A fortnightly podcast featuring three designers discussing and critiquing real-world UX and UI design examples and the latest design news.
UX Files
Claim This Podcastby Tory Martin, Jon Pope, Jon Eckert
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A fortnightly podcast featuring three designers discussing and critiquing real-world UX and UI design examples and the latest design news.
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9/21/2020
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Recent Episodes
January 28, 2021
08. Hubber State
<p>We kick off this episode with an unplanned review of Disney+’s user experience (and a mini-review of WandaVision), we try to understand GM’s new logo, we discuss the White House’s new dark mode, and InVision’s fall from grace. </p> <p><strong># Show topics</strong></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9140560/" target="_blank">WandaVision</a> on Disney+<br> - Discussion of <a href="https://disneyplus.com/" target="_blank">Disney+’s</a> UI<br> - GM’s <a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/1Qdp4trljSkY8/giphy.gif" target="_blank">new</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/gm/status/1347589025020964865?s=21" target="_blank">logo<br> </a>- The <a href="https://whitehouse.gov/">White House’s new website</a> has a dark (high-contrast) mode<br> - <a href="https://uxdesign.cc/the-rise-and-fall-of-invision-dc2d58c65534" target="_blank">The rise and fall of InVision<br> </a> - [Article] <a href="https://uxdesign.cc/i-dont-know-anyone-using-invision-studio-and-that-s-too-bad-6347c72eb92f" target="_blank">I don’t know anyone using InVision Studio, and that’s too bad<br> </a> - [Report] <a href="https://uxtools.co/survey-2020/" target="_blank">UXTools 2020 Design Tools Survey<br> </a>- Brief review of <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/5f70a667fb267e462550d384/1611772158291-WJK8V946MG41IGSRCJM6/CleanShot+2021-01-25+at+09.44.46%402x.png?content-type=image%2Fpng&format=1500w" target="_blank">this weekly summary table</a> from a time management tool</p> <p><strong># Recommendations</strong></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k3-wireless-mechanical-keyboard" target="_blank">Keychron K3</a> ultra-slim mechanical keyboard<br> - <a href="http://www.petersdesigncompany.com/shop" target="_blank">Peters Design Co.</a> shop<br> <br> </p>
January 12, 2021
07. Piano on Fire
<p>We’re kicking off the new year with a quick 2020 retrospective and our predictions for the biggest 2021 design trends. We’ll also discuss the sudden closing of Simple bank (<a href="https://www.uxfilesshow.com/episodes/1">maybe they listen to the show?</a>), and Tory will give us the low down on a side project that recently shipped, the process behind the design, and the challenges in effectively communicating value.</p> <p><strong># Show topics</strong></p> <p>- 2020 UX Files retrospective<br> - Simple bank is being shut down<br> - Predicting design trends in 2021<br> - Dark mode will become even more ubiquitous<br> - The rise of 3D illustration and motion graphics<br> - Continued move away from flat design<br> - Growth in the need for user research<br> - Retro futurism<br> - Increase in diversity<br> - Tory’s shipped something: <a href="https://fitnesstotals.com/" target="_blank">Fitness Totals</a></p> <p><strong># Recommendations</strong></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Expanse-Season-1/dp/B018BZ3SCM" target="_blank">The Expanse</a> TV series<br> - <a href="https://coda.io/@yuhki/figmas-approach-to-product-requirement-docs" target="_blank">Figma’s Approach to PRDs</a><br> - <a href="https://en.eagle.cool/">Eagle</a> — Organize reference images and inspiration<br> - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/burger-king-redesigned-logo-and-signs-with-whopper-2021-1" target="_blank">Burger King’s new (and old) logo and identity<br> </a></p>
December 10, 2020
06. We Are In Sync
<p>We’ve got a few more Big Sur topics to cover on this episode (for hopefully the last time), including some of the improvements to the user experience found in the new OS. We also briefly discuss some key new features of iOS14 like the experience of managing widgets and confusion around Messages replies. That, plus Field Notes’ latest limited edition release featuring 999,999 unique illustrations.</p> <p><strong>Show topics</strong></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.sketch.com/blog/2020/12/02/how-we-redesigned-the-sketch-icon-for-big-sur/" target="_blank">Behind the Scenes: Sketch’s Icon Redesign for Big Sur</a><br> - <a href="https://fieldnotesbrand.com/products/snowy-evening" target="_blank">Field Notes’ Snow Evening notebooks</a> featuring 999,999 illustrations<br> - <a href="https://learnuxd.io/posts/ux-lessons-from-big-sur?ref=sidebar" target="_blank">UX Lessons from Big Sur</a> article<br> - <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/kJT9RCu6cwUrSH9g8" target="_blank">Managing widgets</a> on iOS14<br> - The UI for <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNEVMyUVERGDZYDHzf-HO7ka0-HljnMj0S8xf_iDx7xEvwxNIQtvIE6UkozGQ_AtA?key=SmU4dWJrbXNOcE9zczdQbXU2VXctcDcyeDZIMTN3" target="_blank">Replies in Messages on iOS14</a></p> <p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Articulating-Design-Decisions-Communicate-Stakeholders/dp/1491921560" target="_blank">Articulating Design Decisions</a> by Tom Greever<br> - <a href="https://marketing.invisionapp-cdn.com/www-assets.invisionapp.com/lp/Scaling-Remote-Collaboration-Report.pdf" target="_blank">Scaling remote collaboration for digital product teams</a> by InVision<br> - <a href="https://www.simplifimoney.com/" target="_blank">Simplifi Money</a> financial management app<br> - <a href="https://gear.xbox.com/products/ms-paint-ugly-sweater" target="_blank">MS Paint Ugly Sweater</a> by Microsoft</p> <p>We'll be taking a break for the holidays. We'll be back with new episodes in the new year. Happy holidays!</p>
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