UX Podcast
339 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsUXPodcast™ is a twice-monthly digital design podcast - hosted by James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom - sharing insights about business, technology and people since 2011. We want to push the boundaries of how user experience is perceived and boost your confidence in the work you do.
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#229 Just enough research with Erika Hall
January 30, 2020 23:30 - 33.8 MBSix years have passed since Erika Hall published Just Enough Research. Recently she’s released an updated second edition. We took the opportunity to talk to her about her book and research.
#228 The Aesthetic-Accessibility Paradox
January 16, 2020 23:30 - 29.5 MBEpisode 228 is a link show. James and Per discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – this time the articles are: The Aesthetic-Accessibility Paradox and Three Principles for Designing Machine Learning-Powered Products.
#227 Imposter syndrome with Amy Silvers & Lori Cavallucci (UXP Classic)
January 02, 2020 23:30 - 34.2 MBIn this classic interview from 2015, we talk to Lori Cavallucci and Amy Silvers to learn more about imposter syndrome – what is it and how it effects us. Why does our branch in particular seem to suffer from it? What can we do to deal with it and can it be a good thing...
#226 Improv with Mike Gorgone
December 19, 2019 23:30 - 32.9 MBHow is improvisation, or improv as it’s known, be relevant to those of us working with UX? Mike Gorgone joins us for an entertaining look into how it’s useful and how you can practice it.
#225 Indistractable with Nir Eyal
December 05, 2019 23:30 - 38.1 MBNir Eyal joins us to discuss some of the ideas and topics covered in his two books, Hooked and Indistractable.
#224 The business value of design with Jeanne Liedtka
November 21, 2019 23:30 - 36.8 MBJeanne Liedtka, author of multiple books around design thinking and organic growth, was visiting Stockholm and we had the opportunity to talk to her in person about design thinking and the business value of design.
#223 Cross disciplinary collaboration with Becki Hyde
November 07, 2019 23:30 - 33.3 MBBecki Hyde, Design Practice Lead at Pivotal, joins us to talk about how to make “Magic with Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration”. Collaborating by actually working together and creating a balanced team with design, product Management and developers.
#222 Sense and respond with Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden
October 24, 2019 22:30 - 36.9 MBJosh Seiden and Jeff Gothelf have together written the books Lean UX and Sense and Respond. We learn how they used their own methods to develop their second book based on the feedback from their first.
#221 Decision systems with Kim Goodwin
October 10, 2019 22:30 - 69.4 MBKim Goodwin, three-time guest on UX Podcast and a person we have huge amounts of respect for joins us at From Business To Buttons to talk about decision systems – Design systems are often a good investment, but do they give the highest rate of return? No says Kim, changing how we make decisions gives...
#220 Positive user experience
September 26, 2019 22:30 - 25.2 MBEpisode 220 is a link show. James and Per discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – this time the articles are: version 2 of the Lean UX Canvas, and how a positive user experience could increase conversions.
#219 Facilitating structures with Stephen Anderson
September 12, 2019 22:30 - 37.8 MBHow do i facilitate someone’s discovery? Stephen Anderson has a passion for learning, teaching and facilitating and helps us in this episode think about how we can help both ourselves and others along their journey as a designer.
#218 Feedback with Claire Lew
August 29, 2019 22:30 - 36.9 MBThe Feedback loop – it’s not just about giving, but also about asking, receiving and acting on the feedback you’ve been given. Claire Lew joins us to share how we can create a culture of feedback.
#217 Randomness with Chris Noessel
August 15, 2019 22:30 - 32 MBChris Noessel, UX veteran and many-time UX Podcast guest, joins us at From Business To Buttons to talk about randomness – a broad philosophical topic with a rich history and some interesting applications for creativity and design.
#216 Make it so with Nathan Shedroff and Chris Noessel (UXP Classic)
August 01, 2019 22:30 - 28.7 MBIn this classic episode, Nathan Shedroff and Christopher Noessel, authors of Make It So, join us to talk about interaction design lessons from science fiction. For a number of years Nathan and Chris have been collecting and investigating interfaces seen and used in science fiction, that research has now made it into book form.
#215 Machine learning with Daryl Weir
July 18, 2019 22:30 - 34.9 MBPeople worry that machines are going to get too smart. The bigger problem right now is that they aren’t smart enough. Daryl Weir, mathematician and data scientist joins us to talk about machine learning and AI.
#214 Lost in translation
July 04, 2019 22:30 - 31 MBEpisode 214 is a link show. James and Per discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – this time they’re a research paper about a large scale accessment of dark patterns used on shopping websites, and the story of a health platform roll-out in Denmark.
#213 Spacesuit design with Lindsey Aitchison
June 20, 2019 22:30 - 26.5 MBLindsey Aitchison, spacesuit designer at NASA, joins us at From Business To Buttons to talk about the challenges and process of designing the equipment astronauts need to wear in order to survive and work in space and other extra-terrestrial environments.
#212 Continuous learning with Kate Rutter
June 06, 2019 22:30 - 37.6 MBHow can we stay up-to-date in a world constantly in flux? Kate Rutter, designer, teacher and co-host of What Is Wrong With UX joins us to talk about how to embrace continious learning and personal growth.
#211 Disruptive design patterns with Laura Kalbag
May 23, 2019 22:30 - 32.5 MBLaura Kalbag, author of Accessibility for Everyone, joins us at From Business To Buttons to talk about accessibility and also disruptive design patterns.
#210 Embedding service design with Marc Stickdorn
May 09, 2019 22:30 - 32.6 MBMarc Stickdorn, co-author of This Is Service Design and This Is Service Design doing, joins us at From Business To Buttons to talk about how to get service design truly embedded in organisations.
#209 Paper prototypes
April 25, 2019 22:30 - 26.5 MBIn April 2019 the Interaction Design Foundation tweeted an article from their archives about rapid prototyping. Attached to the tweet was a short video of someone demonstrating a paper prototype. The response, mainly to the video clip, divided the design world in two. It was either “waste of time!” or “fantastic!”.
#208 Your next UX job with Jessica Ivins
April 11, 2019 22:30 - 33.6 MBPreparing for your next job is like saving for retirement says Jessica Ivins. Start putting yourself out there ahead of time, thinking about what you would like your next job to be and do a little bit to prepare on a regular basis.
#207 Designing voice interfaces with Ben Sauer
March 28, 2019 23:30 - 21.5 MBWe have high expectations for voice interfaces, after all we’ve been talking since birth. It’s natural and nuanced. Ben Sauer joins us to help us navigate the complex world of designing for voice.
#206 The build trap with Melissa Perri
March 14, 2019 23:30 - 33.8 MBThe build trap is something many organisations fall into. Building features for the sake of building them. Melissa Perri, author of Escaping the build trap joins us to talk about what organisations and product managers can do to avoid it.
#205 Evil genius
February 28, 2019 23:30 - 29.2 MBEpisode 205 is a link show. James and Jonas discuss three articles that have grabbed their attention – this time they’re about how lying can make you creative and when (and how) to do user research.
#204 Designing with sound with Aaron Day
February 14, 2019 23:30 - 26.7 MBDesigning sound – or perhaps designing with sound. Sound is part of the user experience and can be added and removed, and in both situations sound needs to be considered and designed. James and Danwei extract some wisdom from audio experience designer Aaron Day, co-author of Designing With Sound along with Amber Case.
#203 Ten year challenge with Bruno Figueiredo
January 31, 2019 23:30 - 31 MBThe #10yearchallenge involves posting a photo of yourself from 2009 along with a present day photo. We have our own UX Podcast version for you. We look back to UX in 2009 and look forward to what the state of UX could be in 2029. To help look back and speculate, Per and James are...
#202 Digital places with Jorge Arango
January 17, 2019 23:30 - 37.1 MBPhysical places and digital places. Together with Jorge Arango Lisa and James discuss concepts from the physical world of architecture and buildings and apply them to the world of digital design.
#201 Consistency
January 03, 2019 23:30 - 27.3 MBEpisode 201 is a link show. James and Per discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – this time they’re about Consistency in design and polarity mapping.
#200 Retrospective with James Royal-Lawson & Per Axbom
December 20, 2018 23:30 - 46.6 MB200 Episodes! Almost 5 days of podcast content recorded over 7 and a half years. To celebrate this milestone, Lisa Welchman and Anna Dahlström host this special episode of UX Podcast. Their guests in Episode 200 are podcasters, designers and web geeks James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom.
#199 Physical prototypes with Kathryn McElroy
December 06, 2018 23:30 - 29.2 MBPrototyping doesn’t need to be limited to screens and pages. Making physical prototypes with electronics isn’t as complicated as it perhaps sounds. Kathryn McElroy joins us to talk about being a multi-modal designer, bridging the gap between physical and digital, you can think beyond the screen and consider the experience from a broader perspective.
#198 Connected content with Carrie Hane
November 22, 2018 23:30 - 35 MBGiven the benefits of producing content first, why do we still usually leave it to last? Carrie Hane ,co-author of Designing Connected Content, joins us to talk about how we can work smarter and better with producing – designing – content.
#197 Mental health with Jennifer Akullian
November 08, 2018 23:30 - 30.8 MBMental health is something that isn’t discussed openly at the workplace. The tech industry has a higher rate of mental health issues than many other industries. Stress, burn-out, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety. We talked to Jennifer Akullian, psychologist, coach and former mental health practitioner.
#196 Accessibility for designers
October 25, 2018 22:30 - 36.2 MBAccessibility and inclusive design is something we’ve regularly mentioned during the years, but we’ve never had a dedicated show about accessibility in general. We talk about what accessibility means for UX designers and what you can, and should do to make the websites and apps you design more accessible and inclusive.
#195 Infused design with Jared Spool
October 11, 2018 22:31 - 35.8 MBImagine you could just draw a concept on a whiteboard and everyone just got it and got on with it. That’s what a design infused organisation looks like. Jared Spool joins us to talk about the growth stages understanding and the growth states of UX in organisations. Our job as design leaders is to help...
#194 Research on the fly with Cyd Harrell
September 27, 2018 22:30 - 31.8 MBCyd Harrell has done all kinds of user research. At the beginning of this episode Cyd tells us of the time she live streamed a user interview from a vehicle while the participant was using a mobile device whilst driving. There are times where a user researcher really does need to be fearless.
#193 Designing democracy with Dana Chisnell
September 13, 2018 22:30 - 37.3 MB“Voting in American is hard. There are far more steps than people realise” said Dana Chisnell. We talk to Dana about democracy as a design problem. We look at how the design of civic engagement impacts on both registration and participation and how that impact varies for burdened and privileged voters.
#192 Values are the experience with Kim Goodwin
August 30, 2018 22:30 - 31.7 MBOrganisational culture – or values – is our design medium rather than pixels or code. Kim Goodwin joins us on the back of her UXLx 2018 talk “Values are the experience” to discuss how we can enable organisations to make the decisions that allow great UX to happen.
#191 Ergonomics with Kevin Cannon
August 16, 2018 22:30 - 23.3 MBBy and large our focus in recent times has been on websites and apps, but increasingly we are going to be asked to design things in physical contexts; terminals, IoT devices, lifts. We talk to Kevin Cannon about ergonomics and UX design – The meeting point of traditional UX and industrial design.
#190 Thinking in triplicate
August 02, 2018 22:30 - 34.2 MBEpisode 190 is a link show. James and Per discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention.
#189 Contrasting design worlds with Namrata Mehta
July 19, 2018 22:30 - 28 MBNamrata Mehta is a design researcher and innovation consultant, focused on bringing user-centered approaches to public service delivery in emerging economy contexts. We talk to Namrata about the challenges of working with UX within the context of a country with vast social inequality.
#188 Designing elevators with Reetta Ranne and Jussi Hiltunen
July 05, 2018 22:30 - 26.7 MBLifts and elevators are things that we love to talk about in UX circles. Every lift seems able to become the starting point for a user experience conversation. To answer all the questions we have about elevators we talk to Reetta Ranne and Jussi Hiltunen who are senior UX design specialists at KONE in Finland.
#187 Jobs to be done with Tony Ulwick
June 21, 2018 22:30 - 22.3 MBJobs to be done is a tool that comes up regularly in UX circles. But exactly what is it? We talk to Tony Ulwick, author of Jobs to be Done: Theory to practice. The framework helps to break down the job that customers want to get done into discrete steps, then help develop ways to...
#186 Augmented reality with Boon Sheridan
June 07, 2018 22:30 - 32.3 MBIn the summer of 2016, Boon Sheridan started noticing people gathering outside his home, staring at their phones. Pokemon Go had launched and Boon’s converted church was a Gym. This was Boon’s introduction to the game and how it made use of Augmented Reality.
#185 Gaming behaviour with Kellee Santiago
May 24, 2018 22:30 - 24.3 MBKellee Santiago said that when making Journey they wanted to “make a game that creates a renewed sense of faith in humanity”. They wanted to make a game that was inclusive and was appealing to people who perhaps didn’t normally play video games.
#184 Accreditation with Zoe Rose
May 10, 2018 22:30 - 26.4 MB“If it sounds like I am saying that design is not a profession, then yes – that is exactly what I am saying. We are not. Without a code of ethics and a body to enforce it, we’re barely even a trade. Maybe less – most trades have accreditation or at least licensing.” Zoe Rose joins...
#183 Meeting design with Kevin Hoffman
April 26, 2018 22:30 - 33.1 MB“When I first joined the workforce, I was unprepared for how much of my work would be dependent upon the success or failure within meetings”. Kevin Hoffman has been both fascinated and frustrated by meetings throughout his career. Meetings are part of your job, like it or not.
#182 Semantic building blocks
April 12, 2018 22:30 - 19.6 MBEpisode 182 is a link show. James and Per discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention.
#181 Product strategy with Richard Banfield
March 29, 2018 22:30 - 24.9 MB“Product strategy is a product of product vision” says Richard Banfield. In this show Richard shares his thoughts on product strategy, the sharing of language and culture within a team, the importance of psychological safe space, product team challenges, distributed teams, and the value of making mistakes.
#180 Mobile frustrations with Lina Hansson
March 15, 2018 23:30 - 5 MBWhat frustrates people when using mobile sites? Lina Hansson is a conversion specialist at Google. Recently Google has tested almost 500 websites in retail, travel and finance verticals across Europe, the Middle East and Africa on mobile. Lina talk to us about what they discovered and what we can do make mobile sites less frustrating...