The UXDI is proud to provide the world’s first and only online Professional Diploma in UX Design to be accredited by an internationally recognised and respected educational body; Scotland’s Glasgow Caledonian University. In this article, you’ll find all the info…
This is the first article in the UX Design Institute’s new “Alumni Success Stories” series, where we get in touch with our recent graduates to find out about their experiences on our courses as well as how their careers are…
Career interest in User Experience Design (or UX design for short) has skyrocketed in recent years. But what’s the best way to learn the skills you need to break into the industry? In this article, we take a look at…
One of the most common questions asked on our courses is how many users are needed for a usability test. It’s something that people are unsure about – how many is too many? What is the minimum amount of people…
The Rollaboard suitcase was invented just over 30 years ago by a highly resourceful American pilot called Robert Plath. It was designed with just a tiny audience in mind – airline cabin crew – and was inspired by Plath’s own…
Ever wanted to know the secrets to successful product management? Especially why technology products like Netflix, Amazon and Google do so well and have so much love from customers? It’s something that Marty Cagan, author and founder of Silicon Valley…
Unlike fields such as medicine or law, there isn’t usually one clearly defined career path into UX design. The stories of how people end up working in UX are as varied as the career backgrounds that they come from. Becca…
UX and product management have broadly the same goals – to understand users’ needs, to create excellent experiences that solve those needs and to keep innovating products, with these aims in mind. Product managers make up a sizeable proportion of…
You’re all in favour of UX but your boss or colleagues aren’t convinced that it’s worth investing in. How can you persuade them that UX design is the better way? Tricia Okin, New York-based product and user experience designer, shares…
There’s no need to explain the importance of mobile to UX designers. Mobile is eating the world. But mobile usability testing has remained a challenge for many. Why? Methods used for recording mobile usability tests can be deeply frustrating for…
