(This is a write-up of the talk I gave at INCH Munich on March 11 ) Last year I was lucky enough to go to the Information+ conference in Vancouver where Gregor Aisch, who works at the New York Times, gave a talk about the publication's graphics and their impact.

Hey there, tech designer person. Have you noticed the increasing number of vague specializations we've invented for ourselves? Here are a few I grabbed from a job board 10 minutes ago. UX DesignerUX/UI DesignerUI Designer Graphic Designer (UX & UI focus) Visual DesignerDigital DesignerProduct DesignerPresentation DesignerFront End DesignerWeb Designer Bleh.

I'm tired of seeing new and frankly stupid redesigns of Facebook, Skype, and Twitter pop up on my newsfeed. Why not make something useful? Stop supporting these redesigns with likes, re-posts, and articles at Muzli, Medium, Designer News, etc. You're aiding and abetting this brainless work.

How component explorers finally allow us to test our user interfaces effectively Testing is integral to creating and maintaining high quality software. Throughout the buildout process you'll often find developers and designers doing manual testing - "Does this look right?" However, due to the often subjective nature of interface design, it's not really possible to write a automated test to capture that "correctness".

Notes I wish I'd had before becoming a Designer in Sydney. User Experience Design is the process of enhancing a persons experience with a product or service and involves an understanding of their behaviour to create a successful design. Example: A business has an app, they want the sign-up process to have a great User Experience (UX).