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The Most Extensive Research on Embedded UI/UX Designers
The gap between what designers intend and what actually ships can be wide, especially in embedded design — the interfaces in your car, your medical devices, your appliances. The screens most people never think about, but interact with constantly.
Qt — pronounced “cute” — surveyed over 400 UX/UI designers working in the embedded design space across six industries worldwide, and the finding that stuck with me: 6 in 10 said they want a different design tool. Why? Because the tools they’re using were built for the web and mobile, not for hardware with specific screens and real constraints. So they compensate with code, workarounds, custom fixes. And somewhere in all of that, the original design intent gets lost. It gets stripped down until what reaches the device barely resembles what was designed.
That’s a product experience problem, and it’s more widespread than most people realize.
If you work in embedded design, or you’re just curious what that world looks like, Qt commissioned this research to understand exactly what designers in this space need.