User Experience

Churn out every idea and then burn it down. — We need to talk about ChatGPT. Actually, not just ChatGPT but all AI-powered content development tools. Whether it’s text-to-image AIs, or those capable of generating conversational text, computer code, poetry, and more in response to prompts. Artificial Intelligence has been chipping at creatives for a while, and this technological transformation…

Why is the beautiful design from Dribbble not always convenient and rarely used in production? Dribbble is a platform for generating ideas and creating your unique portfolio When we enter the Dribbble platform, the first thing that catches our eye are beautiful pictures of applications on which we see various…

Twitter is top of mind for many in the technology industry and beyond as Elon Musk just bought it, and has proceeded to gut it. Many of us in the Twitter community are horrified. As long time users we feel betrayed by the way Musk has approached his purchase. His…

Why a portfolio isn’t everything and how you do get that job. — I used to think a good portfolio was everything. I spend weeks creating the perfect site and ended up getting a job without showing it. The never-ending portfolio site Don’t get me wrong: having one is still nice, but it doesn’t have to be perfect. I say perfect, but let’s face it, perfect doesn’t…

As Elon Musk burns down the Twitter we know, will a drastically different user experience emerge from the ashes? — In the midst of the madness known as Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, I stumbled on something even more captivating than the drama. It was a video of George Hotz poking around Twitter’s code while philosophizing on alternative executions. Out of admiration for the platform, he was speculating on what changes…

Was it the dedication to perfect frothiness? No, it was the principle of perfecting products to elevate experiences and people's moods. (Although the foam helped) — After I graduated high school, I was excited to start my first full-time job at Starbucks as a barista. I’ve always been a coffee connoisseur and was excited to continue making drinks. It was always a dream of mine to work as a barista; I had always loved the experience…

Insights and priorities based on 2022 Flutter desktop user research by Mindy Hoover and Chris Bracken — In February, Flutter launched official support for developing Windows apps, extending its cross-platform capabilities to desktop. With the release of Flutter 3 in May 2022, Flutter announced stable support for macOS and Linux, completing the trifecta of desktop support! …

Introduction Background In the Fall 2022 HCDE 518A User-Centered Design class at the University of Washington, groups were assigned to explore a design challenge and create a speculative design solution that addresses the project theme: “design an experience for people to do life together.” …