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Observed tensions in the user experience career progressionI’ve met user experience designers that are happy doing what they love with a strong sense of mission to change the world. I've also seen many of us going through an existential identity crisis with comparable intensity due to the vague..

I designed a better way to track habits and achieve goals Continue reading on UX Collective »

Have you ever considered the history of some of our most common icons? Continue reading on UX Collective »

Design tests are a hotly debated topic in the field. Almost daily I see someone post on LinkedIn referring to them as horrible, unfair… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Those that have managed designers or who have hired one for a freelance project know that not every project goes smoothly. This often isn’t a lack of skills or experience on the designer’s part, but a lack of properly managing the designer’s role in the project. A designer’s involvement should be mo..

Three elements to think to approach interactive prototyping Continue reading on UX Collective »

Twitch rolled out several new content moderation changes in December. Not everyone was happy. Continue reading on UX Collective »

What to study if you’re interested in Product or UX Design. Continue reading on UX Collective »

How confronting my Imposter Syndrome led me to redefine growth based on values, not goals. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Design Sprint is a fantastic tool in the innovation toolbox. But just as real tools, it works well for specific tasks and bad for others. What criteria should a good sprint question meet?This post is a modification of the original post published on Frankwatching.nl (in Dutch). Design thinking is sim..