The UX Crowd

Past HCI Student. Part-time UX Design advocate. All opinions are… well, just opinions.

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

Want actionable advise on how to mature yourself as a UX Designer?

Want to know if design is for you in the long run?

Want to set up a design culture in your org?

Want to know what your future could be as a manager?

Read this in 2023.

#uxui #uxdesign #uiux #books #design

[Sabrina @sabrinaesaquino]

hi @elonmusk let me tell you about the importance of a UX designer

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

Yes UX Designers,
ChatGPT can even write your daily standup briefings for you.
But your team still needs you to act on the things you say.
So don’t lose your sleep over it.

#ChatGPT #uxdesign #uxui #ai #AI

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

If your job doesn’t make you second guess your role in the team, that’s a good thing.
But if you’re not doing that anyway, are you (system-)thinking hard enough?

Think critically. There’s always new grounds to cover.

#uxdesign #ux #systemthinking #uxui

[Pavel A. Samsonov @PavelASamsonov]

People broadly understand that designers "make designs"

But a "design" is just an artifact documenting design decisions for some purpose. Most stakeholders request (and many designers make) artifacts without understanding *what the artifact will be used for*—making it useless.🧵

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

@HollywoodInToto Cos movies started coming to the people. It’ll probably require a shuttle service to round people up from their homes to get them to a cinema now.
But that’s costly for cinemas.

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

DESIGNERS
Creativity is not linear. Design is not linear.
That’s what makes your job harder to reward.
It’s not just some syndrome.
#uxdesign #ux #uxui #designthinking #creativity #quote

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

UX Designers - a true test for your creative thinking skills is how you would adopt AI - not in theory, but in practice. THAT is what will keep you afloat.

Zoom out. Think. There’s always bigger problems to uncover and act on.

#ai #uxdesign #uxui #design #designthinking

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

In an Agile environment, you’re frequently listing and checkboxing user stories. It is critical to not lose sight of what such increments do to the bigger picture.
⁦Jeff Patton’s Story Mapping is a simple way to keep that in check. https://t.co/InYKY7X1BD

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

My struggle as a UX designer in an Agile environment had been finding the right time/event to push for user-centric value choices and features in an actionable way. @jmspool @CenterCentre today dismantled the agile process and defined three key entry points for exactly that.

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

Watched #RevolutionOfOurTimes @GenesisCinema.
Everyone laughed, cried, fell silent, and sang together.
Thank you @HKFF_UK 🖤

[Jina Anne @jina]

https://t.co/b11hCUA6qT

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

1. iOS must support PWA. It is the future given the blockchain tide.
2. Apple store doesn’t list web apps. And I don’t see that changing.
3. Integration of Web-push in Safari seems like a novel challenge from UX perspective. https://t.co/c5Pso2oVYS

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

@annaecook You can look at it as a push for you to start.
Moments of positive reinforcement for the effort await!

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

Start with empathising with your own team!

[XKCD Comic @xkcdComic]

Formatting Meeting https://t.co/O5Mw8mHi9T https://t.co/0Ld78HtLsn

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

And Cloud storage has only maintained the status quo.

[Alan Cooper @MrAlanCooper]

Two things that all popular operating systems demand that their human users do and not let the computers do:

1. Assign data names and places to live.
2. Remember those names and places.

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[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

@kailavansumer Also recommend Chromelens (a browser plugin) for accessibility checks.
It is more elaborate - It emulates three levels of partial vision and eight kinds of colour blindness. It also lets you visually map the tabbing order.

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

“Experience design, at its best, is medium-free.”
There’s a bigger pool of challenges to design for.
Thought A: Mobile-centric strategy can potentially tackle accessibility challenges in a standardised way.
Thought B: There are inherent challenges in accessing a mobile itself.

[Jared Spool @jmspool]

The problem with a mobile strategy is it’s about the medium of delivery, not what is being delivered. It focuses on the technology questions. It doesn’t ask, what’s the best experience for the customer?

https://t.co/0GeKTIWqps

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

@tutubuslatinus @sbisson It’s the Ergomeowmics

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

This article by @jmspool makes for a good follow-up. Lends a perspective on why your team may be underestimating user research and how to tackle it.
Takeaways- Prioritise user research, facilitate team’s exposure, build consensus in team, then design.
https://t.co/ihERNIxPUo

[The UX Crowd @Ashci_]

The moment when user advocacy feels like…

[Randall Munroe @xkcd]

Clinical Trials https://t.co/MEt9sofc9b