When user experience design goes astray, the sUX team is here to save the day.
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Faster Horses | A podcast about UI design, user experience, UX design, product and technology


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Faster Horses | A podcast about UI design, user experience, UX design, product and technology
Faster Horses
Brighten your day – learn about user experience, design, products, gaming and technology. With entertaining and funny chat that goes off on unexpected tangents about life, everyday pain points and hilarious solutions. 80% random, 20% user experience (UX) and user interfaces (UI)* Your hosts Mark, Nick and Paul discuss a different subject around design, UX, UI, business and technology, with the occasional special guest thrown in for good measure. Ironically as Henry Ford almost definitely did ...
A free-ranging set of discussions on matters of interest to people involved in user experience design, website design, and usability in general.
Web usability, user-testing, UX philosophy, UX basics, and a weekly usability podcast too!
Welcome to the inaugural episode of our new podcast the UX of America where we talk about all things user experience and just to set expectations we'll likely digress into topics such as politics, music, comics, video games, you get the idea.
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Ideate. A User Experience UX Design Podcast - product design


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Ideate. A User Experience UX Design Podcast - product design
TSG - user experience design - human centered design thinking - ux - ui - product design -
How can French cooking methods improve the safety of your car? Why can’t you just settle on what movie to watch on Netflix? Why do you have to sign a credit card receipt for a pack of gum? This is Ideate. A podcast about the user experience of items we use every day. Hosted by The Smyth Group design team: Hiromi, Nikita, Aaron, Paul and Rob.
The power of tech is continuing to change our world faster than most can keep up with, and many feel scared or conflicted about what may come next. Surveillance or convenience? Connection or depression? Addiction or empowerment? Will AI help us- or end us? The shadow of innovation is real, but we feel optimistic. The Good User Experience tells the stories of those leveraging tech to leave a positive imprint on humanity through work in areas such as sustainability, education, equality, health ...
great user experiences: the people. the tools. the technology.
The Fellas hold a post-mortem on Season 1 of the SUX Podcast!Bad User
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In this episode we talk to Scot Whitney, Podcast Host – The All4Inclusion Pod, an advocate for inclusion and wheelchair user looking to help others see society's boundaries. Find him on Linkedin, https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottjwhitney/ Scott founded All4inclusion with their amazing philosophy: “We believe everyone is born equal and every person …
The Fellas talk spin ideas and ask for YOUR feedback for The SUX Podcast: Season 2! Visit ourpodsux.com to join in on the discussion!Bad User
Fly the un-friendly skies with SUX Airlines!Bad User
With Top Gun: Maverick at the forefront of popular culture, the Fellas break down the experience - the good, the bad, and the ugly - of going to the Movies!Bad User
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19: UX of James Bond
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Do you expect us to podcast? NO Mr. Bond - I expect you to DIE! The Fellas and their first returning guest - product manager ETHAN GREY - break down what it takes to actually design Bond gadgets.Bad User
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18: REMATCH: iOS v. Android
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After an experiment switching from Android to iPhone goes astray, a young man must grapple with his failures and return to the light before he goes mad. The Fellas revisit the epic showdown episode and address some fresh considerations.Bad User
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17: Return to Office
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The Fellas discuss how employees can protect their sanity and personal boundaries during the great Return to Office movement, and how companies can build culture within a hybrid workforce.Bad User
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Stock photography | A easy solution for social media and blogging, a big problem for UX and brand?
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Stock photography – the perfect solution for small business owners, bloggers, and marketers who need to create high-quality visual content without breaking the bank? With over 6 million photos and more added every day, you’ve got choice, but is it always the ideal solution? Do you find yourself spending hours looking for the right photo? Do you sti…
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16: Gamification (with Julius Harper)
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The Fellas chat with TV exec & game designer Julius Harper to define the history, legacy, and future of gamification. From the perils of Marlborough Miles to the benefits of gamifying your health via fitness apps and a thousand marketing applications in-between, we'll break it all down. The more you listen, the more you'll win on today's SUX podcas…
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15: Deceptive Design (with Kwabe Fosu)
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UX & Product Designer Kwabe Fosu (Amazon) joins the Fellas to identify & combat deceptive design / dark patterns. https://kwabe.com/ Referenced in the podcast: https://humanebydesign.com/ https://www.deceptive.design/Bad User
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Creative Leadership, becoming a creative leader – How to Develop the Traits of a Successful Leader
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Discover the journey that we've been on – transitioning from being team members to a leadership position. What have been the pain points, and how have we overcome that? What traits do leaders exhibit? Our top tips on becoming a leader and how to improve your leadership in a creative field (also general). Find out what we choose as our leadership ta…
The Fellas take the holiday weekend off, but find themselves - like many of our users - trapped between the unholy union of their own procrastination and the worst user experience known to humankind: TAXES.Bad User
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13: Changing Behaviors: Health & Wellness (with Jessica Ruggieri)
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Are we bad users of our own bodies? The Fellas talk about the pain points of living healthy day to day lives with certified coach and behavioral change expert Jessica Ruggieri. Please support Jessica's fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society here!Bad User
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12: Disneyland (with Carlos Campos & Scott Gillies)
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Not even the happiest place on earth is safe from the critical eye of The Fellas. Former Imagineer / Experience Designer Scott Gillies and actor / former cast member Carlos Campos help us break down how the experience of visiting Disneyland is quickly becoming Pay to Play to get the most out of your day - creating inequitable design and experience.…
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User experience fails in video games, part 2
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What are the biggest fails of gaming experiences? In this episode, we explore those dreaded button-mashing mishaps. What makes games sticky? Why is everyone playing Elden Ring? We look at the mechanics of in-app purchases, being immersed in complex menus. We all know the essential part of a video game is gameplay. But what about the UX? In this pod…
Introducing our "Punch List." A smorgasbord of user experiences that ruffle our feathers, but don't individually demand their own episode. In this rapid-fire rant-fest, the fellas tackle everything from YouTube controls to QR code menus to... sidewalks?Bad User
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In this short, Paul Wilshaw takes on the subject of colours, their use and accessibility. The way you can think about this in every single colour in your design system should have a definition. What does it do? Exactly the same as a button or an icon or some other piece of design colours should do exactly that same thing. And why do we do this? Bec…
User Experience guru Lucinda Brown joins The Fellas to (finally) properly define UX and how it differs from graphic and UI design. Brad and Dave share disturbingly lucid dreams, and we play another round of "Sux or Doesn't Sux".Bad User
The Fellas examine the Smart Home and determine that the term "smart" can be very subjective. We also learn Dave's secret browsing habits on the Dark Web.Bad User
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8: iPhone v. Android (with Ethan Grey)
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Two will enter. One will leave. It's all on the line, with the victor determining whether Brad makes the switch to iOS. Product Management genius Ethan Grey steps into the ring to make the case for Team Apple.Bad User
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The UX of Video Games
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In this episode, we look at the UX of video games. We all know the most important part of a video game is the gameplay. But what about the UX? In this podcast, we talk about video game user experience better by improving your UI and UX design. The frustrations of pressing that button, that accidentally drops all of your inventory. We talk about Eld…
The Fellas discuss pains with passwords, a potential future without passwords, and the tech angle on the invasion on Ukraine. And in a podcast first, Brad is proven demonstrably wrong on an issue.Bad User
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6: Architecture (with Jason Stoikoff)
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The Fellas host their first-ever guest, Architect Jason Stoikoff, for a discussion on the intersections between UX and architectural design. We play "Sux or Doesn't Sux" with topics including McMansions, pyramids, and the World Trade Center.Bad User
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5: Amazon Prime
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Amazon Prime is great, and Amazon Prime SUX. Find out why both things can be true as The Fellas dive into what "free" shipping really means, why Prime benefits are purposefully opaque, and why their streaming video platform is confusing.Bad User
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Should designers code?
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In this episode, we debate whether designers should code. We find out that there are many different opinions about this topic – what should you be doing? In the past few years, has coding become an essential skill in design? But with so many new technologies popping up every day, is it really necessary? We also tackle the tricky UX Tombola machine …
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We're going on a limb and calling COVID-19 BAD USER EXPERIENCE! From legitimate confusion in safety protocols, difficulties finding testing and treatment, to purposeful disinformation - there is room for improvement! In other words, we're boned....Bad User
We love you, Spotify - we just want you to be better. The Fellas dive into the history of how and why Spotify combatted piracy to "win" streaming audio and where their UX falls short of the competition. We also cover how the future of the platform - against all odds - will be dictated by Joe Rogan and Neil Young.…
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Scaling design teams, what you need to know.
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Learn from the people who've been there and are currently doing it, what to look for, how to recruit and what you need to know. How to Scale a Design Team From a One-Man Show to a Well-Functioning Design Team. What is the Problem with Scaling a Design Team? and Why You Should Treat Your Hiring Process Like an Investment for Long-Term Sustainability…
YOUR CABLE REMOTE HAS A DEDICATED VCR BUTTON, and other shocking discoveries.Bad User
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1: Google Messaging
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In the first episode, the boys discuss Google's 15 year journey of ineptitude to get messaging right. Not brought to you by Stamps.com.Bad User
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🔥 Logs on your fire - part 2
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3 brand new UX tombolas, unwrapped. Mark, Nick and Paul delve into the UX of Christmas traditions, can we fix the UX of stocking, Christmas dinner and wrapping paper. We also play a game of guess the object. What is it, what’s it for? Join us for a little UX insight and musing in this special. 🐎 80% comedy, 20% UX, 0% filler 💎 Sign up for exclusive…
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🔥 Logs on your fire - Join us for a retrospective of design and UX in 2021 and what are the current trends to look out for in 2022? Faster Horses Christmas Special 🎄 out now. We got together, braved Omnicron and huddled around a virtual fire and shared one mic – find out what we think of design and user experience in 2021 and some of our insights a…
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Brackish Mung or Is it time to rethink packaging design?
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In this episode, we look at packaging design and how different needs and requirements can change the way you design. We also discuss how consideration for disabilities, care for our environment, and other factors can influence your decisions as a designer. Brackish Mung or Is it time to rethink packaging design? Some packaging is overly bloated and…
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Floating Belly Up | Design by Committee
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Who's shouting the loudest and whose voice carries the most weight? Make it pop, add some design magic, can we do something cool – heard these phrases when you've done a design? We're here to help. In this episode, we talk about our experiences with design by committee. What is it, how do you quell those loud opinionated voices? It's difficult, rig…
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The origin story episode
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Like every good superhero, they have an origin story. Faster Horses Podcast is no different, in this special episode we talk about the name of our podcast and that famous quote (somewhat dubiously) attributed to Henry Ford: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” What does this mean for user experience? We talk…
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#031: Elijah Szasz and a First-Hand Account of Psilocybin
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Some are quite convinced that Silicon Valley was born through the emergence of psychedelic drugs in the late 1950s. Icons like Steve Jobs credit LSD for massive shifts in creativity and perspective. After reaching a crescendo in the mid-60s, most psychedelics were made illegal this time of year in 1968. Psychedelics have since had a renaissance in …
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#030: Steve Meier on Solving Everyday Business Problems with AI
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Steve is co-founder of KUNGFU.AI, a consultancy that helps companies start and accelerate AI programs by providing strategy and development services. A former teacher turned creative technologist. Steve spent 17 years working in business development, marketing, product management, and creative strategy roles serving Fortune 500 technology companies…
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A bag of fish eyeballs | Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) S3 E5
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What are MVPs? What do they mean to you? Should you even ship an MVP? We explain what an MVP is, how it fits into the design, and throw in a bag of fish eyes for good measure. Have you ever tried to ship a product and wanted to make a luxury car but you sent out a skateboard then this episode is for you. What's an MVP? Why do we all have different …
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#028: Duane Varan on The AI of Interpreting Emotion
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Dr. Duane Varan is CEO of MediaScience and also CEO of Hark Connect. MediaScience is the leader in media innovation research. Hark Connect is the most advanced platform for qualitative research. Dr. Varan is the recipient of numerous awards including the Australian Prime Minister's Award for University Teacher of the Year. :: For links and show not…
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Throughout his life, Gordon Olson has created and advised where technology and culture are going— being a futurist with a deep understanding of how people think and how technology is shaping the world. He believes that through technology, we can bring a new way of looking, interacting, and living in the world with a possibility of abundance. While …
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#027: Martin Cooper on Optimism, Living a Full Life, and Creating the Cell Phone
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Martin Cooper is an engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, and futurist. He is known as the “father of the cell phone.” He led the creation of the world’s first cell phone at Motorola—and made the first public call on it. Over nearly three decades at Motorola, Cooper contributed to the development of pagers, two-way radio dispatch systems, quartz crysta…
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My Door is Always Open (Are Job Titles Meaningless?)
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In this episode we discuss Job titles, are they even useful even more? Who decides what titles mean? Does your Job title sum up what you do? And of course, everyones favourite, UX Tombola, featuring Mark Stealer Music by James Medd Patreon Producers for this episode: Rob Singleton Ant Jones Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/FasterHorses)…
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#026: Aidan Gold on Investing in Tech to Help Humanity
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Aidan Gold Raised $225M at eGenesis to solve the organ shortage. Investor Relations at HyperGuap. Late Stage Investor in SpaceX, Carta, and Public. With a lot of common interests, we also cover the current state of blockchain, the importance of sleep, recovery hacking, and diving into new experiences. :: For links and show notes, please visit our s…