doesn’t love delightful user experiences? As a designer, that’s undoubtedly your No. 1 goal. And as a user, it’s simply that extra reason why you’d recommend a digital product to everyone you know. So, claiming that…
Five Question Friday: Mira Nair
Mira Nair is one of the most impressive UX professionals we know. Mira is a digital marketer obsessed with making technology work better to meet human needs. She is currently the digital marketing manager at innovation and transformation consultancy PA…
Five Question Friday: Joe Natoli
We’re proud to start off our series of Five Question Friday, where we’ll ask five burning UX questions from a top UXer. Our first guest is Joe Natoli, one of the top UX educators in the country, host of the…
UX News Roundup: September 18, 2018
Today’s UX News roundup brings us some great pieces from great UXers. Let’s dive right in! Jason Lengstorf is batting leadoff with a great piece on bridging the gap between User Experience and Developer experience. In early 2013, less than 14%…
Pick of the Day: The Clever Psychology of Disneyland’s Design
Created by Walt Disney in 1955, Disneyland has been a magical destination for kids and adults alike for the past 63 years. It’s also a huge moneymaker. Disney’s parks and resorts brought in nearly $5.2 billion in revenue in the…