How Communities of Practice (CoPs) drive collaboration and coordination across Bloomberg’s UX department
September 13, 2022
At Bloomberg, a CoP is a group of UX professionals who share a common interest, toolset, or problem that comes together on a regular basis to share learnings, critique one another’s work, and promote synergies across individuals and teams.
Designing the Terminal for color accessibility
October 14, 2021
For users with color vision deficiencies, certain color combinations can have detrimental effects on their use of the Bloomberg Terminal.
Seven things to consider before using proxies for UX research
February 4, 2021
Are there times when designers can get away with using their own firm's employees (aka internal proxies) rather than using real clients?
Consistency: More than just a buzzword
August 11, 2020
The concept of predictability is crucial to navigating the Bloomberg Terminal.
As uncertainty plays out, UX research doesn’t miss a beat
May 19, 2020
The more Bloomberg understands its clients’ goals, motivations, and workflows, the more seamless their user experience can be made.
Evolution of a mobile menu
April 8, 2020
Bloomberg’s UX team took an iterative user-centric approach to improve the Bloomberg Professional Services app. It led to a simpler, but more effective, design — and a much better result.
UX and change management: Bloomberg’s 4 guidelines for rolling out UI & product updates
October 18, 2019
How, as a UX designer, do you redesign an existing product or feature without disrupting the workflow of hundreds of thousands of financial professionals? Bloomberg’s product rollout cycle is a blueprint for UX-led optimization that
Building a UX team over 10 years, one iteration at a time
November 7, 2018
Bloomberg has built a world-class UX team — not only by serving the end-user, but also by serving users within the broader organization and UX team.
How to convey financial charts for users without sight? Bloomberg’s UX designers explore visual data through sound
August 28, 2018
Over the last two years, Bloomberg’s UX team has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University and users with visual impairments to prototype next generation accessibility tools.
Four rules for creating powerful UX designs through contextual inquiry
May 22, 2018
Bloomberg's UX team highlights four contextual inquiry principles that any UX designer can use to understand workflows, document findings and create impactful new products.