1.
What’s in a name?
(or why we should really stop fighting and
settle for a single job title for our
profession)
I’m @WickedGeekie
and this is #LightningUX
6 March 2012

2.
1 discipline,
so many job names
UX Designer User Experience Consultant
UX Architect User Interface Designer
UX Visual Interaction Designer User Interface Specialist
UI Architect Developer
UX Interface designer
Customer / user experience architect UI/UX Developer
Usability practice manager Creative UX Designer
GUI Design Director
User Experience researcher
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ingUX

3.
The same, as a cloud
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ingUX

4.
Randomising is not
for job titles
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ingUX

5.
A puzzling job title
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ingUX

6.
An internationally puzzling
job title
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ingUX

7.
Elevator pitch is
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ingUX

8.
Adapting to the occasion
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ingUX

9.
Opening the door
to a parade of anything
• “I've gone by previously as UX Prototyper”
• “The funnest title I've seen used is Dev-igner”
• “I need a UX Developer/UX Designer and everything in
between to fill contract to full-time positions”
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ingUX

10.
The Degree Disaster
• MSc in HCI with Ergonomics
• MSc in Human Centred Systems
• MSc in Electronic Publishing
Ok, this one isn’t:
• MSc in User Experience Design
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ingUX

11.
Who suffers?
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ingUX

12.
The future of our
profession?
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ingUX

13.
Could these organisations
help?
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ingUX

14.
Is it really so bad
to settle on a name?
Thank you! Questions, comments: @wickedgeekie #Lightn
ingUX