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Design Critique: Products for People

Our show encourages usable designs for a better customer experience in products and services. Each episode is different, with the only constant being our demand that UX design make our lives better and provide long term value. If you care about design's impact on our modern quality of life, give us a listen. You will hear: * Critiques of products & services we've used thoroughly, * Interviews with people whose work or books we admire, and * Discussions of design methods we use in our own user experience research and design careers.

DC169 Interview: Michael Levine on the USA Patent Process

69 hours 48 mins; August 01, 2024

DC168 Interview: Viktor Rydal on the Nomono Sound Capsule

63 hours 12 mins; November 11, 2023

DC167 Interview: Dushyant Kanungo on Enterprise UX

48 mins; July 02, 2023

DC166 Interview: Publisher Barry McBride on Content Strategy at The Orange and Brown Report

89 hours 16 mins; May 21, 2023

DC165 Interview: Matt Ranta on Improving UX for E-Commerce

51 mins; April 17, 2023

DC164 Critique: 2023 Subaru BRZ

81 hours 17 mins; March 30, 2023

DC163 Interview: John Leavitt On Industrial Design

54 mins; March 01, 2023

DC162 Critique: 2022 Kia Niro EV

56 mins; January 27, 2023

DC161 Critique: Private Selection Frozen Pizza

19 mins; December 31, 2022

DC160 Critique: PineTab tablet

33 mins; November 09, 2022

DC159 Interview: John Loss on his book Not Always Homeless

62 hours 3 mins; July 27, 2022

DC158 Critique: Electric Kettles UX

46 mins; June 01, 2022

DC157 Critique: 401K Website Usability Failure

15 mins; May 01, 2022

Critique: 2016 Scion FR-S

100 hours 33 mins; March 18, 2022

DC155 Interview: Public Space Design with Sour Studio's Pinar Guvenc

42 mins; January 17, 2022

DC154 Critique: Samsung and Sony DAPs

42 mins; December 30, 2021

DC153 Interview: Gordon Olson on Green Water Heater Design

48 mins; October 16, 2021

DC152 Interview: Medical Packaging Design with Dr. Laura Bix

40 mins; August 19, 2021

DC151 Interview: Memoir Design with David Loehr and Greg Swenson

44 mins; July 25, 2021

DC150 Critique: BinaxNow COVID Self Test

18 mins; July 03, 2021

DC149 Critique: Garmin Dash Cameras

53 mins; May 07, 2021

DC148 Interview: Charlotte Purvis on The Customer Communication Formula

44 mins; February 28, 2021

DC147 Purism Librem 5 Smartphone Hardware Impressions

24 mins; January 02, 2021

DC146 Susan Weinschenk on 100 Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People

51 mins; November 11, 2020

DC145 15th Anniversary Episode with Two Special Guests

53 mins; October 06, 2020

DC144 Sunday Times Website Dark Pattern

14 mins; August 08, 2020

DC143 Interview: Kelly Goto on Universal Design and More

49 mins; June 09, 2020

DC142 Critique: Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones

48 mins; April 30, 2020

DC141 Interview: Ladder Fire Truck Design with Chief Dan Phillips

60 hours 33 mins; February 23, 2020

DC140 Critique: Tesla Model 3

76 hours 24 mins; December 20, 2019

DC139 WordCast: Paul Fitts, his Law, and his List

32 mins; November 24, 2019

DC138 Conversation: The Buzzwordification of UX #2

39 mins; September 12, 2019

DC137 Critique: The Brilliant Mundane of the E-SDS KVM Switch

33 mins; August 08, 2019

DC136 Interview: Paul Axente on UX in Romania and Everywhere

56 mins; June 29, 2019

DC135 Profession Labels for "Designers of Stuff" with Dave MR

36 mins; May 12, 2019

DC134 The Buzzwordification of UX (1 of ?)

64 hours 2 mins; March 13, 2019

DC133 Wordcast: Minimum Viable Product with Syed Ibrahim

41 mins; February 23, 2019

DC132 Critique: Fiskars StaySharp Max reel mower

44 mins; December 15, 2018

DC131 Interview: Fire Engine Design with Chief Dan Phillips

53 mins; October 28, 2018

DC130 Interview: Giles Colborne, Author of Simple and Usable 2nd Edition

43 mins; August 19, 2018

DC129 Critique: Milwaukee Vertical Toolbox

28 mins; June 10, 2018

DC128 Interview: Gene Duarte, Industrial Designer at Mychanic

49 mins; April 24, 2018

Update: Molly Fuller Design's Indiegogo Campaign

4 mins; April 10, 2018

DC127 Interview: Molly Fuller on Medical Fashion Design

31 mins; March 20, 2018

DC126 Critique: Toro and Craftsman Snowblowers

53 mins; February 27, 2018

DC125 Critique: Reizen Jumbo Talking Calculator

33 mins; December 30, 2017

DC124 Critique: Ford FiestaST

110 hours 31 mins; November 20, 2017

DC123 Critique: Motorola MotoG4 Android Phone

46 mins; August 21, 2017

DC122 Critique: Garmin BaseCamp, Plus Email from Listener Costan

54 mins; June 29, 2017

DC121 Critique: Garmin Nuvi 2598LMTHD, Plus Email from Listener Katie

60 hours 35 mins; March 01, 2017

DC120: 2003 Subaru WRX Longitudinal Review

76 hours 36 mins; December 31, 2016

DC119: Apple iOS10 Upgrade UI Trickery

14 mins; November 15, 2016

DC118 Critique: Kobo eReaders

93 hours 42 mins; July 30, 2016

Mailbag: Listener Email from Brian Shunamon

13 mins; June 22, 2016

DC117 Critique: Never10 and GWX Control Panel Defend Against Windows 10 Upgrade Trickery

16 mins; May 25, 2016

DC116 Critique: Apple TV Gen 2, 3 and 4

89 hours 45 mins; April 29, 2016

DC115 Critique: Windows 10 Upgrade UX Nightmare

22 mins; February 23, 2016

DC114 Critique: When People Are the UI in Service Designs

24 mins; December 23, 2015

DC113 Interview: Wayne Neale on Customer Experience, Design Thinking, and Service Design

78 hours 27 mins; October 13, 2015

DC112 Critique: The UX of Android Lollipop

55 mins; September 07, 2015

10th Anniverary Episode with Tom Brinck on Starbucks customer experience

78 hours 46 mins; July 08, 2015

DC110 Editorial: When the UX of Less is More

12 mins; June 13, 2015

IUE2015 Is In June, and Listener Email

13 mins; May 17, 2015

DC109 Interview/Critique: The Beluga Razor and Website with Inventor Zac Wertz

82 hours 32 mins; March 22, 2015

DC108 Interview: Using List Building to Start Your UX Freelancing Career with Jonathan Tilley

34 mins; February 16, 2015

DC107 Interview: HFES 2014 Conference Report

42 mins; January 18, 2015

DC106 Critique: Magellan RoadMate 2230T-LM

44 mins; August 31, 2014

DC105 Critique: Nokia Lumia 520 and 521 Windows Phone 8

41 mins; May 28, 2014

DC104 Human Factors Research Summary with Melissa Smith

22 mins; February 10, 2014

DC103 WordCast: Verbal Protocols (Thinking Aloud)

30 mins; November 28, 2013

DC102: Android Phones Longitudinal Reviews of LG Motion and Google Nexus 4

55 mins; October 29, 2013

DC101 WordCast: User Experience 101

61 hours 57 mins; September 01, 2013

DC100: 8th Anniversary Show with Tom Brinck!

63 hours 40 mins; June 29, 2013

DC99 Editorial: In Praise of Bricks & Mortar Stores

20 mins; May 12, 2013

DC98: Garmin Nuvi 50 GPS Longitudinal Review

62 hours 51 mins; March 30, 2013

DC97: Bad UI Labels Part 1: The Chaos Button

26 mins; February 24, 2013

DC96: Site Maps As Design Tools

21 mins; January 27, 2013

DC95 Nokia Customer Service

15 mins; December 21, 2012

DC94 T-Mobile Customer Service Nightmare

18 mins; November 20, 2012

DC93: Nokia Lumia 710 Longitudinal Review

39 mins; November 05, 2012

DC92 Wordcast: Haptics

43 mins; October 21, 2012

DC91 Interview: Peter Morville Live at IUE 2012

30 mins; September 12, 2012

DC90 Longitudinal Review: Windows Phone 7.5

57 mins; August 31, 2012

DC89 Mailbag Episode 3

21 mins; July 11, 2012

Listener Feedback with Lynn Leitte re: Low Contrast Hurts Usability MAY2012

33 mins; May 29, 2012

DC88 Interview: Guidelines To Ensure Voting Intent with Dana Chisnell

26 mins; April 02, 2012

DC87 Longitudinal Review: GoldStar Microwave Oven Model MA65111W

16 mins; March 30, 2012

Listener Feedback with Costan Boiangiu, FEB2012

15 mins; February 23, 2012

DC86 Longitudinal Review: TomTom XL335TM Portable GPS

46 mins; January 30, 2012

Listener Feedback with Eric Gauvin, DEC2011

24 mins; December 13, 2011

DC85 Critique: Sustainable Shaving Tools

79 hours 17 mins; November 24, 2011

DC84 Panel: The State of the Internet User Experience, 2011

61 hours 9 mins; October 30, 2011

DC82b Critique: Logitech Customer Service

8 mins; October 23, 2011

DC83 Longitudinal Review: 2009 MINI Cooper

94 hours 30 mins; September 12, 2011

DC82 Longitudinal Review: Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere 2

24 mins; August 30, 2011

DC81: 6th Anniversary Episode with Dr. Susan Weinschenk on 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

57 mins; July 28, 2011

DC80: Calculating ROI for Usability at Ford Motor Company with Chad Esselink

55 mins; June 30, 2011

DC79 Interview: Author Giles Colborne on Simple and Usable: Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design

48 mins; April 28, 2011

DC78 Interview: UPA Body of Knowledge Project with Carol Smith

17 mins; March 31, 2011

Design Critique: Products for People

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