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Home» 2016 » October

Why people participate in UX research (and why the reasons matter)

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Amanda Stockwell in Research

Finding and scheduling research participants is one of the biggest logistical challenges of UX research. Not to mention then getting those participants to fully engage in research activities. But what about the motivations behind why people take part. How does this affect research results? And what can you do about it?

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For 24 Hours, Get Yourself Any UX Mastery eBook for 5 Bucks

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Luke Chambers in News

If you’ve had your eye on one of our insightful, practical and easy-to-apply ebooks, but have been sitting on the fence about buying, now’s the perfect time to take advantage of this once-off special deal and complete your set.

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Know what you’re up against with competitive testing

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Cindy McCracken in Tutorial

You can learn a lot from your competition. One way to learn how your product fares against its competitors is through competitive testing. Want to learn how? Cindy McCracken shows how she proved the need for a dramatic redesign of email campaign tool iContact by testing it against its competitors.

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Wireframing for beginners

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Leon Barnard in Tutorial

Wireframing is an essential skill for UX designers, and can have a huge impact on the outcome of the final product. From ideation to validation, Balsamiq’s Leon Barnard shows how to get your wireframing off to the right start.

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Review: UX Requirements Made Simple

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Julia Debari in Reviews

Julia Debari reviews the course she wishes was available 10 years ago. Do you find yourself drowning in novel-length product requirements documents? Built for Use teaches you to use UX techniques for more focused product requirements.

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Winners of our Product Management competition

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Luke Chambers in Inspiration, News

Announcing the very lucky winner our competition with Leading The Product! The winner gets a free ticket to this inspirational event for product people in the Southern Hemisphere, which includes great talks and presentations, plus networking events, Q&A sessions, lunch and snacks and the after party—woohoo!

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What UX designers need to know about product management

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Sean Richards in Opinion

There’s a decent overlap between the role of a product manager and a UX designer – both roles seek to understand customer problems and empathise with the user. So it’s no surprise that on occasion UX designers and product managers clash.

So can we get along? Sean Richards from Brainmates thinks so. Today he’s shifting the conversation to celebrating shared objectives and the merits of product management as a viable career path for UX professionals.

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