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"https://duncanstephen.net/the-false-paradox-accessibility-and-aesthetics/", "published_at": "2019-11-28T11:57:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119dd68ece2", "title": "Types of design focus — Ben Holliday", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/types-of-design-focus-ben-holliday/", "published_at": "2019-11-25T15:33:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119de5b8aaa", "title": "We’re looking for a PhD student intern to work with us next year. This is an exciting time to join our team, and an opportunity to help us improve high-profile web services like MyEd and the University website.", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/notes/were-looking-for-a-phd-student-intern-to-work-with-us-next-year-this-is-an-exciting-time-to-join-our-team-and-an-opportunity-to-help-us-improve-high-profile-web-services-like-myed-and-the-universi/", "published_at": "2019-11-22T10:32:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119df0402c5", "title": "In storytelling and service design, easy is boring — Daniele Catalanotto — Enigma", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/in-storytelling-and-service-design-easy-is-boring-daniele-catalanotto-enigma/", "published_at": "2019-11-21T10:21:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119df66475a", "title": "I was in a meeting once where someone pitched a really unrealistic idea. I don’t remember the details exactly. But let’s assume this idea depended on pigs being able to fly…", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/notes/i-was-in-a-meeting-once-where-someone-pitched-a-really-unrealistic-idea-i-dont-remember-the-details-exactly-but-lets-assume-this-idea-depended-on-pigs-being-able-to-fly/", "published_at": "2019-11-19T09:36:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119dfab7126", "title": "Facebook is secretly using your iPhone’s camera as you scroll your feed — Mix — The Next Web", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/facebook-is-secretly-using-your-iphones-camera-as-you-scroll-your-feed-mix-the-next-web/", "published_at": "2019-11-14T22:53:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e08eb48c", "title": "I’ll be speaking at the next IxDA Scotland community meetup about our user research with the Learn Foundations project", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/notes/ill-be-speaking-at-the-next-ixda-scotland-community-meetup-about-our-user-research-with-the-learn-foundations-project/", "published_at": "2019-11-14T10:37:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e0d6d6c7", "title": "Why being kind could help you live longer — Lauren Turner — BBC News", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/why-being-kind-could-help-you-live-longer-lauren-turner-bbc-news/", "published_at": "2019-11-13T10:34:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e19fbae2", "title": "Get out of your comfort zone and talk with people", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/get-out-of-your-comfort-zone-and-talk-with-people/", "published_at": "2019-11-12T11:36:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e283ceee", "title": "Repeat after me: Preference testing is not A/B testing — David Travis — Userfocus", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/repeat-after-me-preference-testing-is-not-a-b-testing-david-travis-userfocus/", "published_at": "2019-11-11T11:08:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e319d136", "title": "“The signs were completely radical”: Margaret Calvert looks back on her illustrious career — Matt Alagiah — It’s Nice That", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/the-signs-were-completely-radical-margaret-calvert-looks-back-on-her-illustrious-career-matt-alagiah-its-nice-that/", "published_at": "2019-11-08T11:37:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e38d4637", "title": "The handy list of human words — Deanna Horton — Curiosity by Design", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/the-handy-list-of-human-words-deanna-horton-curiosity-by-design/", "published_at": "2019-11-02T16:41:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e4882716", "title": "Crawick Multiverse", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/crawick-multiverse/", "published_at": "2019-10-28T21:58:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e496edda", "title": "The term “responsive web design” has failed — Frances Berriman", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/the-term-responsive-web-design-has-failed-frances-berriman/", "published_at": "2019-10-23T17:45:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e543b415", "title": "Agile is not a solved problem — Sam Hogarth — Scott Logic", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/agile-is-not-a-solved-problem-sam-hogarth-scott-logic/", "published_at": "2019-10-21T10:09:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e544ce46", "title": "How silos proliferate", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/photos/how-silos-proliferate/", "published_at": "2019-10-17T18:44:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e62e2ae7", "title": "The tipping point: Who is best placed to do strategic design? — Anish Joshi", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/the-tipping-point-who-is-best-placed-to-do-strategic-design-anish-joshi/", "published_at": "2019-10-16T17:11:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e6f3dd15", "title": "User experience lessons from a university dumping Blackboard", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/user-experience-lessons-from-a-university-dumping-blackboard/", "published_at": "2019-10-15T18:58:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e7a033e3", "title": "A service design approach to Learn Foundations — Website and Communications Blog", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/a-service-design-approach-to-learn-foundations-website-and-communications-blog/", "published_at": "2019-10-10T09:37:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e820a051", "title": "Marry data science with user research — ethical design depends on it — Tony Ho Tran — dscout", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/marry-data-science-with-user-research-ethical-design-depends-on-it-tony-ho-tran-dscout/", "published_at": "2019-10-03T17:12:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e9097b2d", "title": "Why much of the internet is closed off to blind people — James Jeffrey — BBC News", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/why-much-of-the-internet-is-closed-off-to-blind-people-james-jeffrey-bbc-news/", "published_at": "2019-09-30T18:29:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e9b19738", "title": "Since I was a child I’ve been intrigued by what lay behind the mysteriously secretive railings of Queen Street Gardens", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/photos/since-i-was-a-child-ive-been-intrigued-by-what-lay-behind-the-mysteriously-secretive-railings-of-queen-street-gardens/", "published_at": "2019-09-29T21:46:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119e9f751d9", "title": "Please ring the what?!", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/photos/please-ring-the-what/", "published_at": "2019-09-28T16:49:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119ea313c38", "title": "I’m getting rid of 18 years’ worth of plastic CD wrappers", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/im-getting-rid-of-18-years-worth-of-plastic-cd-wrappers/", "published_at": "2019-09-28T06:55:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119eb268602", "title": "Contextual enquiry with members of staff working with course materials digitally — Website and Communications Blog", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/contextual-enquiry-with-members-of-staff-working-with-course-materials-digitally-website-and-communications-blog/", "published_at": "2019-09-24T10:37:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c524-b7cb-7095-96f6-d119eb7571ab", "title": "The flow — Simon Wilson", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/the-flow-simon-wilson/", "published_at": "2019-09-23T10:33:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c530-46a8-71dd-b387-11eb39e86785", "title": "Alex and I had a great time riding a chopper over Edinburgh", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/alex-and-i-had-a-great-time-riding-a-chopper/", "published_at": "2019-09-22T09:20:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c530-46a8-71dd-b387-11eb3a8269a4", "title": "Understanding design better by looking from different levels of magnification — Nicola Dobiecka — Website and Communications Blog", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/understanding-design-better-by-looking-from-different-levels-of-magnification-nicola-dobiecka-website-and-communications-blog/", "published_at": "2019-09-20T10:33:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c530-46a8-71dd-b387-11eb3b6c1627", "title": "Good morning. This is the view from our room for the next few days", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/photos/good-morning-this-is-the-view-from-our-room-for-the-next-few-days/", "published_at": "2019-09-20T03:15:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c530-46a8-71dd-b387-11eb3c3e64b9", "title": "It would be great if smart replies were actually smart", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/photos/it-would-be-great-if-smart-replies-were-actually-smart/", "published_at": "2019-09-18T11:49:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c530-46a8-71dd-b387-11eb3d0ff96a", "title": "Usability testing has helped us understand how staff using Learn can be better supported — Website and Communications Blog", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/usability-testing-has-helped-us-understand-how-staff-using-learn-can-be-better-supported-website-and-communications-blog/", "published_at": "2019-09-17T09:17:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c530-46a8-71dd-b387-11eb3ddf736f", "title": "We cracked the Crystal Maze in Manchester", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/we-cracked-the-crystal-maze-in-manchester/", "published_at": "2019-09-16T10:22:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c530-46a8-71dd-b387-11eb3def04bd", "title": "First click tests — building up the elements of user experience for Learn Foundations — Website and Communications Blog", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/linknotes/first-click-tests-building-up-the-elements-of-user-experience-for-learn-foundations-website-and-communications-blog/", "published_at": "2019-09-12T10:32:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c530-46a8-71dd-b387-11eb3ede605a", "title": "What to do if a user talks about faster horses", "url": "https://duncanstephen.net/what-to-do-if-a-user-talks-about-faster-horses/", "published_at": "2019-09-09T10:05:51+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2020

Service design and the Mario complexoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2020
A white woman, racism and a poodle — Cynthia Franks — FranklyWriteoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2020
Struggling with vision loss — Stewart Lamb Cromar — Interactive Contentoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2020
Currency in colour: a visual guide to 157 banknotes around the world — Salman Haqqi — money.co.ukoriginal ↗
11 Jun 2020
Microsoft’s robot editor confuses mixed-race Little Mix singers — Jim Waterson — The Guardianoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2020
Colour pickeroriginal ↗
7 Jun 2020
How we do user research analysis at the Heritage Fund — Jo Arthur — Doing Service Design at the National Lottery Heritage Fundoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2020
Spaces — Parliamentbookoriginal ↗
25 May 2020
Lockdown projects — Month 2original ↗
19 May 2020
Testing, testingoriginal ↗
18 May 2020
Today we’re going to learn the correct names for the different parts of a London bus stop — diamond geezeroriginal ↗
15 May 2020
There will be no “back to normal” — Nestaoriginal ↗
14 May 2020
Ignore the customer experience, lose a billion dollars (Walmart case study) — Good Experienceoriginal ↗
13 May 2020
Preprint — xkcdoriginal ↗
9 May 2020
Inside the 46-year journey to bring Aretha Franklin’s ‘Amazing Grace’ doc to life — David Browne — Rolling Stoneoriginal ↗
7 May 2020
Undemocratising user research — Saswati Saha Mitra — UX Collectiveoriginal ↗
6 May 2020
We’re hiring a Senior Content Designer — Website and Communications Blogoriginal ↗
5 May 2020
UK infosec experts flag concern over NHSX contact tracing app — Laurie Clarke — NS Techoriginal ↗
30 Apr 2020
Principles and priorities — Jeremy Keith — Adactiooriginal ↗
29 Apr 2020
Lockdown projects — Month 1original ↗
21 Apr 2020
Meeting the challenges of conducting user research remotely — Website and Communications Blogoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2020
We have reached this stage of the lockdownoriginal ↗
10 Apr 2020
The research funnel — Emma Boultonoriginal ↗
8 Apr 2020
How will humans, by nature social animals, fare when isolated? — The Economistoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2020
People with mental health conditions say the coronavirus has plunged UK treatment services into crisis — Alex Spence — BuzzFeed Newsoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2020
Understanding what students really need from a virtual learning environment — presented at UX Glasgow virtual meetuporiginal ↗
3 Apr 2020
How to build a bad design system — Robin Rendle — CSS-Tricksoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2020
Adapting to the new normaloriginal ↗
31 Mar 2020
Virtual birthday party — 9pm tonightoriginal ↗
20 Mar 2020
I’m in Ikea, where lots of people are buying emergency desksoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2020
We spent this afternoon doing something nice. Katie Paterson exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Artoriginal ↗
15 Mar 2020
View from Service Design in Government 2020original ↗
11 Mar 2020
HTML: The Inaccessible Parts — Dave Rupertoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2020
McKinsey: CEOs have no clue what chief design officers do — Mark Wilson — Fast Companyoriginal ↗
28 Feb 2020
Why the Gov.UK Design System team changed the input type for numbers — Hanna Laakso — Technology in governmentoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2020
Hey Prestooriginal ↗
26 Feb 2020
What happened with Lego — Andrew Sielen — Reality Proseoriginal ↗
25 Feb 2020
Usability test tasks to avoid — David Hamilloriginal ↗
24 Feb 2020
Our honeymoon in Mauritius (part 2)original ↗
23 Feb 2020
Our first wedding anniversaryoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2020
Coding is for everyone — as long as you speak English — Gretchen McCulloch — Wiredoriginal ↗
12 Feb 2020
Our honeymoon in Mauritius and Réunion (part 1)original ↗
9 Feb 2020
Perks of the job. Today I had a short impromptu tour of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh on a crisp sunny winter’s morning.original ↗
7 Feb 2020
How messaging has changed human interaction — Adrian Zumbrunnen — Modusoriginal ↗
6 Feb 2020
Content strategy: Beware the chatty tone of voice — Lauren Ellis — Humanising Technology Blogoriginal ↗
3 Feb 2020
Join our team as a Content Designer — Website and Communications Blogoriginal ↗
31 Jan 2020
UX research — A conversation with focus — Chris Spalton — UX Planetoriginal ↗
30 Jan 2020
There is no design system — Jina Anne — 24 waysoriginal ↗
29 Jan 2020
Journalism and design: Building solutions to our greatest challenges — Catherine Woodiwiss — Modernist Studiooriginal ↗
28 Jan 2020
Doing some very important A/B testingoriginal ↗
24 Jan 2020
Dutch “singing road” silenced after villagers complain: “I’m going nuts” — Palko Karasz and Yonette Joseph — The New York Timesoriginal ↗
23 Jan 2020
Moves to modern research: A new maturity model for user-centric organisations — Michael Winnick and Mac Hasley — dscoutoriginal ↗
20 Jan 2020
5k 6–X — The next five parkrunsoriginal ↗
18 Jan 2020
Opera: Phantom of the Turnaround — Hindenburg Researchoriginal ↗
17 Jan 2020
Balwearie High School opening (BBC archive)original ↗
17 Jan 2020
New sim swap hacks highlight carriers’ wobbly security — Martha Degrasse — Light Readingoriginal ↗
16 Jan 2020
Had a lovely evening celebrating six years together with Alexoriginal ↗
15 Jan 2020
Accessible polling cards: Keeping it low-tech — Lizzie Cass-Maran — Website and Communications Blogoriginal ↗
14 Jan 2020
Dark mode favicons — Chris Coyier — CSS-Tricksoriginal ↗
11 Jan 2020
2019/2020original ↗
4 Jan 2020

2019

Pedestrian waysoriginal ↗
23 Dec 2019
The complex task of simplicity — Paul Taylororiginal ↗
19 Dec 2019
8 classic features to help you recognise an old Woolworths store — Historic England — Heritage Callingoriginal ↗
15 Dec 2019
5×5k — A tale of five Parkrunsoriginal ↗
14 Dec 2019
The handshake economy — Mark Mulligan — Music Industry Blogoriginal ↗
10 Dec 2019
I’ll be speaking at UX Scotland 2020original ↗
8 Dec 2019
The false paradox — accessibility and aestheticsoriginal ↗
28 Nov 2019
Types of design focus — Ben Hollidayoriginal ↗
25 Nov 2019
We’re looking for a PhD student intern to work with us next year. This is an exciting time to join our team, and an opportunity to help us improve high-profile web services like MyEd and the University website.original ↗
22 Nov 2019
In storytelling and service design, easy is boring — Daniele Catalanotto — Enigmaoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2019
I was in a meeting once where someone pitched a really unrealistic idea. I don’t remember the details exactly. But let’s assume this idea depended on pigs being able to fly…original ↗
19 Nov 2019
Facebook is secretly using your iPhone’s camera as you scroll your feed — Mix — The Next Weboriginal ↗
14 Nov 2019
I’ll be speaking at the next IxDA Scotland community meetup about our user research with the Learn Foundations projectoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2019
Why being kind could help you live longer — Lauren Turner — BBC Newsoriginal ↗
13 Nov 2019
Get out of your comfort zone and talk with peopleoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2019
Repeat after me: Preference testing is not A/B testing — David Travis — Userfocusoriginal ↗
11 Nov 2019
“The signs were completely radical”: Margaret Calvert looks back on her illustrious career — Matt Alagiah — It’s Nice Thatoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2019
The handy list of human words — Deanna Horton — Curiosity by Designoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2019
Crawick Multiverseoriginal ↗
28 Oct 2019
The term “responsive web design” has failed — Frances Berrimanoriginal ↗
23 Oct 2019
Agile is not a solved problem — Sam Hogarth — Scott Logicoriginal ↗
21 Oct 2019
How silos proliferateoriginal ↗
17 Oct 2019
The tipping point: Who is best placed to do strategic design? — Anish Joshioriginal ↗
16 Oct 2019
User experience lessons from a university dumping Blackboardoriginal ↗
15 Oct 2019
A service design approach to Learn Foundations — Website and Communications Blogoriginal ↗
10 Oct 2019
Marry data science with user research — ethical design depends on it — Tony Ho Tran — dscoutoriginal ↗
3 Oct 2019
Why much of the internet is closed off to blind people — James Jeffrey — BBC Newsoriginal ↗
30 Sept 2019
Since I was a child I’ve been intrigued by what lay behind the mysteriously secretive railings of Queen Street Gardensoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2019
Please ring the what?!original ↗
28 Sept 2019
I’m getting rid of 18 years’ worth of plastic CD wrappersoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2019
Contextual enquiry with members of staff working with course materials digitally — Website and Communications Blogoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2019
The flow — Simon Wilsonoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2019
Alex and I had a great time riding a chopper over Edinburghoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2019
Understanding design better by looking from different levels of magnification — Nicola Dobiecka — Website and Communications Blogoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2019
Good morning. This is the view from our room for the next few daysoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2019
It would be great if smart replies were actually smartoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2019
Usability testing has helped us understand how staff using Learn can be better supported — Website and Communications Blogoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2019
We cracked the Crystal Maze in Manchesteroriginal ↗
16 Sept 2019
First click tests — building up the elements of user experience for Learn Foundations — Website and Communications Blogoriginal ↗
12 Sept 2019
What to do if a user talks about faster horsesoriginal ↗
9 Sept 2019
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