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Lee Beckwith

Lee Beckwith

AAU is a legitimate art school with an unfair reputation — my experience with studying graphic…

When I graduated from IU with my Masters of Science in HCI (they cheekily call it “HCI/d” as in “Human-Computer Interaction design”, a…

11h ago

a picture of a row of photos with the letter “D” made out of water drops and ink

11h ago

Lee Beckwith

“UX” is a horrible name that doesn’t explain what we really do, here is a better option.

I’m going to break down why the terms “UX” and “user experience” don’t actually describe what it is we design, and the fact that every…

1d ago

photo of the underside of dongdaemun design plaza

1d ago

Lee Beckwith

The designer, the artist, and critics.

As UX designers, our tendency is to seek feedback. After all, we’re designing for others. Their input matters. Half of our process is about…

Jul 6

Picasso art work

Jul 6

Lee Beckwith

Designer imposter syndrome is protecting you from taking risks.

You know the creative process well. You’ve faced the empty canvas or empty art board a million times before. Yet soon enough you’ll have…

Jul 1

Designer imposter syndrome is protecting you from taking risks.

Jul 1

Lee Beckwith

Selling a creative process in a reductive, analytical culture

There is a predominantly reductive culture stemming from our education system. It undervalues combining fields into cross-domain and…

Jun 30

Selling a creative process in a reductive, analytical culture

Jun 30

Lee Beckwith

The picky design buyer and the authentic UX designer

Selling design feels a lot like what I imagine happens at car dealerships. Different people come in with different needs, goals, desires…

Jun 29

a design of a credit card

Jun 29

Lee Beckwith

Why Presentations of the UX Process is Intentionally Kept Complicated and a Simple Alternative

There is an ongoing discussion in the UX community about the — perhaps intentional — complex-ification of the UX design process to make it…

Jun 21

a picture of ray ban sunglasses

Jun 21

Lee Beckwith

Lee Beckwith

User interface designer with 12+ years of experience in the tech industry. www.leebeckwith.com https://dribbble.com/leebeckwith

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