Feb 22, 2021Learning to build the right thing; how you can apply user research to make your product successfulSome time ago, the owners of a $25 billion retail company hired the well known UX consultant Jared Spool to review their website, recommend changes and increase sales. He looked at the website traffic, and found that after selecting what they wanted to buy, customers would abandon their shopping carts…User Experience20 min readUser Experience20 min read
Sep 25, 2020Seeing the road ahead — Catseyes and iterative designWhen we work on projects, we are often pressured by timelines and stakeholders to move on with our designs as quickly as possible. We need to be able to advocate the value of iterative design, to ensure that we are building the right thing, in the right way. We’ve all…UX Design9 min readUX Design9 min read
Mar 9, 2020How to improve your job searchIntroduction Searching for your next role can be a confusing and frustrating process. Often people don’t reply to your applications, it’s hard to find good work, and you end up taking a role that is tolerable, instead of exciting. In the twenty years I’ve been working, I’ve returned to the process…Employment14 min readEmployment14 min read
Dec 17, 2019Surviving the TorypocalypseFollowing last week, many of us are still reeling from the shock of the election results, and still trying to work out how to we fit into this new reality, following a result we never expected to happen. …UK Politics7 min readUK Politics7 min read