Comments on: Great UX Starts with Respect http://johnnyholland.org/2012/05/great-ux-starts-with-respect/ It's all about interaction Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:03:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sacramento Design Network Blog » The 5 key elements to great user experience http://johnnyholland.org/2012/05/great-ux-starts-with-respect/#comment-119638 Sacramento Design Network Blog » The 5 key elements to great user experience Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:08:36 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=16669#comment-119638 [...] Great user experience starts with respect. Respect your co-workers, respect your principles, respect your job ethics and especially respect [...] [...] Great user experience starts with respect. Respect your co-workers, respect your principles, respect your job ethics and especially respect [...]

]]> By: From Heartache to Mastery: 5 Lessons for the UX Designer Seeking Agency Experience - UX Booth | UX Booth http://johnnyholland.org/2012/05/great-ux-starts-with-respect/#comment-119545 From Heartache to Mastery: 5 Lessons for the UX Designer Seeking Agency Experience - UX Booth | UX Booth Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:31:06 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=16669#comment-119545 [...] try and do it all. Instead, lean on the talent around you and focus on building relationships. Gain trust. This puts you in a unique position and inspires a shared sense of ownership. When it comes to [...] [...] try and do it all. Instead, lean on the talent around you and focus on building relationships. Gain trust. This puts you in a unique position and inspires a shared sense of ownership. When it comes to [...]

]]> By: Bill http://johnnyholland.org/2012/05/great-ux-starts-with-respect/#comment-118909 Bill Tue, 29 May 2012 09:45:15 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=16669#comment-118909 5 years ago I would have agreed with the sentiment above, but as UX Design is slowly colonised by the role formerly known as web designer, those fundamental UX skills are not necessarily a given. This is probably why the UX community feels the need to constantly re-educate itself, it's periodically absorbing (or being co-opted by) new professions and different skillsets. This is generally a very positive thing, as the different professions bring different skills, different perspectives and an often evangelical zeal (in much the same way as someone who has just found religion). They enrich the UX community. The problem arises when we encounter faux "UX"ers who have yet be welcomed into the community. They can do a lot of damage to the reputation of UX (take a look at the number of UX Design discussions on LinkedIn that contend that UX is just common sense if you want a flavour of the problem). Articles like this and great websites like this are fundamental to addressing this. We shouldn't be elitist, we are not the guardians of some arcane knowledge, we are here to make things better for users. We can and will work together to do this. 5 years ago I would have agreed with the sentiment above, but as UX Design is slowly colonised by the role formerly known as web designer, those fundamental UX skills are not necessarily a given. This is probably why the UX community feels the need to constantly re-educate itself, it’s periodically absorbing (or being co-opted by) new professions and different skillsets.

This is generally a very positive thing, as the different professions bring different skills, different perspectives and an often evangelical zeal (in much the same way as someone who has just found religion). They enrich the UX community.

The problem arises when we encounter faux “UX”ers who have yet be welcomed into the community. They can do a lot of damage to the reputation of UX (take a look at the number of UX Design discussions on LinkedIn that contend that UX is just common sense if you want a flavour of the problem). Articles like this and great websites like this are fundamental to addressing this.

We shouldn’t be elitist, we are not the guardians of some arcane knowledge, we are here to make things better for users. We can and will work together to do this.

]]> By: What I've been reading lately (week 21), by Samuel Ericson http://johnnyholland.org/2012/05/great-ux-starts-with-respect/#comment-118906 What I've been reading lately (week 21), by Samuel Ericson Mon, 28 May 2012 16:47:40 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=16669#comment-118906 [...] Great UX Starts with Respect “In order to combat that I wanted to discuss a method gleaned from the wide world of sports that can help you to evangelize UX and your ideas both within your organization as well as with your clients.” [...] [...] Great UX Starts with Respect “In order to combat that I wanted to discuss a method gleaned from the wide world of sports that can help you to evangelize UX and your ideas both within your organization as well as with your clients.” [...]

]]> By: James Mole McConnell http://johnnyholland.org/2012/05/great-ux-starts-with-respect/#comment-118867 James Mole McConnell Tue, 22 May 2012 20:20:01 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=16669#comment-118867 You know, I would have thought that this would be obvious to any UX professional. But perhaps not. I'd like to think that most UXers are great communicators and are empathic and understand how to be a team player. Thanks for the read. You know, I would have thought that this would be obvious to any UX professional. But perhaps not. I’d like to think that most UXers are great communicators and are empathic and understand how to be a team player. Thanks for the read.

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