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Will Scott

Will Scott

One for the ‘other’ pile

Sometimes it all just piles up on you. Difficult day at work, long hours, long commute, feeling shapeless and dispirited, the world seems…

Dec 18, 2019

Dec 18, 2019

Will Scott

Chipping away

There are many misconceptions around what being in the design profession entails. One of the more pernicious ones is that it can be a…

Mar 7, 2019

Chipping away

Mar 7, 2019

Will Scott

What even is user research already

I’ve narrowed down the reasons for doing research with your users to a good old List of Three Things. I’d love to know if you think this…

Jan 28, 2019

Jan 28, 2019

Will Scott

Being visible

In 2010, the Guardian published an incredibly comprehensive account of Mexico’s drug wars, written by Rory Carroll. He was eventually…

Mar 5, 2018

Being visible

Mar 5, 2018

Will Scott

Data and design decisions

The language used around the value of ‘data’ can want for nuance — understandable, really, as most organisations expect it to provide a…

Mar 5, 2018

Mar 5, 2018

Will Scott

Voicing the fear

For years, we would ask people about the hours they would spend online in a week. For almost all audiences, that’s obsolete now - and even…

Feb 9, 2018

Voicing the fear

Feb 9, 2018

Will Scott

Smart people

Talent exodus. Brain drain. Intellectual capital transfer. The economy relies on productive people doing clever things that keep us in the…

Jan 9, 2018

Jan 9, 2018

Will Scott

Metaphors and affordance

As people who look at stuff on the internet, we all base a lot of our decisions about what to look at on our past experiences. Because…

Dec 5, 2017

Metaphors and affordance

Dec 5, 2017

Will Scott

Write like nobody’s reading

A few months back, while we still had hope in our hearts, John Dickerson released a podcast telling tales of the campaign trail with John…

Feb 7, 2017

Write like nobody’s reading

Feb 7, 2017

Will Scott

The investment cubes… they’re everywhere.

A film trope I’m sure you’ll recognise goes like this: in your generic sci-film, after the introduction of the main character(s), there’s a…

Jan 22, 2017

The investment cubes… they’re everywhere.

Jan 22, 2017

Will Scott

Will Scott

Mostly articles about user research/design/design research. You can ignore the rest, if you want. I just don’t see the point in multiple profiles. It’s all me.

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