Category: design
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A Conversation With Damien Borba from Adobe XD
I think that AI and robots will be writing all the code and doing all the design of digital products before too long. But until then, we need good design tools. My favorite is Adobe XD. Have you tried it? We met Demian Borba, Stategic Development Manager for the product when we were out in…
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Deciding What’s Ethical
Sometimes I think we get so busy with designing ads, marketing campaigns, or the interfaces for digital products that we forget to stop and think about whether our products and campaigns are ethical. And if you do stop to think about ethics you might not even know where you stand on the question, “Is what…
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Different Processes For Designing Stuff
You’d think there would be agreement on the best process to follow if you are going to design a digital product. But there’s not. In this podcast episode we go “into the weeds” a bit and talk about four popular methods for doing design, and their pros and cons: Lean UX, Design Thinking, Agile, and…
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What’s Wrong With Gamification?
A couple of years ago “gamification” was a hot topic. Product managers of software, apps, and internal company intranets and training programs attempted to take the factors that make games engaging and apply those to non-game digital products. The results have largely been less than successful. In this podcast episode we talk about what makes a…
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Photography and Design: James Chudley Is Our Guest On HumanTech Podcast
How much do you think about photography in the design of websites and digital marketing? James Chudley joins us on this podcast episode to talk about photography, design, and lots more. And here are some links for things we talk about: James has a great ebook :Usability of web photos book – http://amzn.to/2nIyOt5 And he has…
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Do We Know What We Are Doing With The Internet Of Things?
This is our first episode we recorded for the HumanTech podcast. It’s about the confusion we seem to have about how to design products that communicate on their own — the internet of things. HumanTech is a podcast at the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your hosts Guthrie and Dr. Susan Weinschenk explore how behavioral…
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Will We Trust Driverless Cars?
What will it take for humans to be willing to give up control of the wheel? In this HumanTech podcast episode we talk about how the interaction design of a driverless car affects whether or not we trust the car’s decisions. HumanTech is a podcast at the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your…
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How To Create A Habit Forming Product — Guest Nir Eyal
For this HumanTech podcast episode, Nir Eyal joins us for a conversation about how can you develop products that people can’t stop using. Nir takes the research on classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and habits and rolls it all together and then applies the research to the design of software and apps. Listen to the podcast and then for…
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Quick Review of the Business To Buttons Conference
In Stockholm Susan was the opening speaker for the 2016 Business To Buttons Conference and Al Gore was the closing speaker! We talk about the interesting people we met and the equally interesting talks we heard and saw at the conference. HumanTech is a podcast that explores the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology.…
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The Next 100 Things You Need To Know About People: #113 — Some Gestures Are More Natural Than Others
Tell a friend about the last time you went to visit a family member, and you’ll notice that you’re moving your hands and arms while telling the story. Your body is gesturing without you even thinking about it. It’s often thought that people gesture while they talk to convey information. Although that’s true, the latest theory…
