UX Globals Audio Experience: Recent Episodes
Christopher Wittmann
User Experience for entrepreneurs, startup founders, and managers. The UX Globals team is determined to make UX the number one reason why a company succeeds or not. It is important to us that we make everyone aware of UX, educate people on the topic, and provide powerful assets to all UX Designers on our planet. Our podcast delivers you news from the UX business and will provide interesting classes on UX-related topics. Your host in this show is UXD Chris the founder of the UX Globals brand.
Time is the most valuable element, we have and therefore we, as UX designers, need to take care of it when creating a new solution!
Every UX designer must be able to handle statistics and needs to do or at least understand some basic calculations.
Grocery shopping is something everyone of us needs to do and I know that this task can be made more interesting by providing solutions with a high user experience!
It is natural that people fear different situations. New technologies with a high user experience can reduce that fear!
The moment our household machinery is able to support us, and not only execute certain tasks, the user experience will increase significantly!
Our fitness can be influenced by the software, products, and services we use to get fit! If they have a great user experience we will enjoy our fitness ambition!
Handling our finances can be a pain in the a**. Once we get a solution with a great user experience, we will definitely enjoy it!
The way we communicate with others is significantly affected by the user experience of the communication tool!
Making people aware of UX and its importance is tough. Therefore we should tell them more about the UX iceberg!
To evaluate a solution you can generally choose between expert reviews and user testing. But which one is better?
Voice-based input has many significant advantages but also many downsides. Therefore I would like to address that topic today!
Challenging users and making them feel like they are in a game makes solutions more interesting.
The moment the internet of things was introduced, was the time where User Experience began to matter!
Besides your solution, your support channels need to be awesome so users have even better experiences!
Every UX designer must be interested in making a difference. If you do not want to do that, you are not a UX designer.
Almost no website does not work without videos today. The big question is: Is that a good trend? Will it in- or decrease the user experience?
Often it is not sensible to start with the business part first. We need to have an idea or solution and form a business around it!
Only when your solution can adapt to your users' needs it will have a high User Experience!
I am sorry to say that not every UI designer is a UX designer or the other way round...
The moment you can tell a story about your product software or service people will be more likely to purchase from you!
Whatever we are wearing, we want to feel comfortable in it. Is this user experience for clothes?
You can also find User Experience in the shape of reader experience in the book industry.
During the analysis or research phase the stakeholder analysis is essential! It can have an impact on the processes and the context a solution will be used in!
As a UX designer almost no one will come to you and say you have done an amazing job because most people will not realize it as great UX is invisible.
For designers, nothing is more important than the personal experience that is presented in your portfolio.
The job as a UX designer requires creativity and problem-solving. But how does it affect us personally?
Use-Case diagrams are an essential part of software engineering. The idea is to show what the system will be able to do.
Does your website need a better user experience? Follow these four tips and it will increase immediately!
Entrepreneurs and UX Designers have many similarities, but what could a UX Design Entrepreneur be?
If your solution is not working yet, but your users should believe it already does: Use the Wizard of Oz technique!
The packaging is not only important for the user experience of products but also for digital solutions!
There are many agencies out there that create cheap solutions for their clients. But are they also professional?
One of the common myths in the UX industry is that adding features to a system increases the usability. But is it really like that?
Almost no modern app or website works without any animations. Might they increase the usability?
Being a UX designer is awesome but where can you actually work once you have finished your education?
Over the last few years I have noticed that there are always more really young children like 1 or 2 years old who are already way more than just a bit interested in smartphones. But why?
Nothing is more important for a brand than the logo! It is the first element that needs to stand before any of the other branding should get done!
Touch has something magic to us human. Let's find out why this technology has become so successful over the years!
Sketching is a very common technique for every designer not only UX Designers but why is it so important to us?
Nowadays everyone wants to study something. But is it sensible to study UX design or should you rather become a UX designer another way?
Is it possible to develop a globally accepted solution? Can websites be developed for the entire world or do they need to be different for multiple cultures?
The requirements for interfaces inside vehicles are quite different from those from more common use cases like websites. I will introduce you to the things I have discoverd during my time in the automotive industry.
Actually already back in 2011 my career as a UX designer began. Ever since then I didn’t want to do anything else. Find out more about how this career made my life so much better.
Make your users moderate what they are thinking and what they are doing so you get a deeper understanding of their mindset and ideas.
The lotus blossom technique is a creative technique designed to create multiple ideas around one centric topic.
Every bigger Operating System has its Design Guidelines. Sometimes they do not match your brand’s design guidelines. How should you approach this problem? Use your Guidelines or those by the Operating System?
A high user experience can often be created when using as many channels as possible. "When and how should you use music in user interfaces?” will be the question of today’s episode.
Probably the most important step during the UX workflow is prototyping. In today’s episode you will learn how prototyping should be approached and why it is so important.
A picture says more than a thousand words. Is it really like that? And can properly selected images increase the user experience of a solution?
Technology has developed so far that it is easily possible and necessary to make these benefits available for disabled people, too. It is highly recommended to make your solutions accessible because you need to take care of more little details that make your solution more usable to anyone.
During the last centuries we have never been limited like that before. Due to Corona we need to stay at home and should not leave the house. How important is digitalisation and especially UX during that time? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the UX Gobals Podcast.
The research or analysis phase of the UX workflow is the most important one. but how do you approach this phase at all? Let's find out when it is sensible to do this phase on your own, when you should do it with one user and when it is advisable to work with a user group.
The biggest issue I have discovered with most solutions is a lack of consistency. Buttons are not in the same place, icons look completely different and many more bad examples will be discussed in this episode of the UX Globals Podcast.
Have you ever been wondering why UX designers are wearing hats with six different colours? Let's find out more on thinking hats today.
One of the most basic approaches of prototyping is the paper prototype. It is a requirement for every UX Designer to work with this technique and therefore this will be today’s episode of the UX Globals Podcast.
In today's episode the main goal will be to define the difference between the UX and the UI of a product or service.
A step in every software developing process is to create some basic sketches of the screens. Those sketches are called wireframes.
Paul Fitts developed the law that buttons need to be large enough so that they can be hit easily and actions that might or will follow each other sould be placed close together.
Every UX designer needs to know how to implement web pages. Today we will find out why together.
One of the most used creative techniques are focus group discussions. They involve a group of users that argue about a specific topic related to the creation of a solution.
To get a deep understanding of your users' long term behaviour User Diaries are a good solution.
With a context analysis you will be able to find out where your solution will be used and which requirements are given to make your solution usable.
Focusing on you users is essential for UX designers. Therefore it is a requirement to create persona you can always refer to.
Most people have heard of UX before and have some idea what it might be but it affects everyone every day at any time. Let's find out why today.
This episode will be the introduction to the UX Globals Podcast. Get to know your host and the main topics that will be broadcasted over the next few weeks and longer.