Duncan Stephen

Article — 7 July 2018 — 40 words

Day out at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

We really enjoy visiting Yorkshire Sculpture Park. It’s a fabulous space, both outdoor and indoor. It’s large enough that you can’t comfortably see all of it in one visit, meaning every time you go you see something new.

Article — 27 June 2018 — 739 words

UX psychology and other skeuomorphic job titles

Technology — User experience

Sometimes we have had to use metaphors from the physical world that help explain what’s going on in digital. But take things too far and it becomes counter-productive.

Article — 20 June 2018 — 558 words

Why I value working in user experience in higher education

Technology — User experience — User research

Work: The University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh is currently recruiting for four UX-related roles. I’m passing on the message because it’s an exciting time to be pushing forward with UX work at the university.

Article — 11 June 2018 — 611 words

Stop saying people don’t like change — it’s a lie

Digital — Media — User experience

People often say things like “change is hard” or “people don’t like change”. That is a dangerous delusion.

Article — 25 May 2018 — 367 words

Happy GDPR day

Politics — Technology

It has certainly been interesting to receive emails from so many companies I have no recollection of doing any business with.

Article — 9 May 2018 — 439 words

Why the TSB IT meltdown may be a failure of regulation

Politics — Technology

The root of TSB’s IT disaster comes from the very beginning of its life.

Article — 2 May 2018 — 316 words

Tonight I rode 32 miles

Personal

I am aiming to cycle twice a week. But I don’t have the time to ride twice this week. Perhaps this is one reason why I decided to make today’s a big one by my standards.

Article — 28 April 2018 — 1,018 words

The decline of Flickr shows how the web has lost its open spirit

Technology — Web

Share is a word we hear a lot these days. “Share to Facebook” really means, “Lock away in Facebook”. But sharing on Flickr really meant sharing — with the world.

Article — 23 April 2018 — 977 words