Boagworld: Your New UX Community

Hello Indiana, Welcome to the Boagworld mailing list! It is so great to have you with us. ​ Can I start by saying I would love to hear from you? I'm not just saying this to be all pretend-friendly, I'd genuinely love it if you want to reply and say hi too. It's lovely getting to know who I'm talking to when writing these newsletters. What do you hope to get from this newsletter, where do you work and what is your role? ​ ​ ​Watch my welcome video​ ​ No doubt you are keen to get access to my class on winning design approval. You can access the class below: ​ Access Your Class ​ As an additional little thank you, in the next email, I would like to give you a free copy of one of my more recent books, the User Experience Revolution, including my card deck of ideas for promoting a user-centric culture at your company. So, keep an eye out for that. ​ By signing up for this newsletter, you are not just getting advice and support on user experience design, digital leadership, marketing, and encouraging users to act. You are also joining a community of thousands of people passionate about user experience and digital. ​ Join the Community At the heart of our little community is a Slack channel where we share ideas, experiences and discuss the challenges we face. It is a friendly and safe place, where no question is too stupid, and no answer dismissed. You should join. ​JOIN OUR SLACK CHANNEL​ ​ Listen to the Podcasts We also have the Boagworld Show, which is a podcast split into seasons. Each season tackles a specific topic, with the most recent seasons building into audio courses. ​ If that doesn't appeal, then almost all of the posts on the Boagworld Blog are also available in podcast format. With my Audio Insights, you can catch up with the latest from the blog while on the go. ​ Explore Over 15 Years of Advice There is a lot to catch up with! The blog has over a decade of posts on every conceivable topic in web design and digital. Categories cover everything from content strategy and inclusive design to digital marketing or interface design. There is even a section dedicated to career advice. ​ Best From the Blog Over the next few weeks I will email you once a week to take you through some of the best of my archive and deep dive into some of the essential topics. After that, I will email once every two weeks sharing my latest thoughts on related subjects. ​ But for now, here are four of my favourite posts to kick you off. ​ The Best on Digital Transformation Digital transformation has become crucial to business success, and yet many misunderstand what it involves. In this post, I seek to answer some of the most frequent and important questions surrounding the subject. ​DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION​ ​ The Best of Building a User-Centric Culture As user experience professionals we want the companies for whom we work to be more user-centric. But building a user-centric culture is hard. This guide will get you started. ​HOW TO ENSURE USER EXPERIENCE IS A PRIORITY FOR YOUR COMPANY​ ​ The Best on Designing User Interfaces When it comes to user interface design, often the best way to learn is to analyse the mistakes of sites you hate using. ​USER INTERFACE DESIGN: 10 PRINCIPLES LEARNED FROM PAINFUL MISTAKES​ ​ The Best on Improving Your Site As digital projects become more complex and business-critical, our approach to UI design has to adapt. That has led to the rise of an iterative approach. ​HOW TO ADOPT AN ITERATIVE APPROACH TO UI DESIGN​ ​ But remember this is not just a blog. It's a community and I would encourage you to reach out if you would like to get more involved. You can drop me an email any time, follow me on Twitter or hit me up on LinkedIn. ​ Until next time, ​ ​ ​ If you no longer want to hear from me, I completely understand and you can unsubscribe from all emails here. Alternatively, if you need to update any of the information about yourself you can edit your profile here.