Chris and Carla get to grips with the world of UX and Design in our original 3 year run of episodes.
We speak to each other, and our guests about a whole range of issues facing Designers today.
Chris speaks to Josh Harris, Product Manager at Dog Buddy. We chat about the difference between a Product Owner and a Product Manager, what they do, who they talk to and why they are important in the project delivery process. We also talk about drills for the second time in two episodes.
What is a job to be done? How is it different to a user need? What size hole do you want?
Chris speaks to Liz Kessick, Senior Researcher about how you can use Jobs to be done as part of your UX toolkit.
As Chris and Carla didn’t prepare for this episode we are going to go through and answer some of your questions from the uxmentor.me slack channel.
What is the mysterious process between doing user research and then doing something with it? Hint – it’s called user research analysis. Carla, Chris and special guest Christina Li talk about note-taking, affinity mapping and sh*t sandwiches. Transcript Episode – DU020 User Research Analysis. Host: Chris Mears and Carla Lindarte. Guest: Christina Li 00:17 Chris: […]
Users have needs. They are the foundation of everything you do as a UX Designer and should be taken seriously. But how do you uncover user needs and what do you do with them once you’ve found them? What do you do when the business poops on them? Transcript Episode – DU019 – User Needs.Hosts: […]
No we aren’t talking about job interviews this time, we are talking about how to extract juicy insights out of your users and stakeholders.
We have tips for interviewing when using different research methodologies, how to deal with different personalities in your research sessions and find out why Carla looks like a bear.
Prototyping is the process you go through to get design in front of real users.
Paper prototyping, Axure mockups, Invision, Sketch – there are a hundred ways to get an output you can use in user research. But which is best and what should you use when? There’s only one way to find out..
UX portfolios are how you sell yourself to potential employers. But what goes into a portfolio? How much UX work should you show? What format should a UX portfolio be in? Chris and Carla pass on some tips from both sides of the fence as hirers and candidates which should help you craft a winning […]
Guerilla user testing is the art of approaching complete strangers and getting them to test your designs out in the real world.
It can be scary, but with the right preparation it doesn’t have to be a shot in the dark at getting the insight you need.
The format of UX job interviews can vary a lot. Some contain design challenges, most will want to explore your design thinking and process and some just involve having a coffee.
Chris and Carla talk through some of their experiences from being both interviewers and candidates and pass on some tips to help you prepare.