UX/UI Links of October 2022
It was a good month for UX and UI articles. It wasn’t easy to pick just five. Hope you find something useful!
The Best Design Is the One That Gets Built
Speak the language of your teammates and help them to understand that everyone’s goals are not mutually exclusive.
- Tina Musich, UX Lead
The Best Design Is the One That Gets Built is a great mantra for UX designers. Some good, straightforward tips here.
Designing for Users with Disabilities: 10 Factors to Consider
You would never intentionally alienate 15% of your potential customers, but that is exactly what happens when UX designers disregard accessibility.
- Shreya Jain, SEO Intern
Designing for Users with Disabilities: 10 Factors to Consider breaks down what you need to know and how to do it. A great bookmark.
Designing a Time Input
I’ll explain why I recommend using a single text input for time.
- Adam Silver, Interaction Designer
Designing a Time Input explains how you can simplify time input by shifting the burden from the user to the system. Smart.
Designing Something Complex? Use Smart Defaults
Presets usually require a well-defined user persona and some objective measures to ensure that the correct options are selected.
- Kai Wong, Senior UX Designer
Designing Something Complex? Use Smart Defaults goes deep into one of my favorite UX techniques. It also explains the risks and tradeoffs.
When Not to Use Surveys as a Primary Research Tool
Let’s talk about ways that a survey can return false data to you.
- Stephanie Orkuma, UX Designer
When Not to Use Surveys as a Primary Research Tool does a great job of showing how surveys can give you the data you want to see rather than the truth.
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Until next month,
Leon for the Balsamiq Team
