What is Wrong with UX

In this episode, Kate and Laura take a decidedly unprincipled look at design principles. Kate proves that drinking does, in fact, affect your memory, when she completely forgets Laura's entire work history.

Drink Pairing: Absinthe

In this episode, Kate and Laura complain about how UX Debt is like a terrible gift from Past You that you now have to clean up. Kate tries to put a good spin on it, and Laura crushes all her dreams immediately. As per usual.

Drink Pairing: Boulivardier

In this episode, Kate and Laura blather on about how you're probably not doing nearly enough work to build UIs for every single possible state a user or product could be in. Because you aren't. And they love making other people work.

Drink Pairing: Blue Hawaii

In this episode, Kate and Laura blather on about how you're probably not doing nearly enough work to build UIs for every single possible state a user or product could be in. Because you aren't. And they love making other people work.

Drink Pairing: Blue Hawaii

Kate and Laura take a break from getting almost nothing done to tell you how to get more done with timeboxing. Laura, of course, doesn't use it because she prefers simply doing nothing.

Drink Pairing: Tequila Shots

Kate and Laura really start to crack under the pressure as they offer advice about the three phases of your career: smartass, kickass, and badass. Mostly it's an excuse to say "ass" a lot. Like they need an excuse.

Drink Pairing: Grappa

Kate and Laura continue to panic this week as they talk a bit about how remote user research is different from in person (besides being, you know, not in person) and also how everything is different now anyway, so just use your best judgement.

Drink pairing: Quarantinis

In this week's episode, Kate and Laura yell about how to pretend you're still getting work done while you're actually searching online for toilet paper during a pandemic. Also, some tips about actually getting some design done from home, which is a lot like getting design done at work, but it's easier to panic unobtrusively.

Drink Pairing: Whatever you still have left in the bunker (But not the Purell. That will kill you. Seriously. Stop drinking it. Kate.)

In this episode, Kate and Laura talk about a few interesting people who are doing interesting things and how we can apply some of their lessons to design.

Drink Pairing: Chianti

In this episode, Kate and Laura insist that, while designers don't need to know how to code, they do need to learn every single other aspect of technology. So, you know. Good luck with that. Kate actually shares a very useful resource: https://illustrated.dev. Check it out.

Drink Pairing: Pink Gin