Tim Broadwater's Blog
September 23, 2022
User Interviews to Developer Tickets
I got to run a Design Thinking workshop for some really cool peeps from Amazon Web Services (AWS), SAP, Benevity, and Copperleaf Technologies at the UXxUX UNconference in Vancouver.… Read More
April 15, 2022
An Accessibility Primer
What does accessibility, compliance, and conformance for digital products and software as a service (SaaS) look like in the age of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)?
Accessibility In ContextThere are 318.9 million (2014) people in … Read More
August 29, 2020
Local man writes and publishes a book during COVID-19 self-isolation
Tim Broadwater, Morgantown resident and employee at Leidos, writes a book about User Experience during the COVID-19 self-isolation.
MORGANTOWN, WV. – July 22, 2020 – As the state of West Virginia is emerging from self-isolation and practicing social distancing due … Read More
March 30, 2020
The Prototype Trifecta
Have you ever noticed that when teams talk about prototypes, the terminology seems to be different from project to project, and person to person? There doesn’t seem to be a common, useful vocabulary or model for talking about prototypes. This … Read More
August 14, 2019
UX Projects & Techniques
When you are asked to put together a presentation for an interview, it can be confusing to identify what should or shouldn’t go into the presentation. Just like pruning your resume, over the years I have become better about reducing … Read More
January 23, 2019
PPM Research Findings
This case study encompasses different research methodologies employed by UserGoodness for The Pantry Plus More’s website redesign. Insights generated from this case study are intended to inform branding, content, logo, and website design.
UserGoodness conducted user interviews with volunteers to … Read More
January 10, 2019
Tips for UX Battles: A Game Walkthrough
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Originally posted on UXmas
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Table of Contents:
I. Introduction
II. Player Versus Player (PVP) is a Nightmare: Team Battles = Dream Battles
III. Choose Wisely: Warp Zones vs. Levels (of Effort)
IV. Prepare for Long Boss Battles
V. … Read More
August 12, 2018
Are there users in your UX?
I want to discusses why there is a persistence of people — clients, developers, DevOps, project managers, product owners, stakeholders, system engineers, and more — who don’t know what User Experience (UX) entails.
I also want to discuss how UX … Read More
June 22, 2018
DIY Mobile Usability Testing Lab
Usability testing is a way to get data about how people use designs, so that decisions can be made that hopefully provide a user with a great website, web app, gadget, or service experience. Usability testing is the major tool-of-the-trade … Read More
May 21, 2018
The Six UX Skill Categories
The term User Experience (UX) is very prolific right now, but a lot of people in various industries don’t know the difference between a professional who does UX Design versus UI Design (User Interface).
I would propose that instead of … Read More


