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Design Dissolves In Behavior

by Christina Turner
March 26, 2024March 26, 2024

It’s still true: understanding your users makes you a better designer, better designers make better products, and better products result in bigger companies (among other… Read More »Design Dissolves In Behavior

Book covers for "Read Write Own" "Mindful Design" "Immersive Content and Usability" and "Against Technoableism"

UX & CONTEXT IN BOOKS

by Jen Stencel
February 27, 2024February 27, 2024
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Don’t forget you can try these books before you buy them by checking with your local library! 📚 Helpful tip: Most libraries can also pull… Read More »UX & CONTEXT IN BOOKS

Save The Date: World IA Day 2024 on Friday, March 1 in Akron, Ohio

by Melanie Bozzelli
February 14, 2024February 24, 2024
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This post last updated on 2-24-24 UX Akron is excited to host World Information Architecture Day 2024 in Akron, Ohio! This year’s theme is Context.… Read More »Save The Date: World IA Day 2024 on Friday, March 1 in Akron, Ohio

Get To Know: Allison Nowak

by Christina Turner
January 26, 2024January 14, 2024

Our “Get To Know” series features young professionals in Ohio who have started in or pivoted to UX and adjacent fields in the last five… Read More »Get To Know: Allison Nowak

Get To Know: Derek Tholt

by Christina Turner
December 28, 2023December 28, 2023

Our “Get To Know” series features young professionals in Ohio who have started in or pivoted to UX and adjacent fields in the last five… Read More »Get To Know: Derek Tholt

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Heard & Seen

by Christina Turner
November 27, 2023November 25, 2023

The UX Akron team is always seeking fresh perspectives on User Experience, Product Design, Interface Design, and Content Strategy. Here’s what we’re enjoying right now:… Read More »Heard & Seen

3 skills to enhance your UX marketability

by Shannon Kelly
October 26, 2023October 27, 2023

Shannon Kelly is a senior UX strategist at OverDrive in Cleveland, OH. As a user experience professional, you have many skills, methodologies, and tools at… Read More »3 skills to enhance your UX marketability

Get to Know: Pearl Greene

by Christina Turner
September 26, 2023September 21, 2023

Our “Get To Know” series features young professionals in Ohio who have started or pivoted to UX and adjacent fields in the last five years.… Read More »Get to Know: Pearl Greene

Save the Date: World Usability Day is November 9, 2023

Join us for World Usability Day 2023

by UX Akron
September 8, 2023October 20, 2023
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Join us IN PERSON for World Usability Day – Thursday, November 9th, 2023 at Progressive Insurance. Meet other UX Professionals from throughout Northeast Ohio at… Read More »Join us for World Usability Day 2023

Get To Know: ZoË Wrisley

by Christina Turner
August 27, 2023August 27, 2023

Our “Get To Know” series features young professionals in Ohio who have started or pivoted to UX and adjacent fields in the last five years.… Read More »Get To Know: ZoË Wrisley