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When I was in secondary school, my career plan was to be an Archaeologist. I was really into Time Team and similar documentaries…

I sat on a Balinese beach, watching the waves roll and crash and fishing boats bobble up and down on the endless sea. I knew this coming…

What I’ve become more aware of recently, is how so many diagrams and visuals that show the UCD research cycle/UX research process are not…

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Liz Whitefield, a Director here at Hippo Digital, tells us about the successes in her career. Check…

Considering the impact of our design decisions matters. Without due care, technology has the capacity to create harm at monumental scale…

If you work in UX or UCD, you have probably heard Jakob Nielsen’s statement that “One of usability’s most hard-earned lessons is that ‘you…

I’ve been a content design consultant at Hippo Digital for just over a year. Here are 5 essential lessons I’ve learnt.

I’ve worked in content design for a long time (though I’m not as old as my children like to make out!). Officially, it’s been since 2013…

Reflection, in a work context, is a way of assessing yourself, your ways of working and the impact of your outputs. In this blog, I explain…

“There are many challenges that stand in the way of inclusion, the sneakiest of which are sympathy and pity. Treating inclusion as a…

I recently read Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat Holmes. It was a fascinating read that brings together a lot of threads…

I’ve been working on digital/software product development for over eight years now. I have always worked with a User Experience Designer…

Ada Lovelace Day celebrates the achievements of women in STEM careers (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) around the world. It…

As part of the Leeds Digital Festival, Hippo held an online workshop to introduce people to human-centred design concepts.

A love letter to the all the imposters out there

How can a song parodying the dance moves of ravers help you involve your team in your research planning?

Like many people, I’m on LinkedIn. Whether you love it or hate it (I’m leaning slightly more towards the latter), it can undoubtedly be…

A recent cross-over meet-up between our Research and Design communities in Hippo Digital led to some great insights about how we can best…

The design and research communities are very close in Hippo Digital — we have open door policies to our community meet ups, and more often…

Hippo Digital are delighted to announce an investment from Growth Capital Partners (GCP); a private equity firm that specialises in…

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In these unusual times, “leaving the house” are words that are only barely associated with shopping or taking limited exercise. The number…

A couple of months ago, I was recruiting for research participants to help us improve the user experience of getting tested for…