Tag: inspiration

What is important to you?

To know what is important to you at work, try to answer these questions from Seth Godin:

  1. What are you doing that’s difficult?
  2. What are you doing that people believe only you can do?
  3. Who are you connecting?
  4. What do people say when they talk about you?
  5. What are you afraid of?
  6. What’s the scarce resource?
  7. Who are you trying to change?
  8. What does the change look like?
  9. Would we miss your work if you stopped making it?
  10. What do you stand for?
  11. What contribution are you making?

[Original post Seth’s Blog: Ten questions for work that matters]

30+ UX Myths that debunk common web design misconceptions

If you read this blog, you probably believe in building websites based on evidence, not false beliefs. If so, then you should read UX Myths – the brainchild of UX designers Zoltán Gócza and Zoltán Kollin.

This is what they say about UX Myths:

Our goal is to provide evidence in user experience design that can help stakeholders move away from design decisions that are based merely on beliefs and personal opinions. But you should still do your own research, check how your design performs.

We’ve collected a lot of research data, as well as facts, quotes and articles from well-known designers and web experts in order to debunk the common web design misconception.

Here are my personal favorite myths:

  1. People read on the web (myth #1)
  2. People don’t scroll (myth #3)
  3. You need to redesign your website periodically (myth #11)
  4. You are like your users (myth #14)
  5. Users make optimal choices (myth #15)
  6. The homepage is your most important page (myth #17)
  7. People can tell you what they want (myth #21)
  8. People are rational (myth #29)
  9. If you are an expert, you don’t need to test your design (myth #30)
  10. Success happens overnight (myth #32)

Read them all at uxmyths.com or download this pdf, print it and put them on the wall (a Behance project).