I have made some slight adjustments to the Hippocratic Oath, the ethical code of conduct for medical doctors, in order to serve as a vow for user experience practitioners.
Please join me in reciting this oath and pledging to uphold the principles defined herein.
The UX Hippocratic Oath
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this commitment:
I will respect the hard-won product innovations and thought leadership of those designers in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
I will apply, for the benefit of the user, all measures that are required, avoiding those twin traps of overindulgence and corporate oppression.
I will remember that there is art to experience design as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the information architect’s taxonomies or the interaction designer’s wireframes.
I will not be ashamed to say “I know not,” nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are required to meet a user’s need.
I will respect the privacy of my users, for their information is not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of utility and interference. If it is given me to eliminate a task, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to eliminate a comfort; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own bias. Above all, I must not assume the user is like me.
I will remember that I do not treat a web form, a social networking site, but a vulnerable human being, whose one wrong click may affect the person’s friends and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the user.
I will prevent errors whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to recovery.
I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as those requiring assistive technologies.
If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of delighting those who use my designs.
Related Posts:
- People you may know
- Seeking All Independent User Experience Professionals in NYC
- Answering Your Questions
- Meetup
- Facebook Chat
Tweets that mention Pleasure and Pain ยป A Hippocratic Oath for User Experience Designers -- Topsy.com // Oct 2, 2009 at 12:03 pm
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Dave Malouf. Dave Malouf said: #dLink A Hippocratic Oath for User Experience Designers http://bit.ly/1Nk8H6 [...]
<h2 align=”center”>Costs For Uggs–What It Costs?</h2>
–>Are you lusting after a few (or even more) Uggs (UGG Australia) boots and if so, you're in good company, as girls and women of all ages, especially with the simple, slipper-like design of these sheepskin ugg boots, which are relatively easy and very comfortable to wear. And they appear to be affected. Some men are also jumping on the trend and luxury UGGs? Australia, the brand also offers a range of contemporary styles for them.
–>Could you mind giving everyone loves from ugg-boots? There are so many types of uggs, ugg bailey button,ugg classic tall, ugg classic short, ugg classic cardy. How to choose your favorite? Or do you really want to one uggs regardless its style? Despite their design is awkward and slipper-lile, Uggs is one of the few stations that are of general interest, have argued that cross generational lines.
–>Young people, students and young mothers and the Middle Ages, the original Black Ultra Tall UGG Boots, seem pulled the fleecy-lined boots that are manufactured in Australia, with the best materials. Are you sure that your feet warm in winter without socks, and cool in summer so that is more versatile too? If no, hurry up to take one ugg boots on goodugg uk sale ! That's why we see people wear them in schools, supermarkets, on the slopes and even in the most popular beaches in the United States and abroad. Many surfers also use uggs to keep their feet warm.
–>What do you really care about? Is its price or quality, or you just following the general trend? You know what are you thinking in your heart!