UXPA 2015: UX Pros, Be Ready!

UXPA 2015 presentation

This post was contributed by guest author Josie Scott. Josie is a User Experience Design Researcher at Synchrony Financial who attended last month’s User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA) 2015 conference.

I was ecstatic to attend UXPA 2015, held June 22 through 25 at Loews Coronado Bay Resort, in beautiful Coronado, California. I needed to catch up on digital accessibility and, with luck, see a few friends. The conference did not disappoint. Continue reading UXPA 2015: UX Pros, Be Ready!

What Makes the Perfect Online Checkout Page [Infographic]

Brown old-fashioned cash register

It’s taken an hour of searching online, but you’ve found the perfect birthday present for your dad.

He’s particular about what he likes, and you can hardly wait to see your dad’s face when he opens the present from you.

You select the “Buy Now” button. And you’re immediately prompted to register for an account. Continue reading What Makes the Perfect Online Checkout Page [Infographic]

So You Want to Be A User Experience Professional?

Writing on a green post-it note on a desk next to design prototypes

You’ve decided you want to be a user experience professional. But where do you start?

That’s a question we get asked frequently at Detroit User Experience and Ladies That UX Detroit meetup events and online discussion groups. Continue reading So You Want to Be A User Experience Professional?