What We Learned from World Usability Day 2018
World Usability Day is a single day of events that occur annually around the world to bring together communities of professional, industrial,…
What We Know Now: Mike Osswald
If you’ve read previous installments of this series, you know we occasionally interview Hansonites to learn a little more about what…
Getting User Research and Design In Sync
Designers, project managers, UX folk, and more gathered at the new King Road branch of the Toledo Lucas…
The User Experience of Apple’s 3D Touch
Apple continues to feed our desire for faster, more efficient technology. Get ready to press a bit harder…
People Skills For UX 2015 Part 2: Human Interactions Throughout Implementation
You may remember my previous post about how UX has been impacting my personal life. Now I’m back…
People Skills for UX 2015: Negotiation Skills — Making a Case for UX
As a User Experience Architect, I was fortunate to attend the recent People Skills for UX webinar locally sponsored in part by Hanson and hosted by Rosenfeld Media and Environments for Humans. The webinar featured specialists on topics related to improving interpersonal relationships, with user experience leaders then tying those topics into the realm of digital design. One thing that became clear through all of these presentations was how crucial people skills are to advocating for UX.
What We Know Now: Leslie Mohn
If you’ve been following our ongoing career lessons series, you know that at Hanson we like to take a few minutes from time to time to reflect on what we’re learning and look for opportunities to grow. Today, we’re talking to Director of User Experience Architecture Leslie Mohn.
SXSW 2014: Designing for Every Screen, No Screen and Between Devices
Designing for our multi-device world was a big theme at SXSW 2014. According to Kerry Bodine, a panelist at the “From Every Screen to No-Screen: Next Gen Responsive” session, approximately 1.5 billion people have PCs, 1.5 billion people have smart phones, and 425 million people have tablets. So it’s no surprise that we’ve all become comfortable with the concept of responsive design for websites, ensuring that the display of our content adapts to be usable on different sized screens. But we shouldn’t get so comfortable with the concept that we stop looking at what’s next on the horizon.
Experience Mapping for 2014
Today’s multi-screen, multi-touchpoint world has fundamentally altered our lifestyles. But has it altered the methods you use to understand your customers’ experiences? It should.
7 Reasons to Define Your Solution First
When you’re creating a new website or app, it might be tempting to dream big and work out the details later. But it’s always wiser to start by defining your solution first. At Hanson, we call this Requirements Definition and Solution Design.
The User Experience of Live Events
A few weeks ago, a colleague wrote about how his work as a user experience architect is filtering down into his personal life and changing the way he relates to people. His story demonstrates that UX is not just for web architects and usability testers.
User Experience Toledo Region Event on Sept 12
Back in May, a group of us from Hanson joined other digital user experience experts, organized by our friend Keith Instone and the User Experience Toledo Region, for a great virtual conference led by Rosenfeld Media. Now a new UX event is coming in September, and we have the privilege of hosting the virtual event right here in our offices.
