Yes, the physical “attractiveness” can influence the responses of test participants. If you appear well dressed, it may make the participant feel they have to be more formal and some may look to you as an authority figure, and either…
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How feasible is building a James Bond villain hideout?
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How do you teach someone user experience design?
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What are best practices for mobile UX?
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What is the difference between Customization and Personalization?
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How would a hotel designed by a UX professional differ from the traditional experience?
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What technique(s) would you use to evaluate and [re]define fields in a lengthy form?
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What are general good practices for improving a design’s usability?
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What are the benefits of User Experience design?
There are several benefits to user experience design, and I'll list some of them. Before I begin, a quick note: user experience design to me encompasses EVERYTHING, from UI design to customer support processes to retail store design and packaging.…
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How hard is it to communicate to developers a UX point of view?
The best response I have to this question is "it depends." Depends on the organizational culture, the amount of design rationale you have to back up your design decisions, the personalities at play in both sides of the conversation, and…
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What are the principles of good UX design?
These are high-level, but I think still specific enough to be actionable. These are principles to apply to a design project, and good UX design is reflected in these principles. Know your users. Have a firm and clear "target" in mind…
Disney, My Quora answers
What are some least pleasant aspects of the Disney theme parks?
I’ve gone to the Disney parks a lot. And when I say “a lot” I mean “over 20 times.” I’ve hit the parks on both coasts, and hope to someday visit the parks outside the US. When comes to least…
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How does linkedin measure categories to a 100% complete profile?
LinkedIn, like Google and Facebook, benefits from the more it "knows" about you. As I and others have frequently mentioned, you are not the user of such services… You are the product that the service "sells." In LinkedIn's case, the…
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Why are futuristic UI often referred to as Minority Report-style?
Timing is everything. When Minority Report came out, it was in the early days of the User Experience design field, a time when decision-makers at companies started paying attention to design. As it was the first movie that featured a…
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Is there any reason for there to be a new Star Trek TV franchise?
There are two ways to look at this question: From a business perspective, and from a creative perspective. From a business perspective, you have to start by looking at the recent history of the franchise and the current marketplace. Star Trek…
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What are the major differences between the 1979 and the 2003 Battlestar Galactica series?
The main difference between the original Battlestar Galactica series and the remake is in tone. The remake was much darker than the original, and much more "realistic" about how characters would react to the destruction of the 12 Colonies and…