Chris Myhill

The rantings, ravings and general musings of Chris Myhill, a UX designer in the wild.

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

In a new episode of the Making Matters podcast, @thomasedwards and I embark on a mighty rant about all things EGO.

https://t.co/VBwL4cWD9j

We talk about the phenomenon of elitism in the web industry, and explain why we digital professionals should embrace what’s out there!

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

@CarolineSwain2 @WAWofficialUK ... I feel sorry for the venue - but the prospect of having such a significantly compromised event only to have been allowed our original 150 person guest-list if it were the next week feels too unfair. So much for a 'gradual easing' @borrisjohnsonn !

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

@CarolineSwain2 @WAWofficialUK @CarolineSwain2 - Feel your pain - We're in the same boat. We are 17 June -- 2 days out of the proposed lifting of ALL restrictions. We were initially at peace with the idea of a restricted wedding but the announcement has forced us to attempt a reschedule.

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

@wymess From what I understand it varied depending on where you were in the arena. It was a real bummer from our spot at the side.

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

#FleetwoodMac @wembleystadium great performance by an amazing band... Spoiled by an unacceptably bad venue. Many songs essentially unlistenable over the poor sound quality. More than just a shame - pretty disgusting given the £160 ticket cost. #notcool

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

To get ready for for Mobile UX London 2018, I've written (and waffled) a little something about how Design Sprints are changing the UX game.

Enjoy the rant, and I'll see you at #MUXL2018!

https://t.co/mIvg6k69qe

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

#userresearch is a learned art. It takes a certain mindset.
Here are six tips we been use to run more effective #ux interviews :
https://t.co/Gaz0XhG3eZ

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

Last week we finally saw the release of Axure 9’s open beta.

https://t.co/Xq9SdASHSd

We took a deep-drive, and played around with all of the changes. For your delectation, we’re sharing our 10 favourite improvements (And a few little gripes, too)

[Will Snow @willjohnsnow]

When you have to email your entire customer base because your website + service sucks. I feel there's a great article here comparing the #uxdesign and overall service between this vs. BBC's Wimbledon. + Amazon just crossed $1trn! Funny old world #USOpen

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

In #uxdesign our goal is make things immediately clear. Users should take one look at our screens and ‘get it’. After all, nobody wants to puzzle over things.

By using #affordances in our interfaces, help make things easier :
https://t.co/9tQ9Sd7Kzm

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

@UXPAUK We're in! We're in! Someone's got to get the wooden spoon, after all! Should be 7/8 of us, so full team :-D #wereinforuxpaquiz

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

Sales can get a bad rap, but it’s a skill to be used for good OR evil.

...It’s also essential for driving change.

User-centred design may represent a big change for many teams and organisations.

Our process can upset the status…https://t.co/JlbhyBihE0 https://t.co/gGjVegcol1

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The case for BIGGER body copy. Love this, @marvelapp https://t.co/4eMMQwQfOv

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

"What makes an easy to use website?".
https://t.co/NHvpzksiFt

I've been getting this question a lot recently... So I figured I'd publish my notes for you all to enjoy. For me, I feel it can be summed up in 6 principles. What do you think?

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

The value of prototyping is in provoking conversations. In encouraging feedback.

The sooner you can achieve that aim, the better.

https://t.co/zq7jpMTqaX

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

The value of a prototype is in the faster, clearer communication of ideas. They help us to fail quickly, and at lower cost.

To make good on this promise, our prototyping needs to be speedy.

Read / listen to the full rant over at :
https://t.co/zq7jpMTqaX

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

@thomasedwards As soon as everybody realises that GDPR won't be enforced on 95% of sites, I imagine these regulations will fall by the wayside, too... Still, at least it's gotten everyone thinking :-)

[Kim Goodwin @kimgoodwin]

“If many people use the tool poorly, it must be a bad tool.” 100% of people play the violin poorly at first. Should we throw out violins? Most people draw poorly; better toss the markers, too. If you can’t be bothered to master a tool, that doesn’t necessarily make it a bad tool.

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

https://t.co/qD7CZjzJ8z The most glorious, inspiring and hillarious podcast I've heard in ages. Oh yeah, and it's about bog-roll.

Thank you so much, @NicholasTufnell for bringing 'fogged beef' into my life. Good advice about the Banana, too. #boringtalks

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

Since it's basically the weekend anyway, why not watch some Simpsons clips that are tentatively disguised as being work-related?

https://t.co/JHt9JIK7eO

The 5 moments that float into my brain most often in my work as a UX designer. What do you think? Did I miss any?

[Chris Myhill @justUXdesign]

5 very useful tips for reducing the dreaded effects of cognitive load on your site. https://t.co/5zQ5Y7MERm @boagworld #dontmakemethink #ux