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UX-radio, Inc. is designed to inspire, educate, share resources and to expand the conversation about Information Architecture (IA) User Experience (UX) and Design. This show was founded by Lara Fedoroff who leads the Product Strategy team at Philosophie, has designed for respectable brands, is a speaker and occasional adjunct instructor. Our Co-Host is the illustrious, Chris Chandler. Chris is a Partner and Global Product Strategist at Philosophie, an instructor, speaker and is the Co-founder of LAUX. We hope you love the content and are eager to hear from you!

Lara Fedoroff


    • Oct 20, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 42 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from UXRadio

    UX in the Time of Covid with Anita Cheng

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 42:33


    UX-radio.com is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources. In this episode, we talk with Anita Cheng about designing better government services during Covid-19.

    Is Your Digital Voice Trustworthy? with Margot Bloomstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 41:12


    UX-radio.com is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources. In this episode, we dive in deep to understand how trust is impacted by our design decisions.

    Guiding Principles for Product Leadership with Hà Phan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 38:47


    UX-radio.com is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources. In this episode, we talk with Hà Phan about how she creates Guiding Principles for Product Leadership.

    Where did IA go? with Donna Spencer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 43:52


    In this episode, we talk to Donna Spencer to answer the question, "Where did IA (Information Architecture) go?" We talk about defining IA, is IA still relevant, the importance of understanding and representing the abstraction layer, and how to present design.

    Pandemic Design with Stephanie Mencarelli

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 45:56


    UX-radio.com is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources. In this episode, we talk with Stephanie Mencarelli, Senior Design Director at Walmart Labs, about her experience leading teams and designing delightful user experiences even in a pandemic.

    Listening Deeply to People with Indi Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 54:32


    UX-radio.com is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources. In this episode, Indi Young talks about the problem space [of design] where the focus is on people, not users. Her way of approaching the problem allows teams to truly pay attention to people, without letting cognitive bias and assumptions creep in.

    Story Driven Leadership with Donna Lichaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 41:02


    UX-radio.com is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources. In this episode, we talk with Donna Lichaw about Story-Driven Leadership.

    Every Day is a Civics Lesson with Dana Chisnell on UX-radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 36:02


    UX-radio.com is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources. In this episode, we talk to Dana about her many contributions to civic design.

    The Value of Asking Questions with Erika Hall on UX-Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 44:19


    UX-radio.com is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources. In this episode, Erika talks about the nuances of valuable research. Erika Hall is the co-founder and Director of Strategy at Mule. She is an acclaimed speaker and author of Just Enough Research and Conversational Design, both from A Book Apart. Erika loves helping people overcome the often invisible organizational barriers to doing good work.

    Becoming an Industry-ready UX Designer with Jessica Ivins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 35:14


    UX-radio is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources with the audience. Jessica Ivins talks about becoming an industry-ready UX Designer at Center Centre.

    The UX of the US with Stacy Surla

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 37:52


    UX-radio.com is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources. Stacy's background in government settings is fascinating. From a government perspective, she shares how new projects get approved, what agile looks, ethnographic research, determining stakeholders and her legacy.

    Defining Growth Design with Lex Roman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2019 43:18


    UX-radio.com is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources. In this episode, Lex Roman breaks down Growth Design.

    How Search Really Works with Dr Marcia Bates

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 38:14


    UX-radio.com is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with industry experts with the purpose to educate, inspire and share resources. In this episode, Dr. Marcia Bates talks about her recommendation to improve search with recognition over recall.

    Convincing Stakeholders why UX Research Matters with Krispian Emert

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 32:58


    UX-radio is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Inspiring conversations with industry experts. Co-hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler talk with featured guest, Krispian Emert about tactics to effectively justify the need for UX Research with organizational stakeholders. Learn how to leverage yourself more powerfully inside organizations.

    The Design Maturity Model with JJ Kercher

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2018 28:57


    UX-radio is a podcast about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler share inspiring conversations with industry experts. JJ Kercher has 20 years of experience as a designer and product strategist. She is currently the Head of Customer Experience for Real Estate at AppFolio, where she leads a team of designers and researchers passionate about creating excellent customer interactions. AppFolio’s Customer Experience team strives for consistency and continuity across devices within the product, and at every touchpoint across the entire customer journey from sales to product on-boarding to support and loyalty. This episode is based on her talk at Enterprise UX about the Design Maturity model.

    Creating Design Systems with Dorelle Rabinowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2018 33:03


    UX-radio hosts podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources. Hosted by Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler. In today's show we talk to Dorelle about how to create design systems and the difference between a design system and a pattern library.

    UX as Change Agent with Bern Irizarry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 37:27


    If you have spent anytime in the Los Angeles tech community, you’ve probably heard of Bernadette Irizarry. She started her Branding Firm, Velvet Hammer back in 2003, and has since then developed award-winning products and experiences for several well-known brands. In this episode she talks with us about the role of UX as a change agent. UX-radio hosts podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources.

    Democratizing IA with Abby Covert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2018 35:43


    Abby Covert is an information architect at Etsy. She's the author of “How to Make Sense of Any Mess” and invented World IA Day. In this podcast, Abby talks about democratizing IA – Making IA approachable and useful to people in all walks of life. Abby's legacy will likely be taking IA out of the box and making it something that anyone can get value from because after all, IA makes the world a clearer place! UX-radio hosts podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources.

    UX Designer To CEO with Angel Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2018 38:56


    Angel Anderson is a seasoned UX design leader and business strategist who left her VP, User Experience Director position at Crispin Porter + Bogusky to found and run her own startup, NailSnaps. Now as CEO, Anderson is responsible for scaling NailSnaps to be an international success and truly loved by customers as the world’s first mobile, social nail design platform. UX-radio hosts podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources.

    Building Successful UX Teams with Margot Dear

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 36:07


    UX-radio hosts podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources. Our guest is Margot Dear, Senior Director of User Experience at ADP and she shares how she built a successful UX team.

    Enterprise UX ROI with JD Buckley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 37:38


    UX practitioners have been struggling for years to communicate the value of UX but our guest, JD has taken it even further to develop an Enterprise UX ROI. In this interview we’ll try to figure out how she may have cracked this code. UX-radio offers podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Inspiring conversations with industry experts and hosts Lara Fedoroff and Chris Chandler.

    New Intro for Co-host Chris Chandler - Bloopers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 0:44


    What do you think about this new intro version including our new co-host, Chris Chandler?

    Quantifying Qualitative Decisions with Lynn Boyden

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2018 34:16


    UX-Radio is happy to announce Chris Chandler as the new co-host of UX-Radio. Their first guest is Lynn Boyden who is an Information Architect at USC Information Technology Services. Lynn also teaches Information Architecture at UCLA’s library school and is co-founder of LA UX Meetup, the largest local meetup for UX Professionals in the country. UX-radio hosts podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources.

    Content as Conversation with Ginny Redish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2017 36:23


    Ginny Redish is a world-renowned specialist in plain language, writing for the web and user experience (UX) research and design. She set up one of the first independent usability test laboratories in North America and is the author of Letting Go of the Words—Writing Web Content that Works. In this podcast she shares her passion to help us understand content as conversation. UX-radio offers podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design – Inspiring conversations with industry experts.

    Skeptical and Respectful SEO with Marianne Sweeny

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2016 34:49


    UX-radio radio hosts podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources. Our guest on this podcast is Marianne Sweeny who is a well-known Search Information architect. She is an information architect, SEO and user experience designer. Many moons ago she started advocating the relationship between information architecture, user experience and search engines. Her charming wit and intellect make her a sought after speaker at many conferences and this interview tells the story of how she defines her path with an insatiable desire to learn and create meaning.

    Uncovering Discrete User Needs with Dorian Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2016 31:13


    Dorian Taylor has been designing and creating custom information infrastructure since 1999. He says that Infrastructure is all that dull plumbing that makes the world actually function. It's dull because when it's working, it's invisible. Dorian's overall goal is to lower the friction between people and computers, and to allow computers to do more for us with less intervention. This podcast explores this conversation.

    Optimize for Joy with Christina Wodtke

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2016 37:14


    You might know of Christina Wodtke from her best-selling book, Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web. She’s spoken on the topic of the human experience in information spaces at conferences worldwide, currently consults and teaches at Stanford and California College of the Arts. She is the guest on this UX-radio podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources

    Eliminating Bad Design with Jared Spool

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 37:51


    Jared shares how he started his business and gives valuable advice to designers on this episode of UX-radio. We host podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources.

    Simplicity is an Experience with Giles Colborne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2016 34:44


    UX-radio hosts podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources.

    Reflections from Design of Everyday Things with Don Norman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2015 31:33


    Don Norman wrote Design of Everyday Things in 1988. Now, 25 years later, he revised it. This podcast is a reflection on the many changes that have taken place in the industry in these 25 years UX-radio hosts podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources.

    Designing Contextual Research with Kendra Shimmell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2015 22:47


    UX-radio hosts podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience and Design. Listen to inspiring conversations with industry experts. The purpose of this show is to educate, inspire and provide valuable information architecture and user experience resources.

    Web Design for Everyone with Whitney Quesenbery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2015 21:08


    In this episode we are pleased to introduce you to Whitney Quesenbery who has contributed impressive value to the field of user experience and research. She's written three books, the last entitled "A Web for Everyone: Designing Accessible User Experiences, with Sarah Horton. this book builds accessibility into every part of a web site or app design so that everyone can use it. She is also dedicated to usability in civic life and has worked with a number of notable organizations like Pearson, National Library of Medicine, and the National Cancer Institute to name a few.

    Curating UX Expertise with Lou Rosenfeld

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2015 49:30


    This podcast is a special insider view of Louis Rosenfeld, IA consultant and owner of Rosenfeld Media shares insight about his publishing experience. Lou is the co-founder of Argus Associates, founder of the IA Summit and co-author of the well-known "Polar Bear Book," called Information Architecture for the World Wide Web.

    The New Spirit of Information Architecture with Andrea Resmini

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2014 32:56


    “Un esprit nouveau souffle aujourd’hui”: there exists a new spirit (in information architecture that is). In this episode Andrea Resmini shares with us a new way to think about information architecture (IA) by a different way of framing it that reveals a new angle or a new spirit. He emphasizes that we can frame IA more as a design practice or a design activity and not just a form of librarianship.

    Reframing the Problem with Peter Morville

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2014 30:26


    Learn how Peter Morville got started in Information Architecture and began to create a connection between the physical organization of library information and the online world.

    How to Make IA Good with Dan Klyn and Bob Royce of TUG

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2014 43:02


    How can you make Information Architecture "good"? Dan Kyln and Bob Royce of The Understanding Group, share insights and strategies for creating meaningful, relevant, and clear IA.

    Getting People to Do Stuff – 7 Motivational Drivers Related to UX with Susan Weinschenk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2014 31:08


    UX-radio talks with Dr. Susan Weinschenk who has over 30 years of experience as a behavioral psychologist and she specializes in applying psychology and brain science to understand and predict human behavior. Today we’re discussing her latest book titled “How to Get People To Do Stuff and we talk about the 7 motivational drivers that relate to user experience.

    Surviving Design Projects with Dan Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2013 26:23


    Collaboration and conflict exist in every design project. Dan Brown, a founder and principal (along with Nathan Curtis) at EightShapes, talks about why conflict is important in design and reveals how to direct passion in a positive way. Check out his book: www.designingtogetherbook.com & go to www.eightshapes.com.

    Communicating the Tangible Value of User Experience Design with Eric Reiss

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2013 50:20


    Eric Reiss, CEO of the FatDUX Group, is an expert at communicating with executives about how design can improve return on investment (ROI) . It’s no surprise that Eric's exposure to a variety of industries has helped him build a deep understanding of the tangible value of design. In this interview, I spoke with Eric about Service Design, providing tangible value through user experience, designing useful connections, promoting a brand’s personality, and how to build a business case for design.

    Thomas Vander Wal - Using Social Lenses to See Social Dimensions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2013 41:55


    Want a more solid understanding of social interaction design to build great foundations and work through various social design needs as they arise? Many organizations and internet sites are adding social elements but find they are not getting much interaction with them. Social is much harder and more complicated and complex than many expect. This requires breaking things down into small components to help see the needs and interaction more clearly. This podcast provides insight into social lenses to help see and understand the foundations of social media.

    Adam Polansky - Creating Impact Without Permission

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2013 40:22


    UX-radio.com - podcasts about Information Architecture, User Experience, and Design. Inspiring conversations with industry experts. Adam is an active and established leader in the UX Community through organizations like the UXPA, The Information Architecture Institute, SxSW, The IA Summit and Big (D)esign Events. He is currently a UX Strategist with Bottle Rocket, one of the most successful mobile app agencies in the world.

    James Macanufo - Collaborative Design of Smart Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2013 15:47


    James Macanufo is a co-author of Gamestorming and a thought-leader in facilitation and interaction design. He teaches, consults and tinkers on projects. UX-radio talks with him about his presentation at this year’s IA Summit in Baltimore, the Collaborative Design of Smart Things.

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