What is Wrong with UX

By Laura KleinTechnology

What is Wrong with UX episodes

January 19, 2021 Your Design Voices
In this episode, Laura and Kate talk about the many voices that talk to them while they're designing things and frankly, we think maybe 2020 was a little bit much for them and they finally snapped.

Drink Pairing: Whiskey and Sarsaparilla
31 min
January 05, 2021 Design for Lazy Irrational People
In this episode, Kate and Laura discuss designing for lazy, irrational people. Or, you know, people.

Drink Pairing: Veuve Clicquot Rose
30 min
December 22, 2020 Designing for Complex Products
In this episode, Kate and Laura contradict pretty much everything they've ever told you so that Laura can brag about her new electric car that she doesn't drive anywhere because she never leaves the house.

But seriously, sometimes you're designing something you can't really measure! And that's hard!

Drink Pairing: It's nog season, baby!
32 min
November 24, 2020 Why Do You Believe That?
In this episode, Kate and Laura ask a fundamental question - why on earth do you believe that completely unbelievable thing? Or anything really? What are you basing your product assumptions on and how can you stop doing it so badly?

Drink Pairing: Make Believe

35 min
November 10, 2020 Design with Real Content
In this episode, Kate and Laura argue about what it means to design with real content and actual user data, which is a weird thing to argue about, since it's pretty straightforward. Anyway, knock it off with the Lorem Ipsum!

Drink Pairing: Sour Dorothy Parker

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34 min
October 27, 2020 Consequences and Second Order Effects
In this episode, Kate and Laura get a little more serious than usual when yelling about how you never think of the consequences of your actions.

Drink Pairing: Smoked Old Fashioned
34 min
September 29, 2020 Decoding Design Briefs
In this episode, Kate and Laura not so briefly discuss design briefs and how you should approach them. Laura almost achieves enlightenment when she asks "What is Chair?" but then quickly ruins it, as you might imagine.

Drink pairing: Armagnac

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26 min
September 01, 2020 Get Paid
Kate and Laura lecture you on when you should demand cash and when you shouldn't, and the answer isn't "demand cash all the damn time" like you'd think it ought to be.

Sponsor: Springboard

Drink Pairing: Money Maker
34 min
August 18, 2020 The Intrinsic Value of a Product
In this episode, Kate and Laura quibble about why on earth people would use anything that they designed. Apparently some people get value out of it? Who knew?

Drink Pairing: Sparkling Persimmon Margarita
31 min
August 04, 2020 Make Your Own UX Podcast
In this episode, Kate and Laura reveal all the secrets (ed note: there are no secrets and they're probably wrong) to creating a successful (ed note: HA!) UX podcast.

Some tools they use:

Libsyn

Zencastr

Patreon

Audacity

Drink Pairing: Shots of Patron
32 min