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Training Is Not an Antidote for Poor UX Decisions

Bailey Lewis
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  • A red background with three different robots, each holding a different electronic device.

    Made-Up Personas Don't Work

    Bailey Lewis
  • Graphic of a spacecraft leaving the atmosphere and orbiting around the moon.

    Successful Digital Products Start with Discovery

    Bailey Lewis
  • A x-ray of an office desk that is cluttered with items. There are labels that point to the items in the drawer, such as a battery, office supplies, trash, a flash drive, and keys.

    The Junk Drawer FAQ

    Bailey Lewis
  • A graphic of a car that is thrown together and contains a lot of different random parts.

    Have a (Good) Reason for Everything

    Dean Schuster
  • A graphic of a man with a computer as his head.

    Taking “You” Out of User Experience

    Bailey Lewis
  • Shakespeare holding a quill, trying to figure out a computer.

    Give Your Content the Respect It Deserves

    Bailey Lewis
  • A boulder at the bottom of a hill, with the sun setting behind it.

    Why Development-Centered UI Approaches Fail

    Dean Schuster
  • Sisyphus sitting on the bolder, looking at his phone.

    Feedback From Customers, Users, and Competitors Can Lead Your Dev Team Astray

    Dean Schuster
  • A boulder at the bottom of a hill, with the sun rising behind it.

    The Impossible Standard of Digital Product Perfection

    Dean Schuster
  • Sisyphus holding a bolder in place by pulling on a rope tied around the boulder.

    Stop Relying on Process Change to Fix Poor UX

    Dean Schuster
  • Sisyphus pushing a boulder of words up a hill.

    The Modern Digital Tragedy: Why Dev Teams Fail At User Experience (And What They Can Do About It)

    Dean Schuster
  • Graphic of Sisyphus painting on a boulder that is suspended on a platform at the bottom of a hill.

    Pretty Colors and Pictures Won’t Make Your Digital Product’s Experience Any Better

    Dean Schuster
  • Graphic of Sisyphus lecturing ata boulder for always rolling back down a hill, a side effect of his eternal punishment.

    Training and Online Help Can’t Fix Poor Digital Product Design

    Dean Schuster
  • The word "additional" in a guillotine, as other words float around behind it.

    Use These Words on the Internet and Suffer the Consequences

    Bailey Lewis
  • A graphic of the incredible hulk using his very large hands to needlepoint a very small piece of cloth.

    Don’t Hulk Smash Your Users

    Bailey Lewis
  • A graphic of a screwdriver with a yellow handle on top of a green background.

    User Experience and the World's Worst Screwdriver

    Bailey Lewis
  • The word "UX" with a red prohibition sign laid on top.

    The Misbegotten Digital Product Glossary

    Dean Schuster
  • A green map of the United States with a big red star on Columbia, South Carolina.

    Recruiting Big Talent in Small Metro Markets

    Dean Schuster
  • A blue background with a smiling green pickle overlaid on orange and yellow bursts.

    Why UI Matters: The Chips + Pickle Story

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