Guest show

#100 James & Per sing happy birthday

Happy 4th Birthday UX Podcast! We happen to turn 4 at the same time as reaching the milestone of 100 episodes. In this birthday special we really do sing happy birthday, then we invite you to join us on a trip down memory lane.

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#97 James & Per & Joe peel onions

We talk to Joe Leech about psychology for designers and bullshit science. We debunk some myths and “rules” that come across as truths.

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#95 James & Per & Ethan are responsive

This podcast is episode 3 of 6 recorded at From Business to Buttons 2015

The father of the term Responsive Web Design, Ethan Marcotte, joins us for a chat. We talk, naturally, about responsive web design. How it came about, where it is today and where it’s heading.

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#94 James & Per & You

In the style of a radio phone-in, James and Per open the door and invite in you, the listener. Our guests in our third listener phone-in ended up being James Buller, Jesper Bylund, Dan Turner, and Tim Wright. Read More

#93 James & Per & Kim plan their journey

This podcast is episode 2 of 6 recorded at From Business to Buttons 2015

We’re joined by Kim Goodwin author of Designing for the digital age and UX executive at both PatientsLikeMe and Cooper. We dive into the merits of journey mapping. What it is and how it can be useful.

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#92 James & Per & Lisa manage chaos

Lisa Welchman, from Active Standards, joins us to talk about digital governance. How to manage the chaos and put a digital governance framework in place.

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#91 James & Per & Aimee get automated

Automated marketing. The marketeer’s dream. What is it, and how does this impact UX? Aimee Ravacon from Specopssoft shares her experiences after successfully implementing marketing automation into her organisations’ digital marketing.
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#89 James & Per want a car not a skateboard

How do you build a minimum viable product? Inspired by a Twitter conversation, we talk to Russ Unger, Stephen Anderson and Jeff Gothelf about what MVP is, what it isn’t. Does it cause more confusion than add value? What are we trying to learn and validate? We get some hangups off our chests, and discuss how you and your product team can avoid some of the MVP pitfalls.

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#87 James & Per & You

In the style of a radio phone-in, James and Per open up the communication channels and talk to you the listener. Our guests in our second listener phone-in show ended up being Wedge Black, Tim Wright, Heather Burns and James Mole McConnell.

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#85 James & Per & Bart spin the wheel of persuasion

When Bart, James and Per start talking, they just don’t stop. This is an extended and thought-provoking interview with Bart Schutz that we recorded at Conversion Jam 4.

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#83 James & Per & Skip pay by mobile

Hot on the heels of the launch of the iPhone 6 with it’s NFC chip and Apple Pay, we talk to Skip Allum, the author of Designing Mobile Payment Experiences. We learn about the different types of solutions, talk about barriers to use, what hasn’t worked, what could work and ponder the future of paying with our phones.

(Listening time: 53 minutes)

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#82 James & Per & Heather give consumers rights

On June 13th 2014 the Consumer Rights Directive came into force across Europe. This law has a direct impact on the way we design our websites within Europe and bans the use of certain dark patterns. We talk to Heather Burns, author of The web designer’s guide to the consumer rights directive, to find out more.

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#79 James & Per & Alissa get unbundled

With Facebook moving messaging to a separate app, unbundling has really hit the big time. What is app unbundling? Should you be adopting it as a strategy for your app/product? Piece of cake to pull off or hideous nightmare? We are joined by Alissa Briggs, Senior UX Manager at Intuit, to talk our way through the unbundling trend. Read More