As a part of my Spring 2019 Independent Study I interviewed an experienced UX Designer to better understand what that position entails over time and on a day-to-day basis. This interview is paraphrased and does not include any identifying information as requested by the interviewee.
Integrating Usability Research at Yahoo Finance
Brandon Whightsel is Design Director at Yahoo Finance, where he has worked for six years. Prior to that, he worked at the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, AOL, and CBS News. We sat down to talk about how UX research and usability evaluation are integrated in his team’s work. The following transcript has been edited for …