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Published in UX Collective

·Mar 26, 2019

UX needs alliances

The future of UX will be defined by the alliances we invest in. Here are 5 key alliances every UX designer should be building. — What value does UX bring to teams trying to build great products? UX designers continue to play a broad role in the research, design, and testing of digital products hitting the market every day. But UX is always changing. …

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UX needs alliances
UX needs alliances
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Published in UX Collective

·Mar 13, 2019

5 truths about Design Process

On having an open relationship with process — Lot’s of designers hold their process dear. But in practice, does it ever look as good as it does in our heads? We learn about process and we think about process. We get advice to show our process in interviews and through case studies in our portfolios. For the design…

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5 truths about Design Process
5 truths about Design Process
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·Dec 31, 2018

8 undoubtably true predictions for UX in 2019

The annual UX industry predictions you didn’t know you needed. — No matter how much I cringe at end-of-year trend articles, and predictions for the coming year, I always click them. Last year, I wrote this article to take a new spin to looking ahead. 9 ½ Plausible and/or Absurd UX Industry Predictions for 2018 (An interactive article where your votes count for something)uxdesign.cc This year, we’re looking to 2019. Each entry asks you to vote for whether you think…

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8 undoubtably true predictions for UX in 2019
8 undoubtably true predictions for UX in 2019
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Published in UX Collective

·Dec 5, 2018

The conversation designers are having about artificial intelligence

And why I’m bored — The public conversation on artificial intelligence, and its relation to the design industry, is shallow. There’s a camp made up of the fearful—those that are confident that AI will inevitably bring destruction to our world. …

Artificial Intelligence

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The conversation designers are having about artificial intelligence
The conversation designers are having about artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

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Published in UX Collective

·Nov 27, 2018

Why you shouldn’t become a UX designer

The #1 reason to proceed with caution into a UX career. — UX is a great field to be in. There are lots of reasons for this. It often pays well, it’s a creative field that also has practical value, and it’s still very possible to break in without a formal design background. …

UX

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Why you shouldn’t become a UX designer
Why you shouldn’t become a UX designer
UX

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Published in UX Collective

·Nov 26, 2018

Magnetic north design strategy

Working with the forces that pull us — Forces are everywhere. Every direction has a force, pulling us towards it. Sometimes forces team up to be even stronger. Other times they oppose each other, and nearly split us in two trying to overcome them. Fighting against these forces exhausts us, and often set us up to fail. Learning…

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Magnetic north design strategy
Magnetic north design strategy
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Published in UX Collective

·Nov 20, 2018

The holy temple of User Experience

How UX is more of a religion than you’d like to admit. — [User Experience Design] may be defined as a cultural system of behaviors and practices, worldviews and books, places, prophecies, and personalities, ethics and organizations, that relates individual adherents to transcendental elements that make meaning of their place in a larger system. Just kidding. But, that wikipedia definition of religion describes…

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The holy temple of User Experience
The holy temple of User Experience
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Oct 19, 2018

When interactive video meets environmental impact

Partnering for the good of the world — 8 years ago two people walked into a bar in Dublin. Nothing about the evening was particularly special. It was Ireland, so it was probably raining. Or, about to start raining. There was a cobblestone street not too far away. The two people struck up a conversation. They both worked…

Environment

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When interactive video meets environmental impact
When interactive video meets environmental impact
Environment

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Aug 28, 2018

Craft is relevance, confidence is impact

The sacred pairing for a successful design career. — Craft and confidence make today’s designer. People like you and me who inhabit this industry, from a mix of backgrounds, carrying with us fuel that feeds our fire, and baggage that weighs us down. Imagine your magic mouse has a genie inside. And that it’ll grant you one of two…

Design

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Craft is relevance, confidence is impact
Craft is relevance, confidence is impact
Design

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Published in UX Collective

·Aug 1, 2018

The designer’s handbook of eponymous laws — part 4: technology

Eponymous laws express truths in concise, interesting, and sometimes funny ways. They reflect — and induce reflection — on the human condition, as well as the workings of science, math, and technology. In this four-part series, I’ll share some of the most interesting Eponymous Laws I’ve come across. Ones that…

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The designer's handbook of eponymous laws - part 4: technology
The designer's handbook of eponymous laws - part 4: technology
User Experience

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Craig Phillips

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designer, mentor, manager · upstate NYer based in Dublin · www.craigphillips.design

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