Live events have partial owners and, finally, real measurement. Do they need a UX architect? Part 4 makes the case and the counter-case, and scopes what an Experience Architect for live events would actually do.
In live events the audience experience is designed by a coalition of partial owners — artists, producers, venues, ticketing vendors, marketers, authorities — and nobody owns the whole journey. Part 2 follows the risk and the money.
How much is UX really considered in performing arts, festivals and sports? Part 1 maps the academic vocabulary of live-event experience: servicescape, festivalscape, sportscape, eventscape and experiencescape.
UI Architect, UX Architect, UI/UX Architect, UI Developer, UX Researcher, UX Designer, UX Writer, Head of UX, Product Designer, Product Owner and Service Designer u2014 11 roles explained and compared. What each actually owns, where they overlap, how they differ by company size, and Australian salary context.
My published research found interface quality matters nearly twice as much for repeat visits as for first purchases — and security, while driving first purchases, had no significant effect on returning at all. What the regression data means for e-commerce UX design.
Part 4 of the UI/UX Playbook: UX governance — Waterfall vs Agile approaches, how each distributes failure risk, the Waterfall-to-Agile transition, user story maps (epics, themes, stories), and managing sprints and backlogs for great UX outcomes.
Part 2 of the UI/UX Playbook: UX strategy — the three components (vision, KPIs, plan), defining your MVP, understanding users through qualitative and quantitative research, content strategy, and the full spectrum of usability testing methods.
Part 1 of the UI/UX Playbook: the core principles and foundations of great UX — the two perspectives on user experience, what UX/UI/usability/interaction actually mean, the eight foundational principles, and the Think-Make-Check model for user-first design.
A complete, five-part UI/UX playbook authored by Gökhan Meriç — originally the Arçelik DigITal UI/UX Playbook. Covering UX principles, UX strategy, UI tactics, UX governance, and the full UX toolkit: an end-to-end methodology for building great digital products.
The best UI design tools for 2026 — core design platforms (Figma, Sketch, Penpot, Framer), design system kits, AI-native and design-to-code tools, and specialised accessibility tools. What each does best, realistic pricing, and how to choose your toolkit.
