Hello! This is my third digest of all things from the world of design that I came across this week. If you seen something worth mentioning, please do so in comments! Thanks :)
Walmart’s $1.85 billon dollar mistake
User-led design or user-centered design decisions? Sad but real example of how a decision that was based on asking customers what they want instead on actually watching them what they need and prefer did cost Walmart almost 2 billion dollars.
Co je UX design
Nice article by Czech interaction designer Ondrej Valka explaining what is (and and what isn’t) UX design, corresponding to the current trend of understanding the UX design as another buzzword in the software design industry.
Please note that the article is in Czech.
The fall and rise of user experience
A transcript of IA Summit 2011 closing plenary by Cennydd Bowles on the rise and misuse of UX design and the term “user experience” in general, with some interesting thoughts on the future development of the industry.
User Interface (UI) vs. User Experience (UX)
Simon Guest explains the difference between visually pleasing user interface, usability and the overall experience.
Finally, few really funny and quite accurate comic strips
The Brads – Rebrand
The Brads – How to build a corporate website
The Brads – Interface Design
My name is Jiri Jerabek and I'm UX consultant and MSc student of Human-Computer Interaction with Ergonomics at UCL.