August 2020: UXperts round-up
The UX of LEGO interface panels + How tech is helping to close the gender equality gap + Master story, master UX + more
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5 most annoying website features I face as a blind person
These are the five most annoying inaccessible web elements I face as a blind screen reader user every day, and how to fix them. For blind and visually impaired people like me, accessibility is the difference between us being able to use a website and clicking off it.
By Holly Tuke at bighack.org
Digital accessibility and the UX testing process
When we design with users in mind, we should evaluate our designs from the user perspective at the earliest possible opportunity. This principle applies to accessibility too.
By David Sloan at paciellogroup.com
How tech is helping to close the gender equality gap
Technology is helping to reduce gender disparities and close the equality and pay gap across the world. Here are some innovative products and technologies doing exactly this and the people behind them.
By Leona Taylor at peopleforresearch.co.uk
Adding friction to help people make better decisions
Making things that are effortless to use is one of our core goals as designers, right? But, sometimes it might be better to encourage someone to slow down and think, or to not do an action altogether. Maybe we need to make things a bit trickier in those instances?
By Mark Skinner at cxpartners.co.uk
Designing public services in a user-centred way during a crisis
When we are in crisis, we need to think and react quickly, responses need to be fast and effective. In the last few weeks, some government departments have accelerated change and launched new services at record-speed, standing up public services in days rather than months.
By Sam Menter at macementer.com
The UX of LEGO interface panels
These iconic, low-resolution designs are the perfect tool to learn the basics of physical interface design. Armed with 52 different bricks, let’s see what they can teach us about the design, layout and organisation of complex interfaces. Welcome to the world of LEGO UX design.
By George Cave at designedbycave.co.uk
Master story, master UX
Story pervades our lives, I would even venture to say it runs our lives. From the narratives we tell ourselves and the beliefs we have; to the movies we watch and the books we read. But why do stories have such an impact on us and how does this relate to the personas and user stories we create in our UX design process?
By Elizabeth Alli at uxdesign.cc
The most crucial time to run employee engagement surveys
We are researching to build an image of what the future of the work environment could look like in the country, and how this can affect your business. If you don’t know how your workforce feels, now is the right time to run employee engagement surveys.
By Jason Stockwell at peopleforresearch.co.uk
The democratisation of UX research in product development
As businesses create more and more applications, new startups get launched, and organisations hire more UX team members, the need for the democratisation of UX research has become clear.
By John Kille at uxmatters.com
19 Things you shouldn’t say to a UX researcher
If you are working with a UX researcher or wondering what it’s like to be a UX Researcher, then here’s a comprehensive guide to the challenges we face, and the things we are used to hearing all the time.
By Hossein Raspberry at uxdesign.cc
13 Helpful UX research tools
The landscape of UX research tools has been growing to cover everything from recruiting participants, logistics, capturing remote or in person sessions, usability tests, generating reports and more.
By Joanna Ngai at prototypr.io
