Ideas & Issues

  Introduction: As a user experience design student, quantitative research is mentioned far less than qualitative research. My brief encounter with quantitative usability data was during a class assignment where we were supposed to perform tree test through Optimal Workshop, but I was not fully aware why and when we need to quantitative data in usability …

The Unsung Hero in UX Design Process: Quantitative Usability Research Read More »

Recently, the team I have been working on is hiring for senior designers. And I went through all the portfolio review and design exercise parts. As an intern, I learned so much from those candidates, and I want to share all these useful points with you. Portfolio Review Every candidate starts from the portfolio review …

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  As UX Designers, we have the power to design a product that can be interacted with million people on the internet. It is our obligation to make sure users can successfully access our website. This means all the users include who have visual impairments, color blind, hearing, cognitive disabilities or problems, who use different …

How to Play with Color on Interface Read More »

UX designers design products for users – this is a statement which can be heard while discussing this profession. In fact, the name of the profession says so. However, very often the reality is different and UX designers need not only to satisfy the interests of users, but also the companies, which pay their wages. …

Human-centered design or Humane design – role of ethical standards in UX Read More »

User Experience design is all about understanding users. In order to be a good UX designer or interaction designer, we have to know that we are not solving our own problems, but users. With Gestalt psychological rules and theories, we can add more value to our products by better understanding users’ behaviors, emotions, and motivations. Using Gestalt principles …

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Link to blog: https://ixd.prattsi.org/2018/10/good-robot-bad-robot-the-ethics-of-ai/   Introduction: The ethically-minded have always weighed benefit and risk when it comes to AI becoming more prevalent in everyday life. The topic has been picked apart in everything from pulpy sci-fi novels from the 50s to well-regarded popular scientific journals of today, where ever-increasing human-like AI are now commonplace. This blog …

Good Robot, Bad Robot: The Ethics of AI Read More »

I interned at Guggenheim Museum interactive department in 2017 summer. During the internship period, one of my research topic was alt text and hyperlink best practices on museum websites. According to Wikipedia, web accessibility refers to “the inclusive practice of removing barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to websites, by people with disabilities.” When …

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