User Experience (UX) is a blossoming field and there are common terms and theories to grasp. Discover the most common terminology and theories that are encountered during the product development lifecycle.   UX Glossary A Aesthetic-Usability Effect - Users often perceive aesthetically pleasing design as a design that’s more usable. Affinity bias - Tendency to […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is "intelligence —perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by humans or other animals. Intelligence encompasses the ability to learn, reason, generalize, and infer meaning." The challenge with anything powerful is its usage. Recently AI has been positioned as a replacement for many professions because of significant […]

Mark your calendar for May 3, 2023, to join the discussion at 24 Hours of UX. I am honored to present "A Dozen UX Professionals (and You) Weigh In on The Future of UX". In this session, watch Indi Young, Luis Berumen, Andy Vitale, Grace G. Lau, Hunani Pao, Peter Horvath, Jesse James, Sophia V […]

Recently I had the opportunity to interview actor, producer, and director Todd Thompson and composer, songwriter, and musician Colin O’Malley. I thought it was important to highlight this episode. After all, the discussion is a perfect match between music and user experience because it stresses understanding your audience. Todd discusses as a director that the […]

Discover the unique user experience path that Peter Horvath, UX & Design Lead at Whitespace, Co-Founder of 24 Hours of UX, and Lecturer at Lucerne University, followed in this twelfth episode of Season 2. Peter's story of continual learning is exactly what user experience is all about, you never stop learning.

Discover the unique user experience path that Indi Young, Independent Qualitative Data Scientist & Problem Space Researcher, Consultant, Author, and Trainer, followed in this eleventh episode of Season 2. Indy's energetic interview will give you so much to think about and inspire you to learn more about user experience. Learn how to resist assumptions and […]

Discover the unique user experience path that Luis Berumen, Director at Calgary UX, Director at IncluCity, and Sr. UX Designer at Technology + Innovation Lab at Enbridge, followed in this tenth episode of Season 2. Luis discusses how being inclusive during your design process leads to different contexts which impacts your outcomes.

Discover the unique user experience path that Andy Vitale, Executive Vice President, Design, Rocket Companies, followed in this ninth episode of Season 2. Andy shares his advice on how understanding the core competencies of user experience can shape your career.

Discover the unique user experience path that Grace G. Lau, Information Architect, Co-founder at DIA Design Guild, and Co-president at World IA Association, followed in this eighth episode of Season 2. Grace talks about the advice she gives to others attempting to enter the user experience industry and how using your past will help impact […]

I had the pleasure of being a panelist along with Laura Leventhal, Marty Gage, and Spencer Murrell at the UX Akron and OhioUX Roundtable entitled "Ohio UX Authors". During the discussion, the authors were interviewed by librarian Jennifer Stencel who asked thought-provoking questions. She discovered why we decided to create the books, how we wrote […]