Familiarity breeds assumptions and blind spots. Nothing slows down design and development projects as much as arguing over personal opinions.
Design consultant & co-founder of the famous Mule Design Studio. Erika is also known as an insightful speaker & writer on the topics of UX research & design.
Upfront research can provide a basis for decision-making that makes the rest of the work go much faster. Nothing slows down design and development projects as much as arguing over personal opinions or wasting effort solving the wrong problem.
Listen. Be interested. Ask questions. Write clearly. And practice.
There are some serious drawbacks to running with your first flash of insight, and we should all learn to value the importance of multiple concepts.
A user experience researcher and designer with 10 years of experience working in higher education and communications industries.
Design consultant & co-founder of the famous Mule Design Studio. Erika is also known as an insightful speaker & writer on the topics of UX research & design.
By fixating on the first reasonable solution or the most familiar solution, designers not only miss out on flexing their own skills but also risk missing out on the best possible ideas.
A user experience researcher and designer with 10 years of experience working in higher education and communications industries.
An American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements.
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