I just finished Tiny Habits by Stanford behavior scientist B.J. Fogg. It’s a great read both for personal and professional insights on human behavior.
UX Remotely | Mapping & Sketching
UX RemotelyHow can we translate design methods like journey mapping, sketching and design studio sessions to distributed team settings? This is the topic of my second roundup of @uxremotely. As these methods are traditionally thought of as face-to-face only activities, it’s interesting to see, that with a little preparation and process, a remote version can be a viable alternative.
UX Remotely | 5 Design Teams And How They Work
UX RemotelyOne and a half years ago, I started @uxremotely to learn more about the possibilities and limitations of designing with distributed teams. So far I have compiled more than 130 articles of designers and design teams working remotely. As tweets are ephemeral, I will post the five most interesting articles I found on each subject here.
IxDA Frankfurt | Dealing with dark interactions
EventsLast month, I joined some great speakers at this year’s first IxDA Frankfurt event, organized by Hendrik Sommerfeldt and Enes Ünal. All photos in this post by Sebastian Fiedler.
UX Camp Hamburg | Prototyping Meaningful Conversations
Conversational UXAfter talking at IA Konferenz and bitkom AK UUX, I had lots of fun discussing conversational experiences at this year’s UX Camp Hamburg.
IA Konferenz 2017 | Prototyping Conversations
Conversational UXAuf der diesjährigen IA Konferenz habe ich von meinen Erfahrungen mit der Entwicklung von Conversational Interfaces erzählt.
Remote Prototyping with Axure
UX RemotelyPrototypes play an important role in the design process. They help communicate ideas to stakeholders, specify interactions for developers and test early product versions with users. When you’re interacting remotely — either as a team or with clients — your prototyping tools should make collaboration easy.
UX Research Reader | People’s Expectations and Product Experience
InsightsWhat I learned from The Evolving Role of Expectations in Long-Term User Experience by Sari Kujala and Talya Miron-Shatz (published in September 2015):
Information Architecture and Visual Design Essentials in Two Short Books
InsightsBetween Christmas and New Year I found the time to read through two great books. Both are short, entertaining and insightful. One introduces the practice of Information Architecture, the other illustrates basic principles of visual design. I recommend them to anyone who wants to learn more about the essentials of user experience design.
UX Camp Hamburg 2015: UX Design With Distributed Teams
UX RemotelyLast Saturday I had the pleasure to do a session on remote work with distributed teams at UX Camp Hamburg — a perfectly organised and fun event.