Everyday Experiences Podcast

Geoff and Guy team up together again to verbally trade barbs and laugh way too much whilst discussing the act and factors behind upgrading our physical and digital products such as feeling "anticipointments", examining our purchasing behaviours and causes, and, of course, discussing the environmental impacts of constantly buying new things due to planned obsolescence or shoddy craftsmanship. So, listen in to this exploratory debate over whether they really “don’t make ‘em like they used to anymore” and then share your upgrade wins or fiascos with us at @EverydayExpPod. Originally recorded on 18 January 2021. Intro and Outro tracks:Music by 8er41 from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1224Small Group Walla by Corsica S on freemusicarchive.org (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Corsica_S#contact-artist)

Doug Collins, a UX manager noted for his Twitter #UXTalk, joins Geoff to talk about the careful balance between designing for customers versus users, but in this case, the customers being parents and users being their children. So what factors go into a 'good' product made for kids? To explore this, we look into sippy cup hygeine, frustrating snap locks, addictive toy electronics and Hanlon's Razor, tactile toy stores, whether there is such a thing as 'ethical consumerism', and most important of all, how to encourage educationally constructive curiousity and sustainability. Listen in to this extra special episode and, in Doug's closing words, we hope you can pick a few useful thoughts out of this to bring forward into your own life with technology and your children to keep the good moving forward. Intro and Outro tracks:Music by 8er41 from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1224Small Group Walla by Corsica S on freemusicarchive.org (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Corsica_S#contact-artist)

Geoff and Guy 'plug back in' to talk about how so many of us ended up with an e-waste drawer-full of cables, how purchasing behaviours and chip shortages influence device manufacturers' design decisions, trying to decipher superfluous cable feature listings, and more.We also struggle to get through the one cable-dedicated episode without incorrectly describing USB formats in just about every way possible... which just might tell you something about the headache it can cause consumers. To see examples of what was discussed in this episode and share your thoughts, you can find us through linktr.ee/EverydayExpPod.Intro and Outro tracks:Music by 8er41 from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1224Small Group Walla by Corsica S on freemusicarchive.org (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Corsica_S#contact-artist)

Kate Rutter, adjunct professor and co-host of the brilliant "What Is Wrong With UX" podcast, joins Geoff to tackle (i.e. mutually complain about) the most complex everyday experience covered on this show thus far: The Postal Service. From stamps as a form of currency to who foots the bill for experience improvements and from voting by mail to US vs NZ postal service operations, we go through a range of customer scenarios, naturally including the ones that have irked us personally (so on-brand).So, listen in to this extra special episode where we, in Kate's fitting words, continue to "bring and highlight the specialness and interestingness of what might be perceived as mundane" design.Originally recorded on 9 Jan 2021.Find us on Twitter and Instagram @EverydayExpPod to see examples of what we talked about in this episode and share your own experiences. All other channels linked here: linktr.ee/EverydayExpPod.Intro and Outro tracks thanks to:- Music by 8er41 from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1224- Small Group Walla by Corsica S on freemusicarchive.org (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Corsica_S#contact-artist)

Geoff and Guy find that there's technology and communication standards for most parts inside our devices, but why isn't there a standard for all of the digital or physical buttons we use? Whilst skeuomorphic digital toggles might work the same, everything else seems to work differently...Buttons, buttons, buttons everywhere. To see examples of what was discussed in this episode and share your thoughts, you can find us through linktr.ee/EverydayExpPod.Intro and Outro tracks:Music by 8er41 from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1224Small Group Walla by Corsica S on freemusicarchive.org (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Corsica_S#contact-artist)

Geoff and Guy explore the mind (and wallet) controlling design decisions that may or may not have gone into supermarket layouts, why online grocery shopping might be worth trying out, and the absolute pain in trying to find certain products - seriously, which aisle is the honey on?!To see examples of what was discussed and join in on the conversation, go to https://linktr.ee/EverydayExpPod to find our channels.Intro and Outro tracks:Music by 8er41 from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1224Small Group Walla by Corsica S on freemusicarchive.org (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Corsica_S#contact-artist)

Geoff and Guy discuss their inspiration for this podcast, what led them here in their careers to develop this mutual observational design curiousity, and some real life examples of "when usability falls off a cliff".To see examples of what was discussed and join in on the conversation, go to https://linktr.ee/EverydayExpPod to find our channels.Intro and Outro tracks:Music by 8er41 from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1224Small Group Walla by Corsica S on freemusicarchive.org (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Corsica_S#contact-artist)

In this pilot episode, an overly-excited Geoff Wilson is joined by the eloquent Guy Thompson as they dive right into the dive bars to explore what design considerations may or may not have gone into both the bar patron and bartender experiences.This podcast concept was directly inspired by Geoff’s attempts to encourage junior UXers at local Auckland meetups to worry less about finding a role in a digital company, and instead begin to notice the wealth of customer and business improvement opportunities found in our everyday experiences and interactions.So, barkeep, pour us another round as we spin this yarn!To see examples of what was discussed and join in on the conversation, go to https://linktr.ee/EverydayExpPod to find our channels.Intro and Outro tracks:Music by 8er41 from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1224)Small Group Walla by Corsica S on freemusicarchive.org (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Corsica_S#contact-artist)