Shopify UX
A collection of musings from the UX practitioners at Shopify.
My existential pants crisis
My existential pants crisis
When a choice secretly forces your handI have been looking for new snowboard pants for the past couple seasons, my old pair have been serviceable but I needed something better and more waterproof if I was going to take on more advanced mountains. I found the perfect pair, that were in stock and they had my size. They also had a size larger. ¶ So, I picked medium, checked the size chart just to be sure everything was kosher, and hit up my cart.David StubbsNov 13, 2015
The Wearable Fallacy
The Wearable Fallacy
Why the current state of wearables are going to have a tough time keeping users.Companies still don’t get it… ¶ I passed by this article recently and it got me thinking about why users are abandoning fitness bands and trackers so easily. ¶ I’ve had many wearables in the past 3 years — I started off with the FuelBand, the moved on to the Shine, backed the original Pebble, and I’m still idly waiting for the Meteor. I even planned on buying the Apple Watch, until they announced the features.David StubbsOct 14, 2015
Confab Central 2015: takeaways from a product content strategist
Confab Central 2015: takeaways from a product content strategist
As the second content strategist to join Shopify, I quickly realized (having come from a background in library sciences, information…As the second content strategist to join Shopify, I quickly realized (having come from a background in library sciences, information architecture, and UX) that I needed to immerse myself in the field of content strategy. I wanted to know what the heck people in this field were up to, what product content conversations where happening, and how I could make connections with people doing similar work at their organizations.Virginia StartMay 27, 2015
