055: Raiders of the Lost UX: 9 Laws You Can’t Ignore - Part I

UX has its own sacred relics—timeless principles that can either guide you to design glory or leave you tumbling into the pit of bad product decisions. In this adventure-packed episode, Ephie Risho and Jason Moore dust off the first nine Laws of UX (lawsofux.com) and put them to the test in real-world practice. These aren’t just abstract theories—they’re the hidden maps that shape every click, tap, and swipe your users make.

We trek through Fitts’s Law, showing why the size and distance of a button can make or break user flow. We dodge the traps of Cognitive Bias, exploring why users don’t act as rationally as your product requirements assume. And we uncover the power of the Aesthetic-Usability Bias, where beauty doesn’t just sell—it convinces people your product works better. Along the way, we pull in tangible examples, sharp strategies, and even a few of our own “booby-trap” design fails to prove these laws aren’t just theory—they’re survival gear.

Less about UX leadership and more about the practice of design, this episode is your field guide for building better products. Funny, practical, and just a little bit daring, it’s everything you need to keep your projects from disappearing into the UX equivalent of a snake pit.

Because in UX—as in archaeology—it’s not the years, it’s the mileage.

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