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Kristofer Layon — UX Design (Live from SXSW)

Author
Goodstuff.FM
Published
Fri 17 Mar 2017
Episode Link
https://share.transistor.fm/s/a730bce2

Kristofer Layon is the Principal Interaction Designer at Honeywell. Before then, Kristofer directed the MinneWebCon in 2008 until 2011.







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  • 4:50 What is your job title?

  • 7:10 That’s when I really got into UX design.

  • 7:55 The bar has been raised higher than when I started.

  • 10:53 How would you define UX design?

  • 14:45 We use a traditional usability lab occasionally.

  • 15:33 Essentially we test early and often.

  • 16:49 How would you know what to ask a user of your software?

  • 20:01 One thing you don’t want to focus on is the interface itself.

  • 22:00 Using an e-commerce site as an example.

  • 24:30 The debrief can last as long as the testing.

  • 24:45 How many times do you continue testing?

  • 26:50 A rule of thumb is a small group of 5.

  • 30:00 Less is more

  • 32:15 I don’t script it but try and read the room.

  • 33:25 It seems not sexy to prepare for a presentation but it’s one of the most important things we do.

  • 35:10 The trick is to make it all look easy.

  • 37:10 Everyone wants you to succeed as long as you’re earnest.

  • 38:09 Compare and contrast working in college vs current job.

  • 38:50 When you’re teaching the most basic things of design become really time consuming.

  • 46:50 How can people find you on the internet?

  • 47:59 Do you still like being a designer in Austin?

  • 51:20 Is it worth it to wait in line for Franklin BBQ?

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