UX Design in Healthcare: Challenges and Innovation
In the fast-changing world of healthcare, UX Design in Healthcare is crucial for ensuring that patients, providers, and caregivers can easily navigate and use healthcare systems. As technology continues to advance, the demand for better UX solutions in healthcare is increasing. However, there are several challenges to overcome. In this post, we will explore the […]
Why Simplicity Matters in UI/UX Design: The KISS Principle Explained
In the vibrant world of UI/UX design, there’s a principle that stands out for its profound simplicity and undeniable wisdom: the Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS) principle. This concept isn’t just a catchy phrase; it’s a foundational element in creating intuitive and user-friendly designs. Let’s dive into the essence of simplicity in design, sprinkling our […]
Why You Should Care About Your Mobile Application Design
Technology changes. Things we believed were impossible 20 or 30 years ago are a part of our everyday life. So, in order to provide you with valuable help on what has changed in UX since 2017 and what we might expect in the future, let’s pay attention to new trends. All modern trends are set […]
What is a Design Sprint and How Does it Work?
Released in 2016, the original Sprint Book was a bit of a revelation. It describes a five-day process for planning & testing new ideas. This process is called a “Design Sprint” It originated at Google, as a way to help startups in their Google Ventures investment programme. Back then, the industry was already familiar with […]
Talking Innovative Design with Marion Duncan, Creative Director for Accenture Liquid, London
Innovative design in business can seem a bit like space travel – a lot of people talk about it, but not a lot know how to make it successful. Although it’s needed to gain an edge over competition, there are a lot of threats which can terminate the life of a product before it can […]
Why Great Automation Needs to Begin with Great UX Design Automation
Image credit: Pixabay We live in a time of great advances in science and engineering, but our brains have set capacities. We can get smarter and advance how we understand the world, but we can’t get all that much faster at working or handling complex problems. (At least, not until someone invents workable neural enhancements, […]
Accessibility in UX Design and Emerging Technology
The speed with which new technologies have been implemented into our daily lives is incredible. If you had asked someone 15 years ago “do you think you will ever control the lights and heating in your home from your phone?” they probably would have said “no, that’s crazy!”. But here we are in 2018 and […]
Using AI to Help Design Better User Experience for Chat Mediums
On November 10th, as a part of the 2017 edition of Mobile UX London, our third annual main event, our community had the pleasure of welcoming Shelbian Fung, Interaction Designer at Google’s HQ in San Francisco. As a special guest, Fung offered unique insights into the way Google approaches “Designing AI Experience for Chat Mediums” […]
Airbnb’s Design Team on the Challenges in the Industry
At the 2017 MUXL Conference, the London UX community had the pleasure of kicking off our annual gathering with a talk by Vibha Bamba & Sukhada Jog, special guests from Airbnb’s design team in Silicon Valley. Their talk “Designing for the Alleyway: Addressing the Discomfort of Travel” was an exploration of the advantages and challenges […]
Is Virtual Reality the Future?
One of the final lectures of the day at the 2017 MUXL Conference came via Christophe Mallet from Somewhere Else VR, a London-based creative agency specializing in immersive technologies. The topic, Virtual Reality Storytelling, captivated the audience of the main stage with its futurism and its potential power over the mind. A new age of […]
Designing Chatbot with Elvia Vasconcelos
During our May meet-up “Designing Chatbot – Part II”, Elvia Vasconcelos, senior UX designer at SapientRazorfish. She delivered a really useful talk on the process of designing chatbots. She detailed how to think through a design before its conception. She explained key concepts in artificial intelligence and even gave detailed practical advice on how to […]
What Will be the Biggest UX Trends in 2017? MUXL Asks the Experts
In 2016 we witnessed the rapid explosion of UX in IOT and AI, bridging the gap that has traditionally existed between tech and UX, exciting times but what UX trends will we be talking about most in 2017? Chatbots was the buzz word of 2016, with significant development and progress in this area, but clearly […]
How to Use Animation to Improve UX Design?
UX design is the process of designing (digital or physical) products that are useful, easy to use, and delightful to interact with. Motion tells stories. Not long and complicated stories, but simple stories, like “hey, you need to look at this now” or “hurrah, your operation has just been completed successfully.” However, the goal of […]
The Tipping Point: Why It’s Time to Think Mobile First
The mobile first approach is exactly as it sounds: designing for the smallest screen and working your way up. Apparently a third of Americans would rather give up sex than their beloved mobile phone. This would imply that either Americans are really, really attached to their mobile phone, or that they’re perhaps missing a trick […]
Top 10 Evaluation Criteria When Selecting Prototyping UX Tools
By: Athar Majeed Top 10 Evaluation Criteria when Selecting a Prototyping UX Tools Interactive prototyping for web and mobile apps is very important and has grown significantly over the past decade. There are many prototyping tools to choose from and this provides design agencies, designers, entrepreneurs and businesses with more options. To make life easier […]