Getting Creatively Unblocked
In this episode, Kate and Laura discuss why it's so easy to get blocked when doing "creative" work. We also offer a few, probably unhelpful, tips about how we personally get past the blockers. Hint: i...
5 Apr 201621min
On Jargon
In this episode, Kate and Laura complain about the overuse of UX-specific jargon and then totally contradict ourselves by explaining why we sometimes find it incredibly useful. Laura also complains, u...
22 Mars 201621min
Designing Your Design Space
In this episode, Kate and Laura talk about the different types of spaces in which design activities occur and fight about which are the best ones for which tasks. Drink Pairing: Scorpion Bowl (which ...
8 Mars 201628min
Just Do What You're Told
Sometimes stakeholders or clients want things that you know will be terrible for their users. In this episode, Kate and Laura discuss how to handle bad feature or design requests and argue about our r...
24 Feb 201623min
When Stakeholders Want Pixel Perfect
Sometimes stakeholders refuse to look at any deliverables that aren't pixel perfect Photoshop mocks, which causes all sorts of problems for designers. In this episode, Kate and Laura explain why this ...
11 Feb 201626min
It Depends
You can never get a straight answer out of a designer. In this episode, Kate and Laura explain why designers like the phrase, "It depends" so damn much and what we can do to make it slightly more usef...
26 Jan 201619min
Stop Arguing with Feedback
In this episode, Kate and Laura discuss how to take the feedback you asked for a little more graciously and maybe even benefit from it. Do not, in any way, think that this is a request for you to give...
12 Jan 201624min
Stop Saying Users Don't Know What They Want
In this episode, Kate and Laura talk about the dismissive bastards who claim "users don't know what they want." In a surprising twist, they also give some decent advice about how to think about gettin...
5 Jan 201622min
