Sound design in UX
from Unusable podcast (UX & usability) Hosted by Andrew Waite & David Ball
David and Andrew look at the role of sound in usability. From deliberately loud vacuum cleaners to the crunch of a Pringle, sound is an important but often forgotten aspect of user experience. Also, David almost gets punched, and Andrew bum-shuffles on a water slide like a dog with worms. Other things we talk about: Alarms in hospitals Sound branding of Japanese train stations Unique sounds in technology Faked sounds in cars Jingles that are ear-worms Auto-playing music on websites David comments on the usability of a self-checkout and almost gets punched Andy bum-shuffles on a water slide Links mentioned: The Fake Sounds Companies Add To Products - Cheddar Explains 99 percent invisible episode - Sound in hospitals 99 percent invisible episode - Sound in cities The meat website that used to have an amazing auto-playing jingle The Unusable podcast is presented by Andrew Waite & David Ball, who discuss the importance of user experience (UX) in technology & the world around us, & talk about great design that just works - or moan about it when it doesn't. Here's the link to the episode: https://podcast.theunusable.com/podcasts/012-sound-design-ux.mp3 Music is by [Gold5472](https://gold5472.newgrounds.com/)
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David and Andrew look at the role of sound in usability. From deliberately loud vacuum cleaners to the crunch of a Pringle, sound is an important but often forgotten aspect of user experience. Also, David almost gets punched, and Andrew bum-shuffles on a water slide like a dog with worms.
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