Rob Cowie

Video: Human Centered Design

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11 years ago

User Experience – Value, Strategy and a Practical Approach

I recently presented at the Tech4Africa conference in Johannesburg - "Africa's version of SxSW". It was a great experience, and…

11 years ago

Tech4Africa Conference 2014

Tech4Africa is billed as Africa's SXSW. I presented on various aspects of User Experience including building a team, creating a…

11 years ago

How To Design For Thumbs in the Era of Huge Screens

After years of resistance, Apple’s iPhone 6 announcement last week officially signaled the dawn of the Era of Huge Screens.…

11 years ago

Redesign Democracy: Dare to Think Big

Why are you in UX? It probably isn’t to get rich. Yes, there is plenty of money in being a…

11 years ago

Five Things They Didn’t Teach Me in School About Being a User Researcher

Graduate school taught me the basics of conducting user research, but it taught me little about what it’s like working…

11 years ago

“Sigh… That’s Gonna Be a Hard Job.”

These are words that one never really wants to hear from a home-improvement contractor. Or any type of contractor really.…

11 years ago

How To Balance Usability and Design When Building a Website

It is all about perception when we talk about ugliness and beauty in web design. My ‘ugly’ may be your…

11 years ago

Top 10 Skills and Knowledge Set Every UX Professional Needs

The user experience of your products is only as good as the knowledge and skills of your UX staff. ​As…

11 years ago

Adapting to the digital future: the senior management challenge

“Bureaucracies are honed by the past and almost never can they deal with the future.” This quote, from biologist Leroy…

11 years ago