You are going to have a hard time finding projects if you are in a company that has no UX projects or already has a experienced group of UX designers, so I suggest you do what many writers do in…
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My Quora answers
How do you kickstart and boost your productivity?
This may sound dated and obvious, but a simple way to kickstart productivity is to know what you HAVE to do every day. That's it. If you don't know what you HAVE to do each day, you will expend your…
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Is there a Quora plugin for WordPress?
I use Quora Badge as a widget on https://www.josephdickerson.com but I also have just added my RSS feed for my answers (and JUST my answers, not my comments or my “follows”) to my blog using a great plug-in called WP-O-Matric……
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Does being a passionate user of a product or service make it more or less difficult for a UX designer to do a good job designing its experience?
Good question. For a long time I actually avoided using online bill-payment products because I was the lead designer/researcher for my company’s bill pay product – I didn’t want to bias myself and wanted to respond to the research and…
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What are the main differences in between magazine and newspaper layout designs?
Keep in mind that most newspapers are still using the column layouts (4 to 6 columns) that have been used for decades. Magazines have a lot more “freedom” to break from that layout model – though many newspapers “play” with…
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When will the remaining James Bond 007 movies be released on Blu-ray?
Joseph Dickerson, User Experience Architect It depends on the economy. The demand for "catalog" titles on DVD and bluray has declined quite a bit over the past three years. They may push more Bond blurays out when the next Bond…
My Quora answers, Orson Welles
Is ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ Orson Welles’ masterpiece?
Joseph Dickerson, I'm a fan of the films of Orson Welles. Even hi… Maybe, but probably not. It was a budget production that took years to do, and Welles never edited the film together. He left detailed notes on how…
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What is the most visually striking James Bond film opening sequence?
Joseph Dickerson, User Experience Architect I think a better question is "What is the most visually striking Bong title sequence?" Which in my opinion would be Casino Royale, followed by Goldeneye and then The Living Daylights. They all have one…
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Who is the best James Bond?
Joseph Dickerson, User Experience Architect I agree with Jennifer's thesis, not her conclusion/opinion. Craig has done one good Bond, one average one. Yes, Craig is closer to Fleming's "blunt instrument"… But Connery personified Bond first, made him real, and made…
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Where should someone new to Dr. Who start watching?
Start with the first episode of one Doctor… But then check the ratings/rankings of the episodes for that Doctor and pick and choose the best to watch. Each Doctor tends to have some clunker episodes, especially at the beginning of…
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What is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?
Joseph Dickerson, User Experience Architect The answer is personal and our own… We all have our own, and we solve the question by being. You can be pedantic and say "6 times 7" or you can see that the idea…
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What are the best iPad apps for creative people?
Joseph Dickerson, I'm a happy consumer of the products produced b… Penultimate is great for sketching, Omnigraffle is great for graphing and diagraming, iMockups for UI design, Blueprint for iPhone or iPod app designing, PhotoGene for photo editing, Sketchbook or…
My Quora answers, TV, Twin Peaks
What makes the Red Room work so well?
Joseph Dickerson, The owls are not what they seem. It's an obtuse question. Define "work well." Does that mean in a dramatic context? As a concept? I'll answer the former and the latter. The Red Room dramatically is a representation…