Per Axbom

Per Axbom

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Swedish communication theorist born in Liberia. Working with design, education and writing to support human rights in tech. Decades of digital experience and a deep concern for universal wellbeing.

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The invisible problem with fairytale experiences

The invisible problem with fairytale experiences

Based on my lightning talk at UX Open 2015 [http://2015.uxopen.se/]. Also available in Swedish [http://axbom.se/sagolik-ux]. Update: I was given the opportunity to present this talk in English at UXLx in 2016 [https://axbom.com/fairytale] (video available). Once upon a time, in the land...

Take-aways from UXLx 2015 in #sketchnotes

Take-aways from UXLx 2015 in #sketchnotes

In line with my passion for visual explaining, I doodle whilst listening to presentations which really helps me focus and remember core messages. Here are all the sketches I made at UXLx: from the two workshops I attended on Wednesday, with Abby Covert and Nicole Fenton, as well as the...

Slaying 5 UX myths for the good of mankind

Slaying 5 UX myths for the good of mankind

1. UX is about asking users what they want No. Just. No. If users were able to articulate their needs then running a business and being an entrepreneur would be a walk in the park. If there’s anything I’ve learnt in my 18 years of user-centric design work,...

Please stop the useless meetings

Please stop the useless meetings

Ever so slowly many workers are returning from summer holidays, ready to start stirring the soup that is our bubbling national economy. And despite this long period of rest and reflection (an insane amount of uninterrupted vacation in Sweden I know) we are again heading into a repetitive chain of...

Eliminate Design — #UXLx lightning talk

Eliminate Design — #UXLx lightning talk

Here is a an iPhone-video of the lightning talk I gave at User Experience Lisbon (UXLx) in May 2013. All of the Q and A session didn’t make it, but the full talk is in the clip. Slides Eliminate Design - a rant about the responsibility of UX professionals...

Eliminate Design - Slides for #UXLx Lightning Talk

Eliminate Design - Slides for #UXLx Lightning Talk

Here are the slides for my Lightning Talk Eliminate Design at the UXLx conference in Lisbon, presented at 14:30 in Auditorium II. You can also watch an iPhone recording of the talk. Eliminate Design - a rant about the responsibility of UX professionals from Per Axbom...

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