I just published an article on UXmatters today, “Why So Many UX Analogies?” It’s an investigation into why there are so many articles that compare UX to other things and whether these UX analogies have any value. I mentioned some examples in my article, but here are links to many more UX Analogies. Trust me, this doesn’t even scratch the surface.
Professions
- What I Bring to UX from Architecture
- What UX Designers Can Learn from Architects
- Being a UXer: It’s a Lot Like Being a Therapist
- The Craft of UX: What We Can Learn From Baker’s Guilds
- Everything I Needed to Know About Good User Experience I Learned While Working in Restaurants
- Everything I Needed to Know About User Experience I Learned in a Restaurant
- What UX Designers Can Learn From Dancers
- What Designers Can Learn from Economists
- What Philosophy and Neuroscience Can Teach Us About UX
- What I Bring to UX From Professional Wrestling
- 7 UX Lessons From Leading Fitness Classes
- What Talk Shows Can Teach Us About UX Research
Other Fields
- What I Bring to UX from Architecture
- 5 Things Hip Hop Teaches Us About UX Design
- What Designers Can Learn from Graffiti Design
- 4 UX Lessons I Learned Playing With Toys
- What Disney’s Classic Animation Principles Could Teach Web Designers
- What VR Can Teach Us About UX
- Walt Disney Was the First UX Professional
- Walt Disney: The World’s First UX Designer
- 5 Things App Designers Could Learn from Walt Disney
- What Experience Designers Can Learn from Walt Disney World
- What the Wine World Can Teach Us About User Experience Design
- What Fine Art Can Teach Us About UX Design
- What Toilets Can Teach Us About UX Design Online
- What Elevators Can Teach Us About Web Design and Usability
Pop Culture
- What I Learned From Sherlock Holmes
- What I Bring to UX From James Bond
- The Ghost Hunter’s Guide to User Research
- What 4 Things Can Sonic the Hedgehog Teach Us About UX?
- 5 Things UX and UI Designers Could Learn From Wes Anderson
- What Experience Designers Can Learn From Martha Stewart
- What Mobile App and Web UI/UX Designers Can Learn From Steve Harvey Mix-Up?
- How Steven Spielberg Can Make You a Better UX Designer
- What UX Can Learn from Don Draper
- Everything I Know About UX I Learned From The Terminator
- What Super Mario Taught Us About UX
- 8 Truths About UX Design I Learned From the Berenstain Bears
- What Quentin Tarantino Can Teach Us About UX in NGS Data Analysis
- What Sci-Fi Has Taught Us About Interaction Design
- 3 Actionable UX Lessons From Hollywood
- Five UX Lessons from Hollywood
- Learning UX Design: UX is Like a Text Adventure
Hobbies/Activities
- How UX is Like Riding a Bike
- UX is Like a Crossword Puzzle
- UX Design is a Team Sport…
- DIY and Web Design: What We Can Learn from Home Renovation
History
- What UX Analysis Can Learn from Early 20th Century Italy
- UX Lessons From the USSR: The Trouble With Manifestos
Miscellaneous
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