The State of UX in 2020 | ui ux design 2019
WereachedouttoVivianneCastillo[1],UXresearcherandadvocateformorehumanityintech,togetheropiniononthetypesofdiscussionsweseeinonlinedesigncommunities:"Arethesedebateskeepingourcommunityinaconstantstateofprolongedadolescencethatstuntourmaturityoraretheydeepeningthewealthofknowledgeandexpertiseinourfield?With2020onthehorizon,therecomesatimewhenourcommunityneedstoaskourselvesdifficultquestionsforthesakeofchallengingtheorthodoxiesaroundtheperceivedneedfortheseendlessandcyclicaldebates.Whywouldwewa...
We reached out to Vivianne Castillo[1], UX researcher and advocate for more humanity in tech, to get her opinion on the types of discussions we see in online design communities:
"Are these debates keeping our community in a constant state of prolonged adolescence that stunt our maturity or are they deepening the wealth of knowledge and expertise in our field?
With 2020 on the horizon, there comes a time when our community needs to ask ourselves difficult questions for the sake of challenging the orthodoxies around the perceived need for these endless and cyclical debates. Why would we want young designers to take part in these debates and how does that lead them towards maturity in their craft?
We can’t move on from these repetitive disagreements and debates until we understand how we got here and why we’ve stayed here for far too long. Contrary to ‘move fast and break things’ this is about slowing down and mending ourselves, our...