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How to navigate the insanity of behavioral science

UX Collective

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I recently published a scientific paper on the Interactive Behavior Change Model (IBCM). The IBCM is a behavioral science system I developed during my doctorate studies. But best of all, it’s an excellent choice for AI-infused behavioral product design. Interactive Behavior Change Model (IBCM 8.0) But this is tough love.

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Untangling the main types of user research

UX Collective

MARCH 29, 2022

Collage illustrating different types of user research User research plays a vital role in any and every design project. Through research, designers are better able to deliver solutions that satisfy their users’ needs and wants?—?because User experience research is one of the most misunderstood yet critical steps in UX design.

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Spatial audio and player performance

UX Collective

JULY 30, 2023

Back then, I decided to skip this topic because of the somewhat conflicting evidence I kept stumbling upon during my literature review. Recently, I had a few fruitful discussions with fellow game audio folks who inspired me to take a deeper look at the literature and write this post.

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Applying psychology to product experimentation

UX Collective

JUNE 30, 2022

What are the user’s jobs to be done? What biases and heuristics are users bringing with them? What are the user’s Jobs to be Done? What biases and heuristics are users bringing with them? When you’re running a simple A/B test, users only ever see one experience. What habits are you trying to change?

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Designing motivation: the Seinfeld paradox

UX Collective

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Instead, it must be inferred from things we can measure, like behavior, opinion, and competency, which leaves a lot of room for interpretation and disagreement. Unbeknownst to them, their behavior during this free time was carefully monitored. From a Google search on “motivation.”

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Circling back on design and everything else

UX Collective

MARCH 19, 2023

source: Kassenova ) Design Among the design literature, one data designer emerges who “turns data into art." The role of Design is to produce embodiments of solutions that maximize function and augment human experience; it ‘converts’ utility into behavior. In a moment of time when multiple worlds collide? Or when art meets science?

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50 million partners

UX Collective

APRIL 22, 2022

Chicken-and-Egg Problem In between the two equilibria, there is a tipping point where each additional user adopting the platform makes it rational for all others to do so as well. Before we have any users, none of them has incentives to join the platform in the first place. Franchise the damn thing! Franchise, Franchise, Franchise!

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Entering the Wikimedia universe: starting with a design internship

UX Collective

JULY 29, 2022

I was interested in working at the Wikimedia Foundation because I have been a supporter of their mission and have learned about their impact through commons, peer-to-peer, and Transition Design literature. Additionally, the tool would allow users to quickly access resources about verifiability.

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The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills

Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

Read on for the cream of the crop regarding design literature. Buy on Amazon The Design of Everyday Things Don Norman's seminal work explores how design communicates between object and user. He examines why some products confuse users while others feel intuitively easy to operate.

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The power of a catchy name

UX Collective

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

How naming your UX Research findings can make them stick Developing an understanding of user needs and identifying concrete design recommendations requires a combination of rigorous research, careful analysis, and effective communication. Scientific literature is full of great names that helped concepts catch on.

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How design needs data

UX Collective

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

And sitting back in my office in Nairobi, the numbers were what struck me: interviews on the order of tens, users on the order of tens of thousands. We conducted interviews, we took lots of pictures, we wrote lots of post-its, we built personas, days-in-the-life, user needs, a wide range of tools that helped us understand the who and the how.

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Using AI for research

UX Collective

JULY 20, 2024

The rumbles over the promise of enhancing productivity with the help of LLM touched nearly every white-collar industry, and user experience research is no exception. AI for UX survey We conducted a short survey as a part of a bigger project exploring behaviors associated with using AI-powered chatbots in user experience research.

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The Handmaid’s Tale’s secret weapon is colour

Creative Bloq

JUNE 12, 2025

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"So many artists make great work, but they hide”: Mr Bingo on the art of building an online presence

Creative Bloq

JUNE 12, 2025

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Hey NBA, did you think we wouldn’t notice these abysmal digital logos?

Creative Bloq

JUNE 9, 2025

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‘Everyone said it would be a phase’: Yuko Shimizu on her artistic evolution

Creative Bloq

JUNE 7, 2025

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Tesla milks fans for free content in sleazy ad competition

Creative Bloq

JUNE 12, 2025

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Observe your habits to optimize your outcomes

UX Collective

MARCH 9, 2022

Behavior & Knowledge In the last two decades, individuals like BJ Fogg founder and director of Stanford’s Behavior Design Lab: Models and Methods For Behavior Change: have been bridging research, psychology, technology, and products in and outside of the lab.

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How To Build An Ethical User Research Practice At Any Organization

Smashing Magazine Graphics

AUGUST 19, 2021

How To Build An Ethical User Research Practice At Any Organization. How To Build An Ethical User Research Practice At Any Organization. A real interaction between computers and humans starts at technological conception by understanding users through a sound and ethical user research discipline. Devin Harold.

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There's a new London Underground map in town, and I need it framed ASAP

Creative Bloq

JUNE 17, 2025

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How an inside joke between designers became a cult Instagram account

Creative Bloq

JUNE 19, 2025

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Should we all lose faith in UX?

UX Collective

JANUARY 5, 2022

However, at the back-end and behind the curtains of almost every successful digital product, neither the data they capture from users, exist independent of ideas, preferences, and capital, nor do the algorithms they use to process data, are compatible with our societal values such as privacy, autonomy, or equity.

Production

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Smashing Podcast Episode 41 With Eva PenzeyMoog: Designing For Safety

Smashing Magazine Graphics

AUGUST 9, 2021

What does it mean to consider vulnerable users in our designs? I wanted to talk to you today about the principles of designing products and experiences with the safety of vulnerable users in mind. Definitely anytime you’re allowing users to send any type of text to each other, there’s the possibility for abuse. Drew McLellan.

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Human flourishing in the Age of AI

UX Collective

JANUARY 11, 2025

For user researcher and designers, AIs impact can be grouped into three broadareas: Generative AI product development : The topics and challenges explored in research and design projects as we seek to best implement AI into new products and services. And keep the human centered in theloop.

Production

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McDonald’s mosaic ad is leaving a bad taste in my mouth

Creative Bloq

JUNE 6, 2025

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This stunning newspaper has restored my love affair with print design

Creative Bloq

JUNE 18, 2025

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The viral Labubu craze is everything that's wrong with TikTok

Creative Bloq

JUNE 10, 2025

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This Twix ad was banned for the stupidest reason ever

Creative Bloq

JUNE 11, 2025

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Graphic Arts Today

How to navigate the insanity of behavioral science

Untangling the main types of user research

Trending Sources

Spatial audio and player performance

Applying psychology to product experimentation

Designing motivation: the Seinfeld paradox

Circling back on design and everything else

50 million partners

Entering the Wikimedia universe: starting with a design internship

The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills

The power of a catchy name

How design needs data

Using AI for research

The Handmaid’s Tale’s secret weapon is colour

"So many artists make great work, but they hide”: Mr Bingo on the art of building an online presence

Hey NBA, did you think we wouldn’t notice these abysmal digital logos?

‘Everyone said it would be a phase’: Yuko Shimizu on her artistic evolution

Tesla milks fans for free content in sleazy ad competition

Observe your habits to optimize your outcomes

How To Build An Ethical User Research Practice At Any Organization

There's a new London Underground map in town, and I need it framed ASAP

How an inside joke between designers became a cult Instagram account

Should we all lose faith in UX?

Smashing Podcast Episode 41 With Eva PenzeyMoog: Designing For Safety

Human flourishing in the Age of AI

McDonald’s mosaic ad is leaving a bad taste in my mouth

This stunning newspaper has restored my love affair with print design

The viral Labubu craze is everything that's wrong with TikTok

This Twix ad was banned for the stupidest reason ever

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