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Comment on Is UX really making a difference? by Fabien

Fabien — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:25:48 +0000

Hi,
some ideas:

UX portfolios tend to focus on the process as this is the one thing they are directly responsible for, and this is what can be transferred to their next project. Showcasing old final product A to new client B might not make them happy, as they might have fundamentally different objectives. Demonstrating how you are able to understand each client, and each set of user is more likely to get you the work.

Sure UX don’t directly manufacture something the user can see. We need the work of the others (graphic designers, developers, marketing etc.) to go the last mile and “make it real”. But wireframes (etc.) are like a building blueprint: sure the guy in the street never see them, but that doesn’t mean they are useless.

As for whether UX is making a difference… Great UX is often overlooked, but the crappy one stands out and can bring down a product.

Also: there are many many kind of UX people, working in very different situations. You will have very different impressions on UX has a field whether you are in-house with always the same product and the same stakeholders, or on a completely new project with new people (and yes, new real users) every couple of week.

Comment on My UXCampLondon Review by Aftermath « UXCampLondon

Aftermath « UXCampLondon — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:10:33 +0000

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Comment on My UXCampLondon Review by #uxcamplondon or the best event ever. « Various thought about UX

#uxcamplondon or the best event ever. « Various thought about UX — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:50:54 +0000

[...] fall from the sky, and lots of things actually went wrong and had to be handled (see Boon’s Indian food issues , but I’m sure there were [...]

Comment on Superb UX Resource article by Whitney Hess by Whitney Hess

Whitney Hess — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:55:59 +0000

Thank you so much for the link love! Really glad you found the post useful.

Comment on How difficult is it to grasp user-experience? by Darren

Darren — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:57:34 +0000

It was an interesting chat… how long does it actually take people to ‘get’ usability/UX?
Personally, I feel that inorder for us to be effective in our work, we have to become excellent at communicating the benefits of UX design in a powerful and persuasive manner. This is one of the reasons I’ve just ordered the book ‘Influence: Psychology of persuasion’.(http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/006124189X) I’ve been recommended the book on a few occasions. Also, this one: http://sharebrain.info/books/usability-books/selling-usability-user-experience-infiltration-tactics/6011/

Comment on A year ago by Interaction » How difficult is it to grasp user-experience?

Interaction » How difficult is it to grasp user-experience? — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:38:09 +0000

[...] I was having a reflective conversation with Darren on our way home from Cambridge the other day, after our meeting with Microsoft about our MSc projects. The both of us had very similar experiences stumbling upon UX. [...]

Comment on Wanted: Participants for Diary Study for Image Search Activities by Interaction » How not to do a Diary Study

Interaction » How not to do a Diary Study — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:06:00 +0000

[...] update: I’m still looking for a few more participants, preferrably male aged 40 to 65. If you’re interested, please email me at boon [dot] chew [at] gmail [dot] com. For more info, click here. [...]

Comment on Wanted: Participants for Diary Study for Image Search Activities by Fran

Fran — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:54:24 +0000

Hi Boon

I’ll do a diary for you. Not going to be in London much (except around July 7th), but am happy to take instruction by email/phone.

Fran

Comment on Useful London-based UX Social Network sites by Cennydd

Cennydd — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:22:07 +0000

There aren’t really many Cennydds in the whole world, let alone on the web. One of these days I’ll do a blog post about the benefits of unusual names.

Comment on Useful London-based UX Social Network sites by boon

boon — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:50:26 +0000

I recognized you too from the photostreams.
Is there no one else named Cennydd on Flickr?
You dominate the search results.