Bridging the Past to Present: The Etymology of “Experience” in UX Design

A meta-geeky word dive into a term we use every day.

Mike Curtis
The You Design System
6 min readAug 2, 2023

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the word “experience” highlighted in green, taken from a dictionary

“Experience” is our mantra — our shared language, our unified purpose. It’s the bedrock of our work, the soul of our discipline. We advocate for good experiences. We warn our colleagues against bad ones. And yet, rarely do we take the time to pause and…

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Mike Curtis
The You Design System

Senior UX Designer / New articles weekly on design & self-improvement / Helping you design the "UX of You" / 22+ years in design, marketing, & sales.