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Mind the AI gap

UX keeps learning and working with AI tools to recognize any opportunity. — A Designer’s role is to keep learning while we are working. We learn about our users, we work at closing skills gaps, we learn about designing software, we work on addressing change, we learn new AI tools, and so on. The only constant is there is always something new to…

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Mind the AI gap
Mind the AI gap
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MVC (Minimum Viable Culture) not MVP (Minimum Viable Product)

Working towards a community vs working towards things. — As a UX/UI/HCI/Product designer, you will work to solve problems for your users. In the mouths of many business start-ups, there is the discussion of the MVP — The Minimum Viable Product. Working towards things: The MVP A minimum viable product (MVP) is the idea that a product team should produce the simplest version of…

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MVC (Minimum Viable Culture) not MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
MVC (Minimum Viable Culture) not MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
Design

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A good UX portfolio is…

10 recommendations for how and why your portfolios should focus on how you think as a Designer. — At the beginning of Sep 2022, I had the honor of presenting to designers around the world via UXtalks and ADPlist.

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A good UX portfolio is…
A good UX portfolio is…
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What if you started your UX process away from a computer?

A case for sketching-first UX — As a Product/UX designer and design educator, I have noticed a few changes in the way designers and students approach thinking through screen problems especially now that we have leaned into Covid for work-from-home and using our computers as our classrooms. Although the internet, group communication tools like Zoom, Slack…

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What if you started your UX process away from a computer?
What if you started your UX process away from a computer?
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A comprehensive list of human-computer interactions

A review of the opportunities with humans, computers, and software. — Whether you are a seasoned Designer (have webmaster in your CV) or new to the world of digital software product design (UXD, UXR, UI, IxD, IA, CX, LX, VD, FE, SO, PO, ML, AI, etc) the universe in which you can apply your craft and skills are continuing to grow…

Design

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A comprehensive list of human-computer interactions
A comprehensive list of human-computer interactions
Design

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·Updated Aug 28

Why lives in the deep

Using the Laddering Technique to deliver on the “Why” in User Research/UX/Product Design — What does a Designer have in common with Jacque-Yves Cousteau? A Designer must be willing to dive into the deep to find the truth that sustains their work. If you have yet to see the documentary Becoming Cousteau I highly recommend it. He is a fascinating human whose passion for…

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Why lives in the deep
Why lives in the deep
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·Jul 7

Facilitating fun

How UX helps teams collaborate and have more fun from the UXPA International Conference 2023. — A walk-through of a UXPA International Conference 2023 Poster with a discussion of the role UX can play on a team for fostering collaboration. In June, I had the opportunity to participate in the UXPA International Conference 2023 in Austin, Texas as part of the poster session. After 3+ years…

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Facilitating fun
Facilitating fun
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·Updated May 24

Design Koans

A series of thought experiments for designers. — Exploring Zen Koans Zen Buddhism is renowned for its unique teaching methods that go beyond traditional discourse and logic. Zen Koans — In the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen Buddhism, koan refers to a question or succinct paradoxical statement posed to a student to help him or her seek the truth. A Zen…

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Design Koans
Design Koans
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·Updated Sep 20

The inspiration cycle for designers

Building a design habit of looking around > making > sharing. — “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working” — Pablo Picasso As a Designer (UX/UI/Product/IxD/FEDev/etc), you should be making a habit of looking around for inspiration through a diverse set of inputs: Creative industry (UX/UI/IxD/Product/Service Design/Graphic Design/Industrial Design/Architecture/etc) Media culture (Books, Music, TV/Film, Radio, Internet content, etc.)

Design

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The inspiration cycle for designers
The inspiration cycle for designers
Design

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Dec 28, 2021

2021 UX/Product Writing Recap

A recap of what my UX/design writing has accomplished this year. At the beginning of 2021, I challenged myself to write 1 article per month. As this is not my full-time gig, I thought it would be a good way to give back to the design community, keep me thinking…

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2021 UX/Product Writing Recap
2021 UX/Product Writing Recap
UX

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Chris R Becker

Chris R Becker

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Sr. UX Designer / Associate Professor / Author of Learn HCI. Parent, surfer, maker.

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