The Creative Block

Whew!!

The three of us come full circle with our szn 3 finale...

We took the 2020 UX trends projected in Ep. 4 and see how they measured up to the reality of 2020.

We weave stories of our experiences and triumphs this past year, and the advice we’ve been given that elevated our perspectives.

Thank you for coming along this podcast journey with us <3

Theme for 2020: TRUTH

Word of 2020 is WHEW!!

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Trend Timestamps:

(22:39) Designing for the Post-Truth Era

(28:27) Rise of Micro-communities

(35:14) Design as a Team Sport

(47:45) Embracing your Superpowers

(49:40) Invisible Design Systems

(59:52) Rendering Intentionality and Experience Rot

(1:04:00)Death of Design Files

(1:12:30) Rediscovering Information Architecture

(1:15:43) Designers Unite

(1:24:00) New Year’s Resolutions and Holiday Greeting

We're freaky good at branding, y'all. We review the design and user experience of the infamous OnlyFans...

Is success attainable for anyone's online brand?

Find out which co-host made their platform debut to give us the inside scoop!

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Word of the day --> SALACIOUS

Communitea

https://www.outofofficehours.com (Out of Office Hours) - mentorship and networking

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/copy-of-black-womens-lives-matter-too-tickets-127963796159 (Black Women's Lives Matter Too) Event - Dec 14

(and check out Adobe Spark if you want but google it yaself because they ain't paying us for our promo)

It's just us... with an imposter Among Us! We hop on the craze of a game that is being touted as a UX champ. Things get playful, sneaky, and we even discover murderous streak in the group. Download Among Us and try for yourself!

Word of the day: Sabatour

Communitea:

Things to Read:

The Download Newsletter

From tasks to tricks: the UX of Among Us by Christian Paneda

Things to Watch:

Transhood Documentary

Disclosure Documentary

Things to Listen To:

Earn Your Leisure Podcast

Things to Download:

Among Us [Google play] [App store]

Taking a moment to be thankful for our loyal listeners. We hope you enjoy your day! Expect more fun content next week!

Queen Bey is at it again, and has us wondering if we are worthy.

The latest launch of Ivy Park launches a group discussion about Jeremy's obsession, and her knack for moving in silence. We dissect the marketing strategy around the element of surprise, and how brands can give the people what they want.

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Word of the Day: Divine

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Communi-Tea

#endsars #congoisbleed

"Just apply. Let THEM tell you 'no.' Don't tell it to yourself first." @blkcreatives

Buckle up, Buttercups! We are traveling all over history and the globe for today’s episode on allyship and culture. We brought our beautiful friend Belem to help us unpack different suitcases around decolonization and the LatinX identity. Belem is a UX Researcher of Mexican descent who has a passion for family, poetic storytelling, and healing generational trauma.

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Word of the Day: VENOMOUS

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Communi-Tea

Belem references

@https://www.instagram.com/justus.podcast/ (justus.podcas)t @https://www.instagram.com/melaninmvskoke/ (melaninmvskoke) @https://www.instagram.com/priscilagarciajacquier/ (priscilagarciajacquier) @https://www.instagram.com/dr.rosalesmeza/ (dr.rosalesmeza) @https://www.instagram.com/josievf/ (josievf)

Listen to: Millenial Mija, "https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cigjeBYjUBfd2MA5Yh4x9?si=E6mGbZsIRziYMSAnye-W_w (Black and Brown Unity)"

Angela Davis + Toni Morrison "https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RvYs25MWCz8i5uOAYt9Ax?si=Aaj83shsS7Ku4fndcY-viQ (Connecting for Progress)" (2010)

https://youtu.be/KXzVKmnukhA (Amber Ruffin on names) (at 8:00)

Read: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0791443221/ref=x_gr_w_bb_glide_sout?ie=UTF8andtag=x_gr_w_bb_glide_sout-20andlinkCode=as2andcamp=1789andcreative=9325andcreativeASIN=0791443221andSubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2 (Subtractive Schooling) by Angela Valenzuela

We may not always have the answers, but we definitely have some thoughts. Today, we give advice on career, peers, continuing education, and more. If you’re an emerging designer, DM us your questions to be featured on the next Q&A episode!

Communi-Tea:

Rani Cards by Tika

Emmanuel Porquin

mobbin.design

Nintendo Lego Super Mario Kit

We learned a lot about trigger warnings this week, and realized they are controversial because of poor design and misinformation. Our minds were kind of blown! Listen to us try to build a “persona” (a research tool that helps portray the target user) and reformat TW language and features, so that could be more beneficial to those who need them.

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Communi-Tea

https://www.doesthedogdie.com (Doesthedogdie.com)

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/warn-me/koglokeamlegaaidhjnjdbifcpnkoafg?hl=en (Warn Me) and https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/soothe/joaijebnefdghgmjodecakgdhjgolaan?hl=en-US (Soothe) Chrome Extensions

https://contentandux.org (ContentandUX.org)

Disability Visibility by https://www.amazon.com/Disability-Visibility-First-Person-Stories-Twenty-First/dp/1984899422 (Alice Wong)

We’re playing “one gotta go” with some long lost members of the group chat..! We reminisce about old times and share our points of view on random topics like Treasure’s plan for living without toilet paper. This breather episode has been heavily redacted for all the shady boots in the studio, but we're here for it.

Communi-Tea

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Pitch-Persuasion-Presentation-Business-dp-B089641DVX/dp/B089641DVX/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8andme=andqid= (The Art of the Pitch) by THE Peter J. Coughter

Black Illustration Pack - https://www.blackillustrations.com/black-illustration-packs (Download)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hack-homelessness-2020-tickets-116771979133 (Hack the Homeless) Event

https://www.amazon.com/Disability-Visibility-First-Person-Stories-Twenty-First/dp/1984899422 (Disability Visibility) by Alice Wong

https://www.instagram.com/janicesung/?hl=en (@janicesung)

Dark Patterns, that is… UX designers have power to influence behavior. Sometimes, this power is used to warp digital interactions to the benefit of a company, and the disadvantage of the user. We discussed the various categories of these miscarriages of design decisions, and bring up examples you may have noticed yourself!

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Word of the Day: Whet

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Communi-Tea

darkpatterns.org by Alexander Darlington

https://darkpatterns.uxp2.com (UXP2.com )

https://max.adobe.com (AdobeMax Conference) October 20-22nd

https://hireblacksummit.com (Hire Black Summit )Oct 17 11am-6pm

https://www.instagram.com/distant.connections/ (@distant.connections )

Katie Huerta via LatinX Design Directory