Research is inevitable in UX design and is a big part of the design process. In this blog post, I’ll be focusing on user interviews and user testing and resolving the challenges involved in these processes. Knowing how to pick the right research technique from your toolbox to uncover the…

Me: Hey, it’s nice to meet you! So what do you do for living? Designer: I am a UX DESIGNER at [company]! Me: Oh, that’s cool! So I guess you’re interviewing people and talking to users a lot! Designer: Well, not really, we don’t talk to users… Me: Oh, I…

This Hanno article was originally published on TheNextWeb. Ever wondered how much other UX designers with similar skills to you are earning elsewhere? As a location-independent designer with a lot of control over my own salary, I was extremely interested in knowing the answer to that question. …

I went to a meet up recently where the presenter proudly claimed that his team (who were building a product for a niche market) weren’t just the builders of their application, but also the users. “Since we use our own product, we’re valid users to test with.” Perfect, right? Perhaps…

Interviewing users can be tricky. But no matter whether you do it in-person or over the interweb, there are a few rules which will help you run far better interviews. I’ve collected together the 7 best practises we’ve found most useful. Encourage storytelling Once you succeed in encouraging storytelling, you can get…

There are many salary comparisons around which look at the differences between US and EU cities. As a data fan, I love browsing them. …

In December Marcel and I attended Stretch conference in Budapest. The conference features great leaders from various fields, with a focus on leadership and management. How we ended up coming to this conference Attending the conference for the second time in a row (last year’s visit was also my first encounter with my teammate Jon) I suggested to…

That’s great! But you’re also in the unfortunate position of having to cherry pick from an already competitive pool of designers. Here is how to improve your process to help you hire the candidate you need. — When you’re looking to get hired, you can find plenty of resources out there telling you how to write an interesting and engaging CV. …

A story about how kindness, small things and luck can drive to new opportunities. More than a year ago I was reading Cap Watkins blog post: “Be kind”. It’s a great read, and he talks about how being kind and open will pay for itself, and will lead to new…