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Refined Taste? Wise beyond my years??
I just went into Google Ads Preferences to investigate how much I can tweak the ads I see while trolling around the Internets. The answer? A bit. But MORE IMPORTANTLY, I discovered that Google has inferred that I’m between the ages of 35-44 based on the websites I visit.
I am, in fact, quite comfortably within the 25-34 bracket. So what does this say about me and my life choices??
What I ♥ about UX design: #1 - I make wish lists
UX designers are really lucky. Designs are essentially end-users’ product/app/interface wish lists, whether they know it or not.
“If I was a frequent user, it’d be awesome if I could do x from y.”
“Based on what we know about these customers, I think they’d really like to be able to x their ys…”
So, I effectively get to write wish lists all year-round — not just on my birthday! And, if I’m especially lucky (read: if my designs are well thought-out and users, fellow designers clients, and tech are on board), these wishes are granted, and the digital space is all the better for it.
My reasoning is full of subjectivity (e.g. the Apple brand takes itself too seriously/is douchey), but I’m so much more a Google fan-boy.
I guess it’s my inner nerd.
#ineverplantoownaniphone
They’re protesting big banks and corporations, so which start-ups are Occupy Wall Street looking to for collecting donations and financing a new media endeavor?
The Occupy Wall Street…
Not yet a fan of the new Delicious design and interaction model, but I just created a “stack” through a way-too-clunky interface that’s dedicated to introspective designers (a.k.a. all designers).
What must it be like to work at MySpace?
Is it hard to care about a product that’s shrinking so rapidly in popularity?
Does the environment kill UX designers’ and product owners’ drive?
Do meetings end in “whatever, that’s fine, I don’t even know why we’re still working on this site?”
Just curious.
