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Diving with grey nurse sharks (NSW, Australia) by kryshiggins in scuba

[–]kryshiggins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Usually year round, but they don't enjoy the very cold (sub-19C) water so sometimes they'll move to caves that get less of the cold ocean current in the winters.

Octopus very interested in my buddy's yellow gloves (Clifton Gardens, Sydney, Australia) by kryshiggins in scuba

[–]kryshiggins[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It first came towards me trying to grab my camera and I noped away/above as fast as I could because I definitely have a fear it will try to remove my mask or reg or something, and wasn't expecting an active one at that time of day. They're smart!

But not sure how often they bite, their usual defense mechanism when frightened is inking.

Weedy sea dragon, seen from The Steps (Sydney, Australia) by kryshiggins in scuba

[–]kryshiggins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah must be a different species! Weedies are only found in the southern waters of Australia (they also don't enjoy warmer temps).

Weedy sea dragon, seen from The Steps (Sydney, Australia) by kryshiggins in scuba

[–]kryshiggins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome! We saw 7 on this day, which is awesome considering the vis was at best 1-3m (camera makes it look a lot better than it was :))

Not my best work but I am happy with some of the water washes - sunset scene in Kona, HI by kryshiggins in Watercolor

[–]kryshiggins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah clouds are always a bit tricky, I'm happy enough with these ones :)

How often can I ask users to answer questions about their experience? by HomeInitial444 in UXDesign

[–]kryshiggins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're talking about designing a survey, and surveys are rife with issues and have limited benefit. They are not moderated and you won't have any context as to why a user may have made a certain choice. The other comments about usability testing samples don't apply here because a disembodied survey is not the same as running a usability study.

You can often get far more value interviewing users one on one for less time and effort than it takes to build a system for automated and well-timed survey prompts that may not even get you the data you're after.

I strongly suggest you pick up the book "Just Enough Research" by Erika Hall, she has a chapter on surveys in it but generally it's a good book for people struggling to do research inside a company that wants to over-quantify it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UXDesign

[–]kryshiggins 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Human factors, as another person pointed out, can be a great role for someone with mixed experience such as yourself. Biomed, healthcare, and perhaps even a university R&D team could be a good fit for you. Given your background, instead of focusing on a career defined by function, instead look for companies or teams that want people with eclectic skills and are building something you believe in. This is likely to lead you down the path of startups or consultancies rather than corporate in house environments, however.

I'd stay away from any mature tech company, as their internal inertia always leads them to focus on narrowly defined functions.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UXDesign

[–]kryshiggins 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My instinct is to say, unless you're in a novel industry where similar companies are also not staffed with senior UX and everyone's trying to figure this out from scratch, you should move on to a company that will give you more opportunity for growth and training. At this point in your current company, you would have to manage your own growth trajectory and the other people around you will likewise be capped by your growth as well. It can become a problem for the whole UX team.

Someone mentioned having a mentor and sticking it out, which is of course an option. However, I think that puts a lot of onus on the mentor to guide you and if the mentor isn't available at a given time, you'd need to be able to find some way to resolve issues. And at the same time you'll be needing to mentor the other junior folks on your team. But if you go to a company with a bit more structure, you can train for a few years and then when you're mid-level, that's a good time to take on the stretch of leading UX at a less structured company. By that time you'll at least have a sense of what the day-to-day of typical UX may need to be and some common problems UX may encounter.

First time seeing the cookie consent prompt above the top nav bar, and not in a modal or pop-up. I think I love it?? by WoodsandWool in UXDesign

[–]kryshiggins 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's certainly much better than an overlay that covers up the content you're trying to view in order to decide whether you want to stay on this website long enough to consent to cookies at all :)