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Unveiling the Mysteries of Dark Patterns

UX Planet

Harry Brignull, a UX professional, introduced the term in 2010. For example, an airline application could select travel insurance assuming the users might not notice the extra charge unless they look closely. I have not visited that website before, but the manipulative design of the application has drawn me to it.

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Hi Fly: A Lean Airline Story

Melissa Perri

I had never heard of this HiFly airline before. HiFly is an airline for hire. Because their planes are unmarked, they can fly routes for all major airlines and private companies. When an airline like Norwegian is starting out, they don’t invest in new planes until they can justify the cost. And it’s genius.

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Design expert Jared Spool on teaching UX to the next generation

Intercom, Inc.

No one understands this better than Jared Spool , the co-founder of Center Centre , the two-year vocational school he helped establish in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with the goal of training industry-ready UX designers and equipping them with the skills they need to be successful on the job from day one. Predicting the future of UX.

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UX Research System – How We Introduced It To Our Design Method?

UX Studio

Here’s the thing: the fact that you do UX research is only the first step in creating a bulletproof UX design method. Having an atomic unit as the foundation, and building something bigger with it forms a perfect analogy for UX research as well. UX research is an important part of the Product Design process.

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Web or app Development – Which is Better?

Mind the Product

For instance, in an airline app, notification about “Your Flight AA001 is now boarding at Gate B99” can be all information a user needs. However, from a UX perspective, they take a step towards native apps by enabling some offline functionality and other native app-like features. The outcome is an exceptionally smooth web-app UX.

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Stop Blaming the User

Melissa Perri

As someone who doesn’t work for an airline, how am I supposed to know that Z class doesn’t exist on Aer Lingus? I was the head of UX there. I’ve bet you felt that too on just about any airline. What happened next, pissed me off more than the switcheroo. I don’t think I am wrong for being upset; yet United is telling me I am.

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Top UX Agencies To Choose From In 2019

UX Studio: Product Management

I have spent more than 15 years with UX design agencies. This puts me in a position to tell endless stories of the heroic work top UX agencies do day after day to fight for a better digital world. Today I’m going to give you an overview of the top UX design agencies. Let’s jump right in and look at the top UX agencies list.

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