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Everyday Experiences Podcast Episode 16 cover art showing two people with bags walking down a city sidewalk

Episode 16 — The UX of Bags

Now with more useless pockets!

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The UX of Bags | Everyday Experiences Podcast (#16)

May 25, 2023

In this episode, Geoff Wilson discovers Guy Thompson’s fascination with red bags, blue bags, hand bags, bags-bags. If only we revived Dr. Seuss to have him talk about the careful balance of utility, durability, and aesthetics that goes into your everyday bag design.

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In Everyday Experiences Podcast Tags everydayexperiences, podcast, design, everydayux, CX, product design, UX, utility, aesthetics, fashion, fashion design, bags, handbags, everyday bags, fashion accessories
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episode 9 cover art showing Kim Goodwin and a hotel room

Episode 9 — The UX of Hotels

No pillow mints, only Presidents

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The UX of Hotels with Kim Goodwin | Everyday Experiences Podcast (#9)

November 18, 2021

In this episode, Geoff Wilson is joined by Kim Goodwin to take the covers off hotel experiences and see what’s lurking behind the closet doors. We’re going beyond website bookings and into room design, amenities, #hotelhacks, and of course checking in and out. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.

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In Everyday Experiences Podcast Tags everydayexperiences, podcast, design, everydayux, CX, hotels, hotel, hotelux, staff experience, customer experience, user experience, UX, HCD, brand, diversity, discrimination
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HCD is the new me

November 17, 2020

The wave pushed me and I pushed back, but alas, it was stronger. After years of fighting UX’s relegation to the realm of digital-only products, I’m finally accepting the changing tide.

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In Research & Design Tags HCD, UX, CX, Customer Experience, user experience, Service Design, Product Design, brand
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You don't need a fancy title to change the world

May 27, 2020

You don't need a fancy job title to start noticing and improving the everyday experiences wherever you work. Don't let a label define your limits.

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In Research & Design, Growth Tags UX, Don Norman, NNGroup, Service Design

It's not the number of clicks that matters, it's the value each click provides

October 18, 2019

Clicks aren't an indicator of anything beyond confirming that some kind of finger has touched some kind of button, so stop counting and consider this

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In Research & Design Tags UX, metrics, measuring UX, value

Is There No Room for Art in User Experience Design?

July 29, 2018

Art is subjective, that much is true. But what of art's role in experience, product, or service design? Utility and happiness can coexist can't they?

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In Research & Design Tags UX design, Interaction Design, IxD, UX, art

UX is not a design, it’s a reaction to one

July 19, 2018

Being pedantic can be beneficial. We have no more ability to provide a “user experience” than wishing for a genie to bend someone's free will.

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In Research & Design Tags UX design, UX, design, reactions

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