10 Best UX Articles of 2016
2016 comes to its end. The perfect moment to share with you some articles that really mattered to me last year.
A lot of things happened in our community. New tools, new practices but the same will to improve workflows and end product quality. In case you missed them, here are my top UX and Product Design links I’ve read in 2016.
How Micro-Moments Are Changing The Rules by Think With Google
Thinking in terms of moments was a real turning point for me this year. Say a user experience is fragmented into moments and chunks of interactions, you ask yourself new questions: Are you there for your users during those micro-moments? What experience do you propose then?
Chatbots are the new Skeuomorphism by Cliff Kuang
As chatbots and conversational interfaces took over the world of customer experience, we Designers, are struggling to decide how much Human should our bots be. The answer might be: As little human as possible.
Going Beyond The Surface by Google
Reviewing design is one of the most critical steps in our creative process. To get the most of it, here are a couple of advices that helped me to structure our design reviews at åbility.
Preparing Your First Design Sprint by New Haircut
Product design methodology has been transformed by design sprints. New Haircut made a very comprehensive video to show how to shine at your first design sprint. Also, check DUCO, their well-crafted companion app for design sprints.
User Memory Design by Curt Arledge
“Experience is a stream. Memory is a collection of snapshots”. That sentence is now always in my head when I have to design a new product. Understanding how our memory works might get you rethink the way you create a customer experience.
What You See is What You Use by Julie Zhuo
Julie Zhuo illustrates one of the most important rules of User Interface Design: if it’s not obvious, it won’t be used. No need to say we’ll talk about burger menus.
Complexion Reduction by Michael Horton
Reduction was definitely a keyword in 2016. A good overview of how major tech companies got rid of the complexity in their apps this year.
Progressive Reduction by Dan Birman
I love the idea of progressive reduction because it forces you to think about the evolution of your user experience in the long run. What pieces of interface are necessary so new users can onboard smoothly? What can be simplified after a while?
Discrimination by Design by Lena Groeger
Working on large scale projects, it’s sometimes hard to estimate how our design decisions might impact our users’ environment and influence their social interactions. Keep in mind that bad Design is also a source of discrimination.
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