Blog: Day by day

Daily routine and discoveries by a user experience specialist in Geneva, Switzerland

Fix It or Ditch It? The Classic Developer Dilemma

đź’ˇ Not all problems should be solved. Sometimes the best solution is to remove the problem.

Recently working on my new mobile app Loopzzz, I encountered a small problem: my previous and next buttons which allowed to change audio tracks from the notification (and were working perfectly fine last time I tested them) were not functional any longer. Clicking on them had no effect whatsoever. After the first moments of doubt and denial, I was forced to admit there was a bug I needed to correct.

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My challenges as an independent app-maker

My main challenges as an independent app-maker

A couple of years ago I started to learn to code with Flutter and dart in order to code my own mobile application, Tribe Check. In addition to learning the technology, and before my product was available to all on the stores, I encountered many challenges, technical, of course, but also administrative. Here is an overview of my main challenges as an independent app-maker, starting as a digital designer!

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What UX owes to journalism

Marie Kuter facilitating a panel #ux #journalism

User Experience design is an interesting mix between many work areas, including cognitive psychology, marketing, graphic design, coding and many more. Among those roots that still inspire me on an everyday basis as a UX, I wanted to focus today on my early days passion for journalism and what it brings to my practice as a consultant.

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15 tips to make your international online workshop a success

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I believe collective intelligence represents a huge power for changing the world and transforming organizations. Working for an international structure, most of the workshops I have facilitated lately have been online and international, which adds up to the complexity of organizing a successful and insightful working session. Taking a step back, here are, in a totally random order, my 15 key tips to make your international online workshop a success.

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Bonne année 2021 !

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MalgrĂ© tout, l’annĂ©e 2020 s’achève dans une ambiance de fĂŞtes de NoĂ«l : si les familles cĂ©lèbrent en visio, les cadeaux, le sapin, les bons repas et la neige sont au rendez-vous. Qu’on ne se fasse pas trop d’illusions pourtant : la nouvelle annĂ©e va commencer exactement comme celle-ci se termine. Le virus sera toujours au cĹ“ur de nos vies et de nos prĂ©occupations, les bureaux vidĂ©s de leurs employĂ©s en tĂ©lĂ©travail, les restaurants fermĂ©s et les stations de ski limitĂ©es. Pour un temps au moins : avec le printemps reviendront le soleil et les terrasses, et le vaccin aidĂ© par la chaleur porte l’espoir d’un Ă©tĂ© dĂ©confinĂ©.

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Covid-19 en France – Comment l’IT peut aider

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Covid-19 - Je m'engage

La pandĂ©mie du Covid-19 nous frappe de plein fouet. En tant que consultante UX, mes compĂ©tences ne sont pas les plus utiles dans cette crise, et je pense Ă  chaque instant aux soignants, personnels de santĂ© et des EHPAD, gendarmes, policiers, employĂ©s de supermarchĂ©s ou stations-service… en les remerciant du fond du cĹ“ur, avec une admiration sans bornes pour leur courage et en me demandant ce que je peux faire, moi, Ă  mon niveau.

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