Sound design in UX

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 hospitalsSound branding of Japanese train stationsUnique sounds in technologyFaked sounds in carsJingles that are ear-wormsAuto-playing music on websitesDavid comments on the usability of a self-checkout and almost gets punchedAndy bum-shuffles on a water slide

Links mentioned:

The Fake Sounds Companies Add To Products - Cheddar Explains99 percent invisible episode - Sound in hospitals99 percent invisible episode - Sound in citiesThe 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/)

Discussions about the importance of usability & UX in technology & the world around us.

• No. of episodes: 33
• Latest episode: 2023-02-13
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