Design for Them Not for You (UX Slogan #13)

Summary: It does not matter whether you like a design or whether you find the product easy to use. We must design for the way real customers actually behave.

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Sarah Gibbons is Vice President of Nielsen Norman Group. She works at the intersection of research, strategy, and design.

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