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OOUX We Did It Again - UX Fail from Lingopie: Masked Content Objects

In this video, Sophia introduces Allie to Lingopie, an app that helps you learn foreign languages by binging television shows. In addition to being a fantastic way to learn a language, Lingopie has a lot going for it, but it's also filled with Masked Objects.

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If you're a UX designer who wants to reduce your users' cognitive load by differentiating the objects and maintaining consistency within your system, this episode is for you.

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A dive into the weeds on UX systems, information architecture, human psychology, data wrangling, structured content, UX process, and above all simplifying the complex.

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