UX Guide To The Galaxy

Riding the Waves: Reflecting on the UX Challenges of 2023 and Aiming for Calmer Seas in 2024

Join your hosts Maria, Stacey, and Tina as we navigate through the tumultuous year that was 2023, and envision a smoother path ahead in 2024. We'll dissect the setbacks, struggles, and significant layoffs within the UX landscape. Can UX bounce back from the storm? What factors contributed to its rough ride? And most importantly, what lies ahead? No fluff, just candid insights.

Your hosts for this episode:

• Maria, Head of UXR
• Stacey, Senior UX
• Tina, Head of Design & Research

Join us in this insightful episode as we question whether the golden era of UX, characterized by abundant job opportunities and competitive salaries, has reached its end. We navigate through the contemporary UX recruitment scene, charting the evolving pathways and challenges of professionals in the field in the present and future of UX.

Uncover the nuanced narratives shaping the world of UX design in this intriguing discussion with Tina (Head of UX) Maria (Head of Research) and Stacey (Senior Designer)

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Happy new year, fellow UXers! Kicking off 2023 with a short episode on the most common dark pattern types and how psychology can be used to manipulate users. Which patterns have you encountered?  

Your hosts for this evening:

Maria Panagiotidi - Lead UX Researcher
Stacey Rey - Senior UX Designer
Tina Connelly - Head of Design 

This episode would've been much better aired on Halloween as we're exploring the dark world of dark patterns! Put simply, a dark pattern is a user interface that has been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things, such as getting more of your data without you knowing or misleading you into purchasing a certain product or insurance. Dark patterns exploit human psychology to act against users' best interest, and as UX Designers it's usually up to us to help companies implement these tactics. If a company offered you the right price (or salary!?) would you succumb to creating dark patterns? What even is a dark pattern? Are these even ethical? We ponder these questions and more in this month's ethical design dilemma episode! 

Your hosts for this evening: 

Maria Panagiotidi - Lead UX Researcher
Stacey Rey - Senior UX Designer
Tina Connelly - Head of Design  

The year is 2022 and we're discussing another climate change ... Not environmental - but the climate for Junior Designers! Joining us in this episode is our special guest, Holly. She started her UX journey less than a year ago so has first hand experience on what it's like being a Junior in the current industry. Your hosts, Tina (Head of Design) and Stacey (Lead UX Designer) will ask the questions all Juniors want to know - how do you break into the UX industry? What is it really like to be a Junior UX Designer? And how do Juniors navigate the confusing world of UX?

What's in a title? In this episode, we discuss UX job titles; do they matter, or are they just buzzwords? 

Your hosts for this evening;

Tina Connelly - Head of UX

Maria Panagiotidi - Lead UX Researcher

Stacey Rey - Lead UX Designer

Good design isn't rocket science... Or is it? In this episode, we discuss the Psychology of UX with Maria Panagiotidi who has a PhD in Psychology and has made the move from Academia to leading a UXR Team. Today, we explore conundrums such as; how did we do UX before the term UX? What is psychological science and how can I use it to understand my users? How can Psychology make us better designers? 

Your hosts for this evening;

Tina Connelley - Head of UX

Maria Panagiotidi - Lead UX Researcher

Stacey Rey - Lead UX Designer 

Hello! 

We're Maria, Tina and Stacey - a trio of designers who have been working in the UX industry for a collective of 25+ years. We're here to talk about UX - but with a more no-bullshit approach. This means we will discuss the good, the bad and the ugly. This is the trailer for UXG2G and highlights our introductions, backgrounds and what's in store for Season 01 of the Podcast.