Things we've been reading
How we made our website offline first
Providing a general good user experience on any speed (even offline).
https://www.skcript.com/svr/offline-is-the-new-online
10 Key takeaways from Museums and the Web 2017
Some great insights including accessibility which is said to be a challenge for most museums still.
http://blog.museunacional.cat/en/10-key-takeaways-from-museums-and-the-web-2017/
Significance of UX in Present Day SEO
SEO undoubtedly helps you get traffic but what turns then and leads them to conversions is UX.
http://techiesindiainc.com/blog/significance-ux-present-day-seo
Going Colorblind: An Experiment in Empathy and Accessibility
By using empathy, we not only create better designs but we expand ourselves and become better designers.
https://elevatexd.com/blog/going-colorblind
The Power of AI and Automated Retail Banking
Article includes the quote that "the underwriting will get faster — to the point that you’ll be able to provide some info from your mobile phone and qualify for a substantial business loan within hours".
http://thefinancialbrand.com/65031/banking-analytics-ai-automated-big-data/
How to Write Killer Copy That Improves Your Design Systems
Writing notes in design systems is as important as the visuals themselves. And it’s not hard.
https://www.uxpin.com/studio/blog/write-killer-copy-improves-design-systems/
Smart Cities Are Going to Be a Security Nightmare
Smart cities can increase productivity and efficiencies for citizens, but they have a serious problem when security is underestimated.
https://hbr.org/2017/04/smart-cities-are-going-to-be-a-security-nightmare
The UX Mistakes That Cost Companies Millions
Brilliant examples here including Icons8 which lost almost half of their users with a Minimalist Redesign.
https://speckyboy.com/ux-mistakes-cost-companies-millions/
Why App Marketing Is a Game of Inches
Great advice including the "focus on the many smaller improvements that will bring high-value users back and engaging regularly with your app".
Empathy is a muscle. Let's use it.
Ultimate goal of a UX Expert is to make people feel heard and understood.
https://vlgux.com/blog/empathy-is-a-muscle-lets-use-it/
Creating and Maintaining the Marvel Style Guide in Sketch
Key message is to "remove everything unnecessary and updating what we use the most as we go along".
https://blog.marvelapp.com/creating-maintaining-marvel-style-guide-sketch
Tools that have interested us
notism
Share, review and sign-off design & video work.
Videos that have interested us
FM DevCon 16 / Design: User Experience vs. Usability
Do your custom apps meet the UI standards of the most popular apps out on the market?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBhIAfgRitk
Podcasts we've listened to
Professor Angela Sasse on Human-Centered Security
Discussion about stopping the scapegoating of users as the primary reason for not achieving security nirvana.
https://blog.varonis.com/angela-sasse-on-human-centered-security
