The UX of IoT Devices
By Dominira Saul
01.30.2018
If you’ve survived the gift-giving frenzy of the recent holiday season, then perhaps you gave or received a connected device. Whether it was a...
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Dominira Saul
Akendi Alumnus
Interactive experience: The new TV paradigm
By Dominira Saul
08.23.2016
For those of us that aren’t completely cynical about the Olympic movement, the Olympic games in Rio represented a celebration of the best athletes...
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The Two Biggest Issues Threatening The UX Industry Today
By Dominira Saul
06.30.2016
I’m compelled to comment on two recent experiences as I see them as detrimental to the UX industry. Serious Confusion About UX...
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The Trials of Boaty McBoatface: Achieving balance between customers, users and business
By Dominira Saul
04.12.2016
At the time of writing this blog I am facing a real dilemma, nay even an existential crisis. I am torn between addressing two pressing and...
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The future of automobile UX, bright or bleak?
By Dominira Saul
02.04.2016
Last week brought the close of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It has traditionally been the largest and most well...
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The UX of Star Wars
By Dominira Saul
11.25.2015
In the lead-up to the new Star Wars movie, Star Wars the Force Awakens, I have been re-watching the existing Star Wars movies. Partly to acquaint...
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Ethnography, Journey Mapping and IoT
By Dominira Saul
09.10.2015
In a couple of weeks Akendi, along with our partners, will be hosting IoT613, in Ottawa. IoT613 will be a gathering of those interested in...
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Design Will Save the World
By Dominira Saul
06.30.2015
In a recent interview with Zane Lowe of the BBC, Kanye West said that he believes that the world can only be saved through design. “I believe...
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Paper vs. High Fidelity Prototyping Tools When it Comes to Concept Testing
By Dominira Saul
05.14.2015
I fondly remember the days of sketching concepts on paper with a pencil and going to users to solicit feedback. There was a certain joy to...
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Mobile Payments and Tap Technology
By Dominira Saul
01.01.2015
The million dollar question that is on everyone’s mind for 2015 is whether or not consumers are ready to cut the tether that binds us to our...
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Journey Mapping: The devil is in the detail
By Dominira Saul
10.23.2014
We often travel for the work that we do here at Akendi, so hotel and travel arrangements are nothing new to us. It becomes routine after a while...
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Usability Testing is NOT Public Opinion Research
By Dominira Saul
07.31.2014
This week it was brought to my attention that the Canadian Government was reviewing the standing offers that pertained to Public Opinion...
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Everything I know about UX I learned from The Terminator
By Dominira Saul
07.17.2014
Yup, that’s right those murderous robots of cinematic lore. The terminator movies teach us some valuable lessons about technology that we’d be...
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User Experience Design is a Team Sport
By Dominira Saul
04.10.2014
At Akendi we offer training courses that lead to certifications in UX research and UX design. Of the hundreds of people that have taken our...
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The Changing Association Experience
By Dominira Saul
03.24.2014
What does an association for medical professionals have in common with an Internet domain name registration authority? Both have members...
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