Sjors Timmer

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Quality and craftsmanship: Many business gurus state that quality is created by keeping the amount of products that work according to specification up. Others argue that it is not about the lack of errors, but about fulfilling customer expectations. On the surface defining quality seems easy: it is that which is good. But soon we discover that it [...] Read "Quality and craftsmanship" more
What I learned at UXLondon 2010: As the field of UX is growing and we have to tackle more and more challenges, we can no longer reach out for our old tools and methodologies. Jesse James puts forwards a concept to see UX design for the web as one of the many forms of experience design that exist. Liz comes at [...] Read "What I learned at UXLondon 2010" more
Designing for customisable sites: Yesterday I held my talk at uxcamplondon on how to enable users to customize their site whilst avoiding a usability nightmare (for both them and their future visitors) Read "Designing for customisable sites" more
On horses, technology and the monster of innovation: Long ago when I was still young, I believed in a world where the future would lead us upwards, technology would bring us prosperous times and digital enlightenment would come to earth. Virtual worlds would open their doors and for the first time humankind would be connected and world peace was on the brink. Later on [...] Read "On horses, technology and the monster of innovation" more
Social networks help the villagers to rise up: We are moving from representing ourselves online to being online. The expression of our online identity is no longer what we’ve accomplished in the past, but what we are doing in the now. Just like us brands can no longer work on their heritage, but are challenged to actively engage in the now. Something that has [...] Read "Social networks help the villagers to rise up" more