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26 minutes

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Mar 22, 2022

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Kate and Laura finally agree on something. Unfortunately, it's to end the podcast. They reminisce about the good parts and talk a bit about what comes next. Drink pairing (Kate): Long Island Ice Tea Drink pairing (Laura): Champagne

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Mar 22, 2022

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Titles in the series (100)

Kate and Laura drink and fight about what is wrong with user experience design.

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The Worst Clients: The worst types of clients for designers and how to deal with them. by What is Wrong with UX
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The Five Things UX Designers Must Never Say: Kate and Laura argue about things like why you should never ask people if they'll buy your product. by What is Wrong with UX
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Is There Such a Thing As a Junior Designer?: Kate and Laura fight about what makes a designer "senior" other than just years on the job and what that means for hiring people to your design organization. Intro music: The Future Soon, by Jonathan Coulton Drink Pairing: Sauvignon Blanc by What is Wrong with UX
23 min listen
Just Do What You're Told: Understanding where your loyalty should lie. by What is Wrong with UX
24 min listen
Storytelling for Entrepreneurs: Kate & Laura argue about how entrepreneurs can talk about their products better. by What is Wrong with UX
59 min listen
What We Wish People Knew About Design: Nobody knows everything about design by What is Wrong with UX
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It Depends: You can't get a straight answer out of a designer. by What is Wrong with UX
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Being Human Centered Humans: How it can help to apply Human Centered Design techniques to your every day life. by What is Wrong with UX
25 min listen
On Jargon: When to talk like a UX Designer. by What is Wrong with UX
21 min listen
What the Hell is a Product Designer, Anyway?: Kate and Laura argue about job titles. by What is Wrong with UX
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Stop Saying Users Don't Know What They Want: Why you should stop saying "Users Don't Know What They Want." by What is Wrong with UX
22 min listen
Collaborative Design: Design is not a democracy by What is Wrong with UX
28 min listen
When Stakeholders Want Pixel Perfect: Sometimes stakeholders want the wrong thing. by What is Wrong with UX
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What is Wrong with Personas: What is Wrong with Personas by What is Wrong with UX
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Don't Be a UX Designer: Kate & Laura bitch about the problems with being a UX Designer. by What is Wrong with UX
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6 Things We Wish We Had Known: What do we wish we'd known after 20 years in the business? by What is Wrong with UX
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C-FWOTs: Kate and Laura talk about C-FWOTs or Colossal Fucking Wastes of Time. What makes a design project a C-FWOT, and how can we avoid them? Intro music: The Future Soon by Jonathan Coulton Drink Pairing: Absinthe by What is Wrong with UX
23 min listen
Being Flexible vs Pushing Back: When to give in and when to say no by What is Wrong with UX
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Designing Your Design Space: Different spaces are conducive to different types of design work. by What is Wrong with UX
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It's Not the Change They Hate: Change aversion is real, but so is bad design. by What is Wrong with UX
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Why You Should Care about the Business Model: Designers and researchers should understand how their products make money by What is Wrong with UX
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Questions about Craft: Meta blather about UX by What is Wrong with UX
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Answering the Unanswerable: Please stop asking us these questions. by What is Wrong with UX
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4 Things that Will Make You a Better UX Designer: Learn four tips for becoming a better UX designer. by What is Wrong with UX
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Should Designers Learn to Code?: Kate and Laura argue about how people need to learn more things. by What is Wrong with UX
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Getting Creatively Unblocked: Sometimes Creative work is harder than it needs to be. by What is Wrong with UX
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Sketching: Sketching: why bother? by What is Wrong with UX
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Advocating for the User: Defending the user is not entirely the designer's job. by What is Wrong with UX
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What Is Good Design?: Kate and Laura argue about the meaning of good by What is Wrong with UX
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Stop Arguing with Feedback: Feedback makes your work better. We promise. by What is Wrong with UX
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Why Do You Believe That?: In this episode, Kate and Laura ask a fundamental question - why on earth do you believe that completely unbelievable thing? Or anything really? What are you basing your product assumptions on and how can you stop doing it so badly? Drink... by What is Wrong with UX
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