Stepping out of disorder
Our attitude to complexity is what determines our autonomy.
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The last mile of change: What companies can learn from supermarkets
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Mend the world
It’s time to move away from sticker mentality.I am mending a sock.
It is slow and might seem irrational when new socks are cheap and easy to get. At least from the perspective of someone who has a job and a home in America. But it is honest work.
There comes a moment, a satisfying moment, when the l..
Are bad graphical descriptions better than none to someone with vision loss?
More than 125K global websites use overlays rather than fixing their accessibility bugs. AI-generated alt-text used by overlays is not 100…
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How to maintain quality with a UX checklist
If you were to buy a car tomorrow, which makes would you consider? Assuming that you had a sensible budget (no supercars I’m afraid) would you consider a Ford, a BMW, a Tesla, a GM, an Audi, a Jaguar, a Toyota perhaps? Of the countless makes that you could choose, there is a pretty good change that ..
The superpowers of great product designers
And the tale of the five magic skills.Product designers, like super-heroes, are always faced with unprecedented villains. These maleficent beings come in all types, sizes, and shapes, sometimes with powers of their own, and for the most part, they all try to make someone’s life miserable. They come ..
The assumption of empathy: Are all designers psychotherapists now?
Empathy, empathy, empathy. It’s a term lavishly tossed about like salt at a fast-food restaurant. As designers, we have become inured to the threadbare pervasiveness that has stripped it of its essential worth. We take its meaning for granted.Munch, Edvard. “Attraction II.” 1895. Original from The A..
What this pandemic has taught us about your inaccessible website…
Do you ever stop to wonder what your life would look like if, all of a sudden, the Internet was taken away from you?
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Are we doomed to live in taste bubbles of our own making?
The importance of taste-breakers in UX.Image by author.The monotonous bubbleI must admit, the way in which Spotify personalises playlists never ceases to delight me. Having my new Discover Weekly playlist waiting every Monday morning is like a little gift when I need it most. Recently I noticed anot..
The Dark UX patterns targeting children
And how in-app advertising proliferated during the pandemic
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