The Design Psychologist | Psychology for UX, Product, Service, Instructional, Interior, and Game Designers
Thomas Watkins
26 episodes
1 month ago
Go to thedesignpsychologist.substack.com to get episode summaries right in your inbox so you can easily reference, save, and apply what you learn. Why does social proof work? And, what are some practical tips on how to use it to create better designs? In part one of these Social Proof episodes, we started with the foundations of social psychology. We looked at the history, key studies, and some helpful frameworks. Now in part two, we’re picking up where we left off—at the five-poi...
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Go to thedesignpsychologist.substack.com to get episode summaries right in your inbox so you can easily reference, save, and apply what you learn. Why does social proof work? And, what are some practical tips on how to use it to create better designs? In part one of these Social Proof episodes, we started with the foundations of social psychology. We looked at the history, key studies, and some helpful frameworks. Now in part two, we’re picking up where we left off—at the five-poi...
Order Matters—But Not the Way You Think: How Serial Position Gets Misused
The Design Psychologist | Psychology for UX, Product, Service, Instructional, Interior, and Game Designers
19 minutes
4 months ago
Order Matters—But Not the Way You Think: How Serial Position Gets Misused
In this episode, we uncover how the order in which information is presented affects what users remember—and what they forget. From the “primacy effect” that gives early items a cognitive boost, to the “recency effect” that gives the last ones staying power, you'll learn how sequence can make or break a design. We explore: Why we remember the first and last items in a list better than the middle onesWhy many designers mistakenly apply memory principles to visual design when they should be focu...
The Design Psychologist | Psychology for UX, Product, Service, Instructional, Interior, and Game Designers
Go to thedesignpsychologist.substack.com to get episode summaries right in your inbox so you can easily reference, save, and apply what you learn. Why does social proof work? And, what are some practical tips on how to use it to create better designs? In part one of these Social Proof episodes, we started with the foundations of social psychology. We looked at the history, key studies, and some helpful frameworks. Now in part two, we’re picking up where we left off—at the five-poi...
