Re:Don't Get Your Coworker to Agree with You
by nailer on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @11:42AM
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I once had a UX designer who was tasked with creating, or picking (with appropriate license) an icon to represent the volume of traffic on a keyword on the Twitter firehose.
They picked some traffic lights. Keep in mind, the icon represented the amount of traffic, not whether traffic is stopped, started, or pending change. The icon would have been poor for that task too, since it was in two colors.
The UX designer required explanation as to why their traffic icon wasn't sufficient. Later, the company folded, amongst the other reasons given were that they should have fired the Kara way earlier than they did (for many reasons, including lack of competance and not being able to handle feedback).
They picked some traffic lights. Keep in mind, the icon represented the amount of traffic, not whether traffic is stopped, started, or pending change. The icon would have been poor for that task too, since it was in two colors.
The UX designer required explanation as to why their traffic icon wasn't sufficient. Later, the company folded, amongst the other reasons given were that they should have fired the Kara way earlier than they did (for many reasons, including lack of competance and not being able to handle feedback).