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Object and Views Podcast Series With Dean Barker
One of the most powerful design models you can use is object oriented UX. It’s great when you are designing complex interfaces. But with its roots from decades ago it’s almost become a lost mystery and lost art. In this podcast series from Human Tech…
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Human Tech Episode #114: Shop Talk
In this episode of the Human Tech podcast we talk about how changes in the workplace during the pandemic have affected user experience work within organizations.
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10 Best Psychology Books
Every few years I update my list of favorite psychology books, and it’s that time again. It turns out that this is my most popular blog post. So here’s my latest list. Let me know if you have some favorites that you think should have…
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7 Best UX (User Experience) Design Books
Every few years I update my list of favorite UX (user experience) design books, and it’s that time again. So here’s my latest list. Let me know if you have some favorites that you think should have made it on my list but didn’t. (These…
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Human Tech Episode #113: Caroline Jarrett Visits the Show
In this episode of the Human Tech podcast we talk with Caroline Jarrett about the user experience of surveys. Besides being an expert on forms design, Caroline has recently written a book on survey design. You can reach Caroline at her company website: https://www.effortmark.co.uk/ or…
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What Research Tells Us About the Power of the Tribe
Below is a guest post from Steven Sloman and Mugur Geana “…human beings are tribal all the way down, all the way to the processes that govern thought. In other words, we let others think for us.” We thought we had a solution. After a…
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Design is evolving—and designers need to evolve with it.
Below is a guest post from Nathan Shedroff ‘While designers have evolved over the last 25 years to be advocates for the audience/customer, we now need to be advocates for the rest of everyone else, democracy, society, and the planet, itself.“ I was taught design…
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On the Human Tech podcast: A conversation with Nathan Shedroff
In this episode we talk to Nathan Shedroff about the culture of user experience, sustainable design, and more. Nathan is an interaction designer, and a teacher at the California College of the Arts. You can reach Nathan by going to his website: https://nathan.com/ And check…
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Episode 23: The Best (And Only?) Way To Change Group Behavior With Ideas
There are lots of ways to change behavior (again read Dr. Susan Weinschenk’s book “How To Get People To Do Stuff”). But let’s talk specifically about a war of ideas. Information, such as a news report, can change your opinion on a topic, or at…
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Episode 22: Affect, Cognition, and Awareness
Quick post to talk about affect. Affect is primarily a verb meaning make a difference. This is different from effect which essentially means result (the effect of the great pitching was a win). Affective primacy hypothesis asserts that positive and negative affective reactions can be…
