The Invasion of the Lightweights

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"I see that the grizzled old veterans are having trouble, but I think that's because there's a lot of ageism in Silicon Valley," he says. "What they're doing is committing the sins that they called out as sins years ago... And they're recapitulating this same crap." The young guys who've been taught how to do interaction design don't know intuitively about what it means to delete a file or change its name on your Macbook Pro. Apple has gone generation upon generation of designer at iPhone and iPad companies without learning these skills from their elders.

Alan Cooper teaches us what it means to be a good ancestor. He enlightens us to why it’s so hard to build good software. He reveals how money trumps good UX and ethics far too often. He explains why UX is not about finding the best location for a hamburger menu, but about solving the big problems that exist for the user and the business. He also inspires us to consider (and potentially redirect) the footprints we’re leaving now, for the generations to come.

There’s no such thing as UX Design? (8:13)
Why do you put so much emphasis on Interaction Design? (24:41)
How important are design patterns? (31:35)
How do you build a product you can’t prove is valuable yet? (45:58)
Why are there so many bad products in the world? (50:50)

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