When people wonder why I've become disillusioned with today’s #UX practice, it's because of designs like this one.
All that talk about how #AI will make designers unnecessary, blah-blah-blah. And then "we" can't even design a simple sign-in process without including a step that creates plenty of cognitive effort — only to then not apply to this user at all.
Why bother with a design practice that cares so little about its users that it botches something as simple as this? ☹️
@jochenwolters When I see stuff like that, I also wonder: was there a designer? Because there isn't always.
And did they get listened to? I used to work at a company where designs were treated, at best, as "inspirations" for the developers. QA would test against what the developer said their vision was.
@eyrea That is my biggest challenge these days, and I appreciate you pointing this out.
It's almost too easy to put the blame on designers, when it takes a team of many to build a shipping product.
Hence, I'm practicing 🤞 to refer to "design practice" instead of “UX designers” in the sense that many people contribute to the final product design.
Hence, the sentiment I typically feel these days is “how many people thought this was a good-enough design to ship?” 😕
Jochen Wolters
eyrea 🇨🇦