January 2024: UXperts round-up
ChatGPT + Imagining user experience in a post-consumerist world + UX/UI tools worth paying for + more
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User experience at the end of consumerism
Imagining a world without consumerism is a very difficult exercise. For a very long time, we’ve all been immersed in a socio-economic system that is geared toward maximising the purchasing and ownership of goods. But imagining a future in which online shopping would be no more — at least not in the frantic, addictive form it has taken over the last decade — would be an interesting speculative experiment for a UX designer today.
By Syliva Podesta at UX Matters
What to consider when designing for dyslexia
Picture this: you’re browsing through a beautifully designed app, enjoying its sleek interface when suddenly, you find yourself struggling to read the text. The words seem to dance around, making it hard to grasp the information. Frustrating isn’t it? Now imagine experiencing this every time you interact with digital content. This is a daily reality for individuals with dyslexia, a common learning difficulty affecting reading, writing and spelling.
How to avoid designing for current users at the expense of future ones
Sometimes businesses cater to their current customer to the detriment of future potential users. This can result in seemingly hopeless scenarios for designers (i.e., designing quick fixes without addressing significant issues). However, your designs can still have a significant impact if you persuade the right people to take action. But it starts with understanding the tension between current and future users.
By Kai Wong at UX Collective
Open-ended vs. closed questions in user research
When conducting user research, asking questions helps you uncover insights. However, how you ask questions impacts what and how much you can discover.
By Maria Rosala at Nielson Norman Group
Using self-serve recruitment tools: the pros and cons
This blog (…) will focus on the pros and cons of using self-serve user recruitment platforms as a source of participants for user research and testing.
By Maria Santos at People for Research
ChatGPT outperforms humans in emotional awareness test
New research published in Frontiers in Psychology has found that artificial intelligence-powered ChatGPT was able to outperform humans on an emotional awareness test. Researchers prompted the chatbot to describe what it thought humans would feel like in 20 different hypothetical situations. This study does not indicate that ChatGPT would be more emotionally adept or skilled than humans in dealing with emotions but does suggest a capability to identify human emotions that will prove useful for future applications that rely on building connections, ranging from social support forums to mental health and medicine.
By Marlynn Wei at UX Magazine
The front-end tools of 2023
Who doesn’t love a good front-end tool? In this roundup, you’ll find useful front-end tools that were popular last year and will help you speed up your development workflow — let’s dive in!
By Louis Lazaris at Smashing Magazine
8 apps and websites worth paying for: UX/UI edition
Whether you’re a freelancer, junior designer, seasoned professional or are just starting out in the field, these are some of the most useful tools that every UX/UI designer should know about.
