Pleasure and Pain

Improving the human experience one day at a time

Pleasure and Pain: photos by Whitney G. Hess

Entries Tagged as 'User Experience'

If the product doesn’t work, its “user experience” doesn’t matter

August 18th, 2010 · 7 Comments · User Experience

I recently edited an article for UX Magazine (When You Startup with UX) in which I interviewed four startups on what User Experience means to them.
Of all the things that people said, the quote that stood out to me the most was from Mike Singleton, a developer at Foursquare:

“…when you only have three users, but [...]

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Whit Hour – Week 13

August 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Whit Hour

Thank you so much to the ~29 people who showed up for the thirteenth week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me.
Tune in every Monday night from 10-11pm Eastern Time at http://www.livestream.com/whithour.
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Awesome email of the day: The unglamorous side of UX

August 11th, 2010 · 4 Comments · E-mails

A few days ago, I received an amazing email from someone I have never before met, wanting to share some information. The purpose of the email is irrelevant, but the opening paragraph is SO classic, it’s worth reposting here.
You should know that somewhere in the depths of the UX world there are a bunch of [...]

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Fulfilling My Dreams, and Saying No Along the Way

August 3rd, 2010 · 31 Comments · Articles, Career, Pleasure

I am crying. And I am desperately trying not to smear the mascara I just put on.
I’m emotional this morning (well, more emotional than normal) because a professional dream of mine has been fulfilled: I’ve been published by A List Apart.
I read A List Apart when I was in college and needed to understand the [...]

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Whit Hour – Week 12

August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Whit Hour

Thank you so much to the 35 people who showed up for the twelfth week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me.
Tune in every Monday night from 10-11pm Eastern Time at http://www.livestream.com/whithour (new location!).
Whit [...]

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