The 3 best experience design things we saw this week – March 20, 2015

UX evolution, tooting horns, and a rambunctious rant.

Our design editors curate the most notable, interesting, and important material they come across. Below you’ll find their recent selections.

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The evolution of UX

From da Vinci to Dreyfuss to Disney to Donald Norman, interactions between humans and technology have marked each key milestone in the longer-than-you-think history of user experience design. Here’s how UX design’s past sheds light on its future.

Arts_and_Crafts_Follow_the_Light_US_Army_FlickrSource: Image by U.S. Army on Flickr

Quote of the week

“If you can’t toot your own horn, don’t expect the band to show up.” — @BreneBrown

13 ways to blow it

In this rousing, rambunctious rant, Mike Monteiro of Mule Design tears down the myth that good design sells itself. Part pep talk, part scolding session, his IXDA keynote asserts that designers need sales skills and unveils the 13 biggest mistakes designers make during presentations.


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