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UX PodcastFail early
S03E05 (#333). A linkshow. James and Per discuss two articles they’ve stumbled on. This time we feature articles about things that slow down your website’s experience and why you can’t do anything about it plus the concept of “failing early” but not in a “failing fast” startup way.
Article one is Six things that slow down your site’s UX (and why you have no control over them) by Tammy Everts.
“You have a lot of control over the design and code for the pages on your site, plus a decent amount of control over th...2025-02-2842 minUX PodcastMore systems thinking with Sheryl Cababa
S03E04 (#332). Two years on from when Sheryl Cababa released Closing The Loop, her book about systems thinking for designers, we hear Sheryls reflections and insights about what she’s learnt during that time and we grapple with the challenge of applying system thinking as designers “out of the box”.
We work in a complex space, with many complex as well as complicated issues, but making use of systems thinking doesn’t have to be complicated.
“I want a designer to pick up this book and discover some of these practical frameworks and bring it into their...2025-02-1448 minUX PodcastThe Great Amazon Heist with Oobah Butler
S03E02 (#330). Oobah Butler, journalist and filmmaker known for his prankster antics, joined us to discuss his work, including “The Great Amazon Heist” and “The Shed at Dulwich”. Oobah highlights the relative ease of manipulating algorithms, such as TripAdvisor and Amazon, to boost fake products’ rankings.
We also discussed the broader implications of algorithmic manipulation, the role of influencers (or “tastemakers”) and the impact of algorithms on us and on businesses.
James and Per also talked about the ethical and accountability challenges of algorithms from a the perspective of designers.
“I Feel like we’re on the cus...2025-01-1741 minUX PodcastDark mode
S03E01 (#329). In the first episode of Season Three, James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom discuss the concept of dark mode, its benefits, and its implications for UX design, user experience and accessibility.
We delve into the European accessibility directive, and the EN 301 549 European standard which includes a section on user preferences, requiring user settings like dark mode to be respected.
We also explore some practical implementation strategies, such as using CSS variables and testing with tools like Chrome’s experimental forced dark mode.
(Listening time: 36 minutes, transcript)
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UX PodcastDark modeS03E01 (#329). In the first episode of Season Three, James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom discuss the concept of dark mode, its benefits, and its implications for UX design, user experience and accessibility. We delve into the European accessibility directive, and the EN 301 549 European standard which includes a section on user preferences, requiring user...2025-01-0300 minUX PodcastA heartfelt update from James and Per ❤️This is an update to let you know that we are delaying the start of season 3 as Per is soon to have a heart operation. We’re aiming now to start Season 3 in the new year, once Per has recovered. Per is currently in preparations to undergo open-heart surgery in about a month’s time,...
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UX PodcastA heartfelt update from James and Per ❤️This is an update to let you know that we are delaying the start of season 3 as Per is soon to have a heart operation. We’re aiming now to start Season 3 in the new year, once Per has recovered.2024-08-0900 minUX PodcastSeason 3 update from James and PerThis is an update to let you know that we have reached the end of Season 2, a sensible 10-month season this time rather than more than 10 years! It’s time for us to take a short break before we kick off Season 3 on August 9th. We are already busy with planning the episodes...
The post Season 3 update from James and Per appeared first on UX Podcast.2024-06-1402 minUX PodcastThe President of IcelandS02E17 (#327). A linkshow. James and Per discuss two articles they’ve stumbled on. This time we feature articles about how certain features of e-commerce sites have to go, and how a design mistake impacted civic engagement in Iceland. Article one is The lazy load, endless scroll, and color slicing have to go by Bethany Sadler-Jasmin. “UX...
The post The President of Iceland appeared first on UX Podcast.2024-05-1740 minUX PodcastSketching workshop with Eva-Lotta LammS02E14 (#324). A slightly different episode to usual. Eva-Lotta Lamm joins us to hold a visual thinking sketching workshop – Eva-Lotta, James and Per have fun going through three sketching exercises set by Eva-Lotta that can help you with your creativity, team-building, visual thinking and much more. Grab some pens, and perhaps even a couple...
The post Sketching workshop with Eva-Lotta Lamm appeared first on UX Podcast.2024-04-0558 minUX PodcastExperience strategyS02E09 (#319). A linkshow. James and Per discuss two articles that have caught their attention. The articles in this episode are about pragmatic discovery; delivering value to projects, and how UX Strategy should focus on, understand, and design, across all touchpoints, for the users – Experience strategy. Article one is Don’t get stuck in discovery...
The post Experience strategy appeared first on UX Podcast.2024-01-1927 minUX PodcastHidden dilemmasS02E07 (#317). A slightly different linkshow featuring two articles, one by James and one by Per. The articles in this episode are about how the experience of a delayed flight highlights the wider impact of poor service design, and how the way in which you type can reveal who you are. Article one is Final...
The post Hidden dilemmas appeared first on UX Podcast.2023-11-1731 minUX PodcastMake it more so with Chris Noessel and Nathan ShedroffS02E04 (#314). Sci-fi and AI. Over a decade on from our first chat with Chris and Nathan, after the publishing of their book Make It So – Interaction Design Lessons from Science Fiction, Per and James found themselves with the opportunity at UXLx to talk to Chris and Nathan again. Our conversation starts with AI...
The post Make it more so with Chris Noessel and Nathan Shedroff appeared first on UX Podcast.2023-09-2252 minUX PodcastFrugal computingS02E03 (#313). A linkshow featuring two articles that have grabbed James and Per’s attention. The articles in this episode are about the need for low-carbon and sustainable computing and CSS media features that can be used for detecting user preferences and creating more inclusive experiences. Article one is Frugal computing: developer perspective by Wim Vanderbauwhede....
The post Frugal computing appeared first on UX Podcast.2023-09-0842 minUX PodcastSeason 2 update from James and PerWe’ve got an update for you about season 2 of UX podcast. After our 10-year long first season, we’re soon back for season 2. August 11th 2023 will see the first episode of the new season released. We’ve been busy recording interviews and getting things set for the next season. The first batch of shows...
The post Season 2 update from James and Per appeared first on UX Podcast.2023-06-2302 minUX PodcastAn update from James and PerWe’ve got a little update for you about UX podcast. We’ve been publishing an episode every other Friday without fail for just over a decade since episode 33, which is absolutely insane. It’s a streak of 277 episodes. 554 weeks. We’ve quite recently actually surpassed 2.5 million downloads. What we’re going to do now is...
The post An update from James and Per appeared first on UX Podcast.2023-03-2403 minUX Podcast#309 Container queries and design thinkingEpisode 309 is a linkshow. James and Per discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – we feature articles about container queries being available to use in all major browsers and how design thinking was supposed to fix the world. Where did it go wrong? Article one is… Container queries land in stable browsers...
The post #309 Container queries and design thinking appeared first on UX Podcast.2023-02-2436 minUX Podcast#305 Dyscalculia and ChatGPTEpisode 305 is a linkshow. James and Per discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – we feature articles about designing for people with dyscalculia and low numeracy, and How ChatGPT is blowing Google out of the water: a UX breakdown. Article one is… Designing for people with dyscalculia and low numeracy by Jane...
The post #305 Dyscalculia and ChatGPT appeared first on UX Podcast.2022-12-3037 minUX Podcast#298 Colonised Thinking and FigmaEpisode 298 is a linkshow. Per and James discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – we feature articles about how car culture colonised our thinking, and how Figma is making you a bad designer. Article one is… How car culture colonised our thinking – and our language by Thalia Verkade and Marco te...
The post #298 Colonised Thinking and Figma appeared first on UX Podcast.2022-09-2341 minUX Podcast#294 SitemapsEpisode 294 is a linkshow. Per and James discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – we feature articles about designing the perfect button, and how sitemaps are an essential tool in web design. Article one is… Designing the perfect button by Domas Markevičius. “Buttons are one of the main UI elements in interactive...
The post #294 Sitemaps appeared first on UX Podcast.2022-07-2943 minUX Podcast#288 Native emojis 🐻❄️Episode 288 is a linkshow. Per and James discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – we feature articles about the problems with, and the alternatives to, the term “users” plus the surprisingly complex world of emojis. Article one is (At least) 4 Xs that aren’t UX by Lawton Pybus. “We’ve grasped for alternatives...
The post #288 Native emojis 🐻❄️ appeared first on UX Podcast.2022-05-0636 minUX Podcast#284 Additive biasEpisode 284 is a linkshow. Per and James discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – we feature articles about additive bias and the current state of mobile UX. Article one is Additive Bias by Colin Wright. “There’s some evidence that, when presented with a problem, we’ll tend to favor solutions that involve adding...
The post #284 Additive bias appeared first on UX Podcast.2022-03-1138 minUX Podcast#278 No, seriously, it’s been a yearEpisode 278 is a linkshow. Per and James discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – we feature articles about the era of design system in Russia and a status report on the toxicity in digital design. Article one is The Era of Design Systems Is Gone originally by Seryozha Plaschinsky and translated by...
The post #278 No, seriously, it’s been a year appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-12-1735 minUX Podcast#274 Privacy practitionersEpisode 274 is a linkshow. Per and James discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – we feature articles about how designers should be aware of data privacy and laws, plus how causal loop diagrams are a useful tool for understanding. Article one is It’s High Time for Product Designers To Become Privacy Practitioners...
The post #274 Privacy practitioners appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-10-2233 minUX Podcast#264 Creating a better society with Don Norman (part 2)In the second part of our 10th anniversary interview with Don Norman, we discuss externalities, the environmental aspects of design, ethics, systems and changing design education. This episode also includes James and Per’s reflections on the complete interview with Don. “I don’t know the answer to everything, but I do know the questions” In the...
The post #264 Creating a better society with Don Norman (part 2) appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-06-0436 minUX Podcast#262 Design confidence with Kate Rutter, Kim Goodwin and Pamela PavliscakWe are joined by Kate Rutter, Kim Goodwin and Pamela Pavliscak to explore why tools, often software tools, are on everyone’s mind and how this may or may not preparing us for the demands of design in the future. Our discussion looks at how tools change, the shift from tools to methods, career paths, play...
The post #262 Design confidence with Kate Rutter, Kim Goodwin and Pamela Pavliscak appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-05-0733 minUX Podcast#260 Your Grandparents’ telephoneEpisode 260 is a linkshow. Per and James discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – we feature articles about information architecture and following the principles that our brains expect from physical experiences, plus smart questions you should ask during job interviews. Article one is Websites are not living rooms and other lessons for...
The post #260 Your Grandparents’ telephone appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-04-0932 minUX Podcast#259 Japanese design culture with Rishma HansilWe are joined by Rishma Hansil to look at Japanese design culture and how this impacts digital design in Japan. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Rishma has been living and working in Tokyo for the past 4 years. Our conversation begins with the three different scripts that are used, and moves though the cultural significance...
The post #259 Japanese design culture with Rishma Hansil appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-03-2636 minUX Podcast#258 Ends with Joe MacLeod (UXP Classic)We talk Closure experiences with Joe Macleod. The lack of endings was something that Joe kept noticing again and again. There are so many examples in the digital space where there wasn’t an end, or there was an expectation of controlled or ability to end – but the possibility of closure just doesn’t exist. The...
The post #258 Ends with Joe MacLeod (UXP Classic) appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-03-1243 minUX Podcast#257 1992 revisited with Ben KraalOld research can give new insights. Ben Kraal publishes a newsletter called “1992”. In it he takes research papers from 1992 and looks them from a modern-day perspective. Even though the research papers are almost 30 years old, we discuss why they can be very relevant and useful. We take a particular look at a...
The post #257 1992 revisited with Ben Kraal appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-02-2637 minUX Podcast#256 Touching screensEpisode 256 is a linkshow. Per and James discuss two articles that have grabbed their attention – We discuss dealing with shared and public touch screens plus the trend of publishing content as newsletters. Article one is What should we do about public touch screens in the Covid era? by Mario Noble. “So what we...
The post #256 Touching screens appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-02-1236 minUX Podcast#255 Trustworthy with Margot BloomsteinDo you trust brands? What created that trust and how is it maintained? We look at designing for trust together with content strategist Margot Bloomstein, author of Trustworthy. How does brand personality impact the user experience and how it influences our design decisions and content strategies. Our discussion starts off by looking at our trust...
The post #255 Trustworthy with Margot Bloomstein appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-01-2942 minUX Podcast#254 Sorting out this mess with Abby Covert & Andrew Hinton (UXP Classic)A conversation with information architects Abby Covert and Andrew Hinton about dealing with digital change and how to make future changes better. Originally Recorded at UXLx 2015, we touched on numerous subjects and challenges, including: The pace of digital change, the challenges of updating our mental models, cleaning up the underlying mess or the mess will return,...
The post #254 Sorting out this mess with Abby Covert & Andrew Hinton (UXP Classic) appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-01-1540 minUX Podcast#253 The state of accessibility with Derek FeatherstoneFor years, accessibility was seen as the domain of the engineer. Fixing an accessibility would be about writing code. As a maturing industry, and as we understand people with different types of disabilities, we are starting to better understand and appreciate the role of design in accessibility. Accessibility legend Derek Featherstone joins us to talk...
The post #253 The state of accessibility with Derek Featherstone appeared first on UX Podcast.2021-01-0140 min
UX Podcast#200 Retrospective with James Royal-Lawson & Per Axbom200 Episodes! Almost 5 days of podcast content recorded over 7 and a half years. To celebrate this milestone, Lisa Welchman and Anna Dahlström host this special episode of UX Podcast. Their guests in Episode 200 are podcasters, designers and web geeks James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom.2018-12-2100 min
UX Podcast#133 Animation and Fairytale UX with Val Head & Per AxbomAt UXLx James and Per both attended Val Head’s workshop to learn more about animation in online interfaces. The workshop gave us some excellent examples and Val had us experiment with prototyping animation. In this interview we learn a bit more about animation best practices and how animation for example can help with spatial orientation, feedback...2016-07-0800 min
UX Podcast#99 James & Per hide their hamburgersThree articles stumbled upon recently by James and Per are up for discussion in this Link Show. First up – Why It’s Totally Okay to Use a Hamburger Icon. Or rather, why you should support top tasks with your designs. Second – Content first design. Using content prototypes to perfect your content. Third and finally –...2015-05-1500 min
UX Podcast#96 James & Per give micro-feedbackEpisode 96 is a linkshow. James and Per discuss three articles they’ve stumbled upon whilst roaming the internet.2015-04-0300 min
UX Podcast#94 James & Per & YouIn the style of a radio phone-in, James and Per open the door and invite in you, the listener. Our guests in our third listener phone-in ended up being James Buller, Jesper Bylund, Dan Turner, and Tim Wright.2015-03-0600 min
UX Podcast#90 James & Per are not robotsEpisode 90 is a link show. James and Per discuss three articles they’ve stumbled upon whilst roaming the internet. First – Under-resourced and isolate: who would be a digital marketing manager? It’s complex and get more complex by the day. Second – The Seven Most Important UI and UX ideas of 2014. A retrospective look back...2015-01-0900 min
UX Podcast#87 James & Per & YouIn the style of a radio phone-in, James and Per open up the communication channels and talk to you the listener. Our guests in our second listener phone-in show ended up being Wedge Black, Tim Wright, Heather Burns and James Mole McConnell.2014-11-2800 min
UX Podcast#85 James & Per & Bart spin the wheel of persuasionWhen Bart, James and Per start talking, they just don’t stop. This is an extended and thought-provoking interview with Bart Schutz that we recorded at Conversion Jam 4.2014-10-3100 min
UX Podcast#80 James & Per are brokenEpisode 80 is a link show. James and Per discuss three articles they’ve stumbled upon whilst dredging the internets. First – Everything is broken. Really, everything is broken. Can we fix it? Do we care enough to fix it? Second – UX without user research is not UX. Isn’t it? Does it matter? And lastly...2014-08-2200 min
UX Podcast#78 James & Per & YouIn the style of a radio phone-in, James and Per open up the communication channels and talk to you the listener. We took calls live and blind not knowing who was going to ring and what we were going to talk about.2014-07-2500 min
UX Podcast#76 James & Per thank you for subscribingEpisode 76 is a link show. James and Per discuss three articles they’ve discovered on their digital travels. First – 45 days to plan a Tweet? Just a bit of bad press, deliberate PR? How do we know what’s true anymore? Second – Thank you for signing up! Pay attention to your thank you pages. And finally...2014-06-2700 min
UX Podcast#74 James & Per at Intranätverk 2014James and Per jumped on the early morning train from Stockholm and headed down to Gothenburg for the international day of Intranätverk 2014, a conference focusing on intranets and the digital workplace. Recent years have seen quite a change in the intranet scene, user centric design methods are increasingly common place in intranet projects. We found...2014-05-3000 min
UX Podcast#73 James & Per & Russ plan a workshopJames and Per are joined by Russ Unger to talk about workshops. How do you plan and create a workshop? How do you become an awesome facilitator?2014-05-1600 min
UX Podcast#71 James & Per & Jens gather insightsJames and Per are joined in this episode by Jens Wedin to talk about design research. When should you do research? Why should you do it? How should you do it? How much is enough? Our discussion also goes into ways of working as a UX practitioner and we share a fair few tips. How...2014-04-1800 min
UX Podcast#69 James & Per & The Dirt ShowUX Podcast in Sweden stretches across 6000km of Atlantic ocean to join up with The Dirt Show in Boston for a crossover show. James and Per from UX Podcast along with Steve, Mark and Tim from The Dirt Show quiz each other about how UX and web development in the US and Europe.2014-03-2100 min
UX Podcast#68 James & Per ask: money or meaning?Are you in it for the money or in it for the UX? James and Per reflect on Facebook’s $19bn purchase of Whatsapp, the history and future of messaging and personal correspondence as well as how the start-up ideology you adopt can affect your approach to UX. (Listening time: 38 minutes) Episode 68: @axbom &...2014-03-0700 min
UX Podcast#66 James & Per stunt UXA Link show. James and Per discuss three recent articles found during their digital travels. Has information architecture been hindered by the rise of user experience? What is user experience? and finally how do you make sure that users don’t accidentally delete things?2014-02-0700 min
UX Podcast#64 James & Per are web-safeA Link show to start the year. Per and James discuss three recent articles that they’ve found during their digital travels. With font-face now widely supported how much thought do you need to put into your font-stack? How do you go about adding personality to your website or product? Finally we take a look at...2014-01-1000 min
UX Podcast#63 James & Per recommend podcastsWhilst sat around an open fire drinking sherry and wearing Santa hats, James and Per record a podcast about podcasts. In this meta-show we explain how podcasts help us in our work. What is it that makes us like a podcast? What kind of challenges do podcaster face in producing awesome shows? Finally we recommend...2013-12-2700 min
UX Podcast#62 James & Per are delightfulIn this linkshow James and Per discuss 3 articles they’ve found during their digital travels. We start off by discussing customer experience landmines – things (from the experiences of a non-uxer) that can be hurdles for your customers. In the middle of the show we get delightful and discuss adding delight to your ux. Finally...2013-12-1300 min
UX Podcast#57 James & Per avoid spinningEpisode 57 of UX Podcast is a link show. James and Per discuss three articles found during their digital travels. We start off with some satire and discuss a humorous article about top carousels, a conversation that evolves into a reflective discussion about culture and native languages. The middle article focuses on navigation design patterns for...2013-10-0400 min
UX Podcast#54 James & Per become unicornsA Link show. James and Per discuss three articles found during their digital travels. We begin by talking about Deception and when does persuasive design become evil? Ethnographical research gets a run-through – too achedemic, or value for money? Finally we tackle the question: should designers code? Do we become pegasuses or unicorns? (Listening time:...2013-08-2300 min
UX Podcast#53 James & Per quantify themselvesJames and Per are both fans of quantified self. In this show we take a look at what quantified self and life logging are. We chat about some of the potential benefits plus some of the challenges that surface from a UX and user perspective. Is quantified self ready for mainstream, or is it still...2013-08-0900 min
UX Podcast#52 James & Per move beyond 960Inspired by a question Bruno Figueiredo posted to Facebook, James and Per try to answer the question – How do you decide what resolution to design for? We talk about screen resolutions, viewports, typography, whitespace, languages, statistics. To finish off, we even try to provide an answer to the question… (Listening time 44 minutes) Designing for...2013-07-2600 min
UX Podcast#51 James & Per & Brad go future friendlyWe’re joined in Episode 51 by mobile web strategist and front-end designer Brad Frost. Brad’s blog posts have featured in a number of UX Podcast link shows, and he’s a bit of an ideological soul-mate of James and Per. We talk about breaking down silos, standing up and doing things “right”, the importance of consistency, the...2013-07-1200 min
UX Podcast#50 James & Per begin with wordsSeparated by a hundred million square kilometres of Atlantic Ocean, James and Per bring you a link show featuring three articles we’ve found during our digital travels. We start, as the article itself prescribes, by discussing content, words in particular. We then dovetail into Atomic Design and using chemistry as a conceptual metaphor for web...2013-06-2800 min
UX Podcast#49 James & Per accept your terms and conditionsOn the back of the NSA Prism revelations, we’re joined by Pär Lannerö to talk about internet privacy and the complicated world of terms and conditions. How can we make them more simple and manageable? How can we tip the balance back in favour of the individual? Unknown to us, Per’s microphone was broken. So at...2013-06-1400 min
UX Podcast#48 James & Per look at users from the insideAfter returning from Intranätverk, an intranet conference recently held in Sweden, James shares some reflections. We also talk about user centered design for the digital workplace and how intranets are the “poorer brother” of the world of web. Has the world of intranets finally started to catch up?2013-05-3100 min
UX Podcast#46 James & Per & ChrisIn the bar of the Tryp Oriente at the end of day 2 of UXLx 2013 we settle down with a beer and reflect on the conference so far together with Chris McCann. What themes have we noticed? how were the 4th workshops? and how did Per’s Eliminate Design lightning talk go down?2013-05-1700 minUX Podcast#43 James & Per lean on better meetingsThe first morning of the conference is over and we’re straight out of our first workshops. James attended Better Meetings by Design with Kevin Hoffman and Per attended Lean Ethnography with Kelly Goto.2013-05-1500 min
UX Podcast#40 James & Per and The CogheadsSpring has finally arrived in Stockholm. In this link-show James and Per discuss three articles they’ve recently stumbled upon. We discuss… the important of cognitive load when making simple products, websites and services. Why every start up needs a UX advisor – or why everyone needs a UX advisor. Finally we chat about Google’s new...2013-04-2600 min
UX Podcast#38 James & Per do some pruningOnce James has finished talking about gardening and pruning apple trees, we get on with a link show. We discuss three recent articles we’ve found on our travels. Google does some pruning of its own and sunsets Google Reader. Econsultancy published a list of 14 lousy web trends that are making a come back. Finally...2013-03-2900 min
UX PodcastEpisode 35: James and Per share profilesMany people and families share login details and profiles for various digital services. Why are so many of these services failing from a UX perspective in such common user scenarios? Netflix, Spotify, Facebook, even the iPad itself all suffer from these problems. In Episode 35 James and Per dive into the topic, discuss some examples...2013-02-1500 min
UX PodcastEpisode 33: James and Per set design trendsIn the first show of 2013, James and Per host a link show… with a single link. We talk our way through a recent blog post by Gannon Burgett where he lays out 13 design trends for 2013. We turn into grumpy old men about some of them, but find that we like and agree with some...2013-01-1700 minUX PodcastEpisode 32: James and Per scream – Stupid bloody system!James and Per bring you episode 32 of UX Podcast from a bar in Stockholm. We’re are joined by Jonas Söderström, author of Jävla skitsystem (Stupid bloody system) and “the Swede that comes closest to the title of web usability guru”. We talk about poorly designed digital systems and the work related stress this causes....2012-12-1900 minUX PodcastEpisode 31: Per and James give infographics wingsIn episode 31 of UX Podcast James and Per are joined by Derek Featherstone from Simply Accessible to talk about infographics and how we can make them more accessible. We say “everything that needs to be said” and cover some of the challenges, types of accessibility problems, downsides of making infographics accessible, and share some...2012-11-2800 minUX PodcastEpisode 30: James and Per detect their MiniA linkshow – In episode 30 of UXPodcast James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom have a discussion based around two recent articles that they’ve found during their digital travels. This show’s topics are (roughly)… Detecting the iPad Mini Practical issues with cloud services (Listening time: 30 minutes) References: Mission: Impossible – iPad mini detection for HTML5...2012-11-1200 min
UX PodcastEpisode 25: James and Per make it soIn this show James and Per were joined by Nathan Shedroff and Christopher Noessel authors of Make It So, interaction design lessons from science fiction. For a number of years Nathan and Chris have been collecting and investigating interfaces seen and used in science fiction, that research has now made it into book form.2012-10-1500 minUX PodcastEpisode 24: James and Per with no added ketchupSara Andersson from Search Integration joins James and Per in Episode 24 to discuss search and No Ketchup. We talk to Sara about her long background in search and marketing, her passion for search and the “no ketchup” blog – doing honest work for clients, pulling the lid on sugar coated fluffy offers that deliver...2012-10-0800 minUX PodcastEpisode 23: James and Per find their breakpointThis time James and Per discuss usability rules and recommendations. Jakob Nielsen earlier this year updated his web design recommendation, saying that you should now design for around 1440 pixels wide. With this as a starting point we cover browser viewports, research, recommendations, responsive web design and mobile web sites. Phew, all that and a...2012-10-0100 minUX PodcastEpisode 22: James and Per change namesIn this show James and Per discuss web management. We take 3 recent examples where organisations have undertaken major changes to their web presence and investigate how it all went. What did they do well? what went wrong? what should they have done? (Listening time 39 minutes, including 2 minutes of comedy intro) References: Namnbyte...2012-09-2300 min
UX PodcastEpisode 21: Per and James burn a sheepIn this episode James and Per talk about Sweden Social Web Camp. A yearly unconference held on an island off the south coast of Sweden. Per was there, James watched from afar. We discuss what the conference is about, how it works and what the whole experience is like – we even throw in few...2012-08-2700 minUX PodcastEpisode 20: Per and James get beepedA linkshow – In episode 20 of UXPodcast James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom discuss three recent articles that they’ve found during their digital travels, discuss them and swear a little. This episode’s topics are… Social media marketing – Barclay’s Facebook Debacle The agency model – It’s f*cked Visual marketing – adding images to your content...2012-07-0100 minUX PodcastEpisode 19: James and Per set your attributesIn this episode of UXPodcast James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom take three recent articles that they’ve stumbled upon during their digital travels and discuss them.2012-06-1900 min
UX PodcastEpisode 15: James and Per talk to DaveDuring the lunch break of day 2 here at UXLx 2012 Per and James talked to Dave Gray, one of the co-authors of Gamestorming and one of the workshop holders here yesterday morning. As well as talking to Dave about his workshop and preparation for it, we also got a few tips of gamestorming techniques...2012-05-1700 min
UX PodcastEpisode 14: James and Per give a lectureThe afternoon of the first day of UXLx has included 2 lightning talks followed by a three hour workshop lecture. James and Per give you a quick run down and also talk about how workshops should be workshops. (Listening time: 12 minutes) @beantin and @axbom caught in the act: creating the infamous #uxpodcast pic.twitter.com/Gaj7F641 — Alissa...2012-05-1600 minUX PodcastEpisode 13: James and Per cross channel gamestormIt’s the end of the first morning here at #uxlx and we’ve got our first workshops under out belts. James took part in David Gray’s Gamestorming session whilst Per took part in Peter Morville’s Cross-Channel Strategy workshop. Here’s our initial thoughts from right after lunch… (Listening time 9 minutes)2012-05-1600 minUX PodcastEpisode 12: James and Per conquer Garageband at UXLxThis week we are recording from UXLx in Lisbon Portugal. We are planning to record a number of podcasts and cover both the workshops on Wednesday and Thursday and then the conference day on Friday. Episode 12 comes from James and Per’s hotel room at the Trip Oriente. We had quite a fight with Garageband...2012-05-1500 minUX PodcastEpisode 10: James and Per practice Feng GUIIn Episode 9 of UXPodcast one of the topics we discussed was simulated eye tracking. In this episode, James and Per dedicate the entire show to discussing attention simulation tools. These are tools that use algorithms to analyse your website (or other visual media) to work out which part may attract attention. After one failed...2012-05-0200 minUX PodcastEpisode 9: Per and James hack your passw0rdIn this month’s episode of UXPodcast James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom take four recent finds from their digital travels and discuss them.2012-03-2900 minUX PodcastEpisode 8: Cookies are no jokeIn this month’s episode of UXPodcast James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom take four recent finds from their digital travels and discuss them. This month’s topics are… UX and the EU cookie law Responsive content Mobile app versus web app “Clear” (Listening time: 32 minutes) References: Backup för en lathund – eller tvärtom (in Swedish) EU...2012-02-2700 min
UX PodcastEpisode 7: Responsive web designIn this month’s episode of UX Podcast James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom talk about the darling of 2011 – responsive web design – what is it? what are the benefits? What are the pitfalls? Is responsive web design the ultimate solution to web design? or is it, in many ways, a step backwards? (Listening time: 21...2011-12-1900 min
UX PodcastEpisode 6: There’s a disturbance in the forceIn this month’s episode of UXPodcast James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom are joined by Christopher McCann to talk about the UX Community – or lack of it. What is UX? What is it that UXers do? Why does nobody understand us? How can we make UX more understood? Where is the silver bullet? The ride...2011-11-0400 min
UX PodcastEpisode 5: The truth about gamificationIn this month’s episode of UXPodcast James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom are joined by Jesper Bylund to talk about gamification. What is gamification? is it a buzzword, or just marketing? Can anything be gamified? Can a podcast be gamified?2011-09-2600 min
UX PodcastEpisode 4: Stop producing crap!This month’s episode of UXPodcast with James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom discusses the quality of websites and digital activities – Why do so many end up being below par? Why do some end up being great? What can we do raise the quality of the web stuff we make and run?2011-08-3000 minUX PodcastEpisode 2: Offline meets online – The wizzard of us (Part 3 of 3)This month’s episode of UXPodcast with James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom talks about when offline meets online – stories and examples highlighting how attempts at connecting the two often fail, as well as suggestions as to how to improve your chances of succeeding. In part three it get’s so hot in the studio James and...2011-07-1300 minUX PodcastEpisode 2: Offline meets online – How can I help you? (Part 2 of 3)This month’s episode of UXPodcast with James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom talks about when offline meets online – stories and examples highlighting how attempts at connecting the two often fail, as well as suggestions as to how to improve your chances of succeeding. In part two the temperature is rising in the studio but Per...2011-07-1300 minUX PodcastEpisode 2: Offline meets onlineThis month’s episode of UXPodcast with James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom talks about when offline meets online – stories and examples highlighting how attempts at connecting the two often fail as well as suggestions as to how to improve your chances of succeeding.2011-07-1300 minUX PodcastEpisode 1: Search – Don’t be evil (Part 3 of 3)This month’s episode of UXPodcast with James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom talks about Search – its complexity and shortcomings, its evolution, and how we can deal with that evolution. In part three – the good will prevail. We talk about the importance of gardeners, curators, sneezers – “T-shaped people”, microformats, and give some practical tips...2011-06-1600 minUX PodcastEpisode 1: Search – The Darwinism of searching (Part 2 of 3)This month’s episode of UXPodcast with James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom talks about Search – its complexity and shortcomings, its evolution, and how we can deal with that evolution. In part two – The evolution of searching. With social search, humans are back in the centre of search once again. We look at “T-shaped” people...2011-06-1600 minUX PodcastEpisode 1: SearchThis month’s episode of UXPodcast with James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom talks about Search – its complexity and shortcomings, its evolution, and how we can deal with that evolution. In part one – Does search work? With the introduction of social and blended search, It’s become more complex than ever to comprehend. We take a...2011-06-1600 minUX PodcastPilot show: UXLx 2011In this the first ever episode of UXPodcast with James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom we talk about User Experience Lisbon 2011. Which was a UX conference held in Portugal between the 10th and the 13th May 2011.2011-05-1900 minUX PodcastUXLx 2011 – So what now? (Part 3 of 3)This month’s episode of UXPodcast with James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom talks about User Experience Lisbon 2011. Which was a UX conference held in Portugal between the 10th and the 13th May 2011. In part three – Now we’re all back home again, heads spinning with all the conversations, wonderful people that we’ve met, ideas...2011-05-1900 minUX PodcastUXLx 2011 – What was missing? (Part 2 of 3)This month’s episode of UXPodcast with James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom talks about User Experience Lisbon 2011. Which was a UX conference held in Portugal between the 10th and the 13th May 2011. In part two – What was missing? No conference can cover everything, but never the less James and Per talk about the...2011-05-1900 minUX PodcastUXLx 2011 – The week after the week before (Part 1 of 3)This the first ever episode of UXPodcast with James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom talk about User Experience Lisbon 2011. Which was a UX conference held in Portugal between the 10th and the 13th May 2011. In part one – The week after the week before. How was the event? What was good? What was bad?...2011-05-1900 min