XD Ideas / Perspectives / InterviewsInterviewsDesign stories spotlighting some of the industry’s most innovative and influential designers, agencies and brands. Read about their approach to design and learn insights from these behind-the-scenes stories. Leadership InsightsBringing People Together at a Time of Crisis: Quarantine Book ClubBy Oliver LindbergWhile we’re all stuck inside, chat with authors, ask questions, & see new faces. Events every weekday. InterviewsThe Ancient Art of the Memory Palace Now Exists in App-formBy Margaret RhodesHumans have the ability to remember vast amounts of information when attached to visual and spatial details. Career TipsAre UX Design Bootcamps Really Worth It? An Interview With a UX Bootcamp GraduateBy Emily StevensConsidering a career in UX? Learn about UX bootcamps, an increasingly popular route into the design field. InterviewsThe Radical New School Using Technology to Illustrate Black History in the Modern AgeBy Evan Nicole BrownAfrotectopia is designed to offer creators alternatives for the way we think about activism, technology, culture, and design. SoDA SeriesRob Ford on Bravery, Personality and the Digital Design RevolutionBy Tom BeckAn industry icon thinks the current state of digital design needs to get its mojo back. Leadership InsightsHow to Speak “Computer” While Still Speaking “Human”—According to John MaedaBy Liz StinsonJohn Maeda exists in a Venn diagram of disciplines. Part designer, part computer scientist, he bends steadfastly into the oddly shaped middle loop of overlap. When Maeda started out in the design and technology fields more than two decades ago, his col InterviewsHow Julia Feld Uses UX to Help Immigrants & RefugeesBy Sheena LyonnaisFor Julia Feld, nothing brings a community together quite like a hot plate of fresh homemade pasta drizzled with a sage butter sauce, or perhaps a bolognese. Years ago, when Feld still called her native Boston home, she started hosting monthly di InterviewsUX Evolutions: How Firefox Has Changed Over the Last 15 YearsBy Oliver LindbergLet’s explore how the user experience (UX) and user interface of some of the most prominent online services have changed over the years. We will be examining how Mozilla’s open-source browser Firefox has evolved since version 1.0 launched in 2004. Fire InterviewsUX Evolutions: How Virgin Atlantic’s UX Improves Passenger ExperienceBy Oliver LindbergBritish airline Virgin Atlantic is on an ambitious journey to optimize its entire digital experience to match — or even exceed — customer expectations. Martyn Reding, head of digital experience, built up a new team of product designers, product manager InterviewsBiggest Lessons Learned From Experience Design ExpertsBy Sheena LyonnaisDesigners are always looking to expand their knowledge so we’ve asked user experience design experts from Spotify, EA Dice, and independent consulting firm Ubiquitous Interactions, to reflect on some of their biggest career learnings. From going back t InterviewsUX Evolutions: How Dropbox Has Changed Over the Last 10 YearsBy Oliver LindbergIn UX Evolutions, we will be exploring how the user experience (UX) and user interfaces of some of the most prominent online services have changed over the years. This time, we’re looking at how the wildly popular file-hosting service Dropbox has evolv InterviewsDesigning for Mobile – An Interview with Shopify’s Ricardo VasquezBy Linn VizardRicardo Vazquez is a product designer on Shopify’s Retail Team. Throughout his career, he has garnered significant experience designing for mobile at companies such as Mozilla, Freshbook, and 500px, and building products like Mozilla’s W InterviewsUX Evolutions: How Etsy Creates User-Centric Experiences for MillionsBy Oliver LindbergGlobal creative marketplace Etsy, founded in 2005, now sells more than 60 million items, connecting around two million sellers with almost 40 million buyers. So it’s no wonder that the user experience for such a massive platform is crucial, especially InterviewsLadies That UX: Grace Phang, Neuroscientist Turned UX ResearcherBy Sheena LyonnaisGrace Phang’s interest in behavioral studies began when she was in high school. Participating in a class on evolutionary science and anthropology, Grace would go to the zoo for hours to study the monkeys and take detailed field notes on animal behavior Load More
