Keith Instone on User Experience
I am doing a version of my UX Spins talk on 1/9 at CodeMash, the top conference for software developers in the Midwest (which also happens to be at a waterpark in the middle of winter). I will also helping staff the Ohio IT Association sponsor table. I am taking a break from volunteering this …
OhioX launched this morning (December 9th, 2019). I knew it was coming. I like the OhioX mission, vision, values, goals, etc. Check out ohiox.org before proceeding. “We envision Ohio as a world leader in technology and innovation which creates a vibrant economy and opportunities for all.” I believe Ohio needs to be a world leader …
I am excited to be a part of TechTown Detroit’s Professional Services Network and available for (free) consultations as part of their Ask an Expert program. I’ve been doing formal and informal consulting with startups for years. The first conversation is usually about user interface design for an app or website they are building. Then …
I am working on a new discussion-oriented presentation, Twelve Spins on User Experience, which will try to explain some of the different things the term “user experience” has meant over the years and how people are using it today, often in confusing ways. If you go looking on Twitter, you will find lots of rants …
I discovered an interesting paper on dark patterns this morning: Shining a Light on Dark Patterns. By a former law school student (now an attorney) & a professor, about how companies are tricking online users, especially in e-commerce settings. They used HCI research and UX practitioner writings to come up with their own framework of …
(Figure above: a word cloud of the text of Niharika’s article, in the shape of an X.) Niharika Hariharan, Associate Partner of Design at McKinsey & Company, published an article titled “Why we need to rethink our design disciplines” last week. (The original title was apparently “Siloed design disciplines – less effective problem solving” but …
I am ready to exhibit at Drinks x Design in Detroit tonight. If you are reading this as a result of visiting the table, thanks for stopping by!! If you want to talk more about your organization’s user experience talent, send me an email so we can set up a time to discuss how to …
Dexterity User Experience will be participating in Design Core Detroit‘s July 11 instance of Drinks x Design, their monthly social gathering of designers. In July, the focus is on User Experience. I will be there to pitch my UX services to people from companies, startups, design agencies, educational institutions, and more. At events list this, …
I enjoyed my day at JumpStart‘s Startup Scaleup, Northeast Ohio’s largest single entrepreneurial event of the year, on June 19th. The day’s agenda is still online (but hard to find). What I got out of the conference that is spread out across a neighborhood… I gained a sense of the current state of the entrepreneurial …
In addition to organizing/sponsoring the Michigan UXPA Architecture Walk & Experience Design Tour, I am participating in the Detroit Month of Design “Designer Dating Game” on September 6th. It is an interesting way for people to learn about the value of design. The companies ask questions of designers to find the right match, using the …