{"id":28086,"date":"2022-12-06T21:18:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T02:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/company\/stories\/how-bloomberg-terminal-ux-designers-conceal-complexity\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:32:52","slug":"how-bloomberg-terminal-ux-designers-conceal-complexity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/company\/stories\/how-bloomberg-terminal-ux-designers-conceal-complexity\/","title":{"rendered":"How Bloomberg Terminal UX designers conceal complexity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every year, the global capital markets grow in size, number, and complexity. There\u2019s more data, and more types of data, all the time. Bloomberg updates how the Bloomberg Terminal presents that data to users, so they aren\u2019t overwhelmed. This means that Bloomberg\u2019s UX designers have to think very carefully about how information is conveyed. Even something as simple as a font change or the relocation of a button can be disruptive. Fortunately, Bloomberg was a pioneer in the field of UX, and the company continuously evolves the design of the Terminal, 40 years on.<\/span><\/p>\n

The secret to dealing with this increasing complexity, says Bloomberg CTO Shawn Edwards, is to conceal it from the user, to prevent confusion or workflow disruption.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re hiding complexity,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd we do it across thousands of functions, across domains and asset classes, so the user has a seamless experience through their whole journey within the Terminal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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