The UX Level-Up

As you probably know, Brad Frost is the author of "Atomic Design," the creator of pattern lab, and a design systems advocate and educator. He writes front end code, writes about writing code, and consults to companies looking to create successful, effective design systems. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Brad discuss how technology is like a river, why it's important for everyone on a project to have a shared language, and how design systems are like furniture parts.  If you like this conversation, make sure to scroll back and listen to the first three episodes of the podcast. I’ve got some introduction episodes as well as a conversation with Dan Mall, which as you might expect, compliments this episode nicely. As a huge fan of the atomic design philosophy and brad frost himself, I am super excited to share this conversation with you! LINKS: Follow Brad on Twitter: @brad_frost Keep up with Brad on his site: bradfrost.com If you haven't read "Atomic Design" yet, what are you doing? Buy it here: Atomic Design Cohort 6 of the OOUX Certification Program is being pushed to February. If you want to be a part of that cohort I STRONGLY encourage you to get on the waitlist by going to OOUX.com/waitlist. We will only email you when enrollment opens. Promise to respect your inbox. If you don’t want to wait until Feb, you can get started now by enrolling in the Self-Paced Masterclass which is the exact same content, just without the bells and whistles of the certification. And if you decide you want to upgrade to the certification when enrollment opens, you just pay the difference. See a side by side comparison and Ooux.com/training Not convinced? Check out Ooux.com/testimonals to see what certified strategists say about OOUX and the course.

Sondra Eby Eisenstat is a Certified OOUX Strategist and UX Designer at web development agency Oddbird. Miriam Suzanne is a self-described software engineer and artist. She is co-founder at Oddbird, as well as an Invited Expert with the W3C (The World Wide Web Consortium) CSS Working Group where she works with other experts in the field to develop open standards that ensure the long-term growth of the Web. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia, Sondra, and Miriam discuss the adaptability of the ORCA process for teams, the coming innovations of container queries in CSS, and how OOUX facilitates a fruitful, continuous conversation between designers and developers.  LINKS: Follow Miriam on Twitter: @TerribleMia Check out Miriam on Github: mirisuzanne And on Stack Overflow: Miriam Suzanne Also check out her Codepen Showcase: MiriamSuzanne Follow Sondra on Twitter: @sondraeby Also follow Sondra on Dribbble: Sondraeby If you haven't already, join the waitlist for Cohort 6 of the Certified OOUX Strategist Program, kicking off January 2022!

Samuel Hulick runs User Onboard, where he researches, writes about, and implements successful user onboarding for companies around the world. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Samuel discuss how OOUX helped with a crisis of faith, how there's more than one way to learn to ride a bike, and why the right objects at the right time are the answer to good UX.  LINKS: Useronboard.com — Samuel’s website The Elements of User Onboarding — Samuel’s book Value Paths — Samuel’s new onboarding approach Follow Samuel on Twitter Follow User Onboard on Twitter

Cassie Eddy is a UX Designer and Researcher at Health Catalyst in Boston. She is also a Certified OOUX Strategist and active mentor in the OOUX Certification Program. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Cassie discuss learning to code, the information architecture of Crossfit, and how OOUX can help with combining passions in career and life.  LINKS: Join the waitlist for "Fundamentals of Object-Oriented UX - A collaboration between Joe Natoli and Sophia Prater" Connect with Cassie on LinkedIn Follow Cassie on Twitter: @CassieEddy2

Harrison Wheeler is a Senior Design Manager at Linkedin and is the host of his own user experience design podcast: Technically Speaking. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Harrison discuss how OOUX provides a chance to take a principled approach to design, why social media websites are like old enterprise software, and how inheritance can be used to build user trust. The script got thrown out the window on this one. Enjoy! LINKS: Get 20% off the UX Hustle Summit: https://hopin.com/events/ux-hustle-summit-2021?code=Sw0wStYrK2pSUfRy3HwF2VlvI Interested in creating your own cohort with the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass? Let’s talk bulk-pricing! Book a call with me: https://calendly.com/sophiavux/opportunity Harrison Wheeler on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hmwheeler/ Harrisons Object-Oriented Design Article: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6833086562109140992/ Harrison’s podcast Technically Speaking: https://www.gettechnical.io/ Harrison’s website: https://www.harrisonwheeler.com/

In this episode of the podcast, Sophia goes solo once again to address a question someone in the OOUX Self-Paced Masterclass Program brought to her from a senior UXer who just didn't see the value of OOUX when information architecture already exists. It's one she's heard more than once from those familiar with IA. Is OOUX just a rebrand of IA that no one asked for and no one needs?  LINKS: Learn more about the 4 unintuitive objects: ooux.com/4mistakes Get your ticket for the UX Hustle Summit: uxhustle.org Talk to me about Information Architecture and OOUX on twitter: @sophiavux

In this episode, your host Sophia Prater flies solo to show you how to sell more UX research using Object-Oriented UX—more specifically, the first two steps of the ORCA process. We will talk about how to make your stakeholders and biz folks aware of gaps in the team’s understanding and become more invested in important questions that need to be brought to users. LINKS: Get one of the last spots in Cohort 5! www.OOUX.com/certification Start the OOUX Masterclass today: www.ooux.com/masterclass See a side-by-side of the OOUX Certification and the OOUX Self-Paced Masterclass: www.ooux.com/training Join the OOUX World Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oouxworld/ See a visualization of the ORCA process: www.rewiredux.com/ooux Download the Object-Mapping Quick Start Guide: https://www.ooux.com/resources/quickstart Get the Mural ORCA Discovery Template: https://www.ooux.com/resources/mural

Today we have a discussion with an amazing UX designer Duo -- Andrea Neuhoff and Kristen Kite. Andrea is a Certified OOUX Strategist and a Senior Product Designer at Duo. Kristen is a Senior Product Designer at Detroit Labs and has designed products for enterprise users at companies including Duo Security, GE, and Google. In this episode of the podcast, Andrea, and Kristen talk with Sophia about their work together at Duo Security, how they have started bringing OOUX to Duo for a double whammy of complexity wrangling, and how taking all of people's weird behaviors into account helps design better online security products. Enjoy! LINKS: Connect with Andrea on LinkedIn: Andrea Connect with Kristen on LinkedIn: Kristen Get what is "easily one of the best training investments you could make.” Learn more at Ooux.com/certification and read more real reviews of the course at Ooux.com/testimonials Object-focused vs Task-focused Design by Everyl Yankee When Coffee and Kale Compete by Alan Klement

Amanda Worthington is the creator of the UX Portfolio Powerplay course, where she teaches other designers how to use OOUX to build and sustain a portfolio that's uniquely them. She's also the the host of the UX Hustle Podcast and the organizer of the UX Hustle Conference, the world's only UX career conference. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Amanda talk about OOUXing your portfolio and making real connections at the UX Hustle Conference, How everything in your career has its season, and how Amanda leveraged her technical background as a civil engineer with her passion for design to build a new kind of web shop.  LINKS: The UX Portfolio Power Play: UX Portfolio Power Play Get your ticket to the UX Hustle Conference: UX Hustle Follow Amanda on Instagram: @AmandaWorthington Keep up with Amanda on her website: www.amandaworthington.com Connect with Amanda on LinkedIn: amanda-worthington Watch the Four UX mistakes you don't know you're making free training: 4mistakes

Caroline Sober-James is the Director of UX at Acumium, where she and her team have successfully instituted OOUX to great success. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Caroline discuss why Caroline calls OOUX a power tool for digital design, what it's like to have a user call your system "seamless," and the parallels between OOUX and API design.  LINKS: Follow Caroline on Twitter: @wildwend Connect with Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinesober/ Tune-In to Caroline's talk, When OOUX meets API design: Love at first "site" at THAT Conference, July 27: https://that.us/activities/As01VUh3JNJGcHFrXhyW Listen to Caroline's previous appearance on the UX Hustle Podcast (Replayed on the OOUX Podcast) Buy the Self-Paced OOUX Masterclass! Get on the waitlist for Cohort 5 of the OOUX Masterclass Certification Got questions about the Masterclass? Contact hello@rewiredux.com