Adding a social layer across the web

How adding a social layer across the entire web can make it more delightful Continue reading on UX Collective »

Working from home doesn’t kill innovation

A belief from a different era that we should stop from spreading Continue reading on UX Collective »

Tips on designing inclusively for cognitive disabilities

Their problems, behaviours, needs & tools, plus design guidelines for building accessible productsPhoto by Josh Riemer on UnsplashIn my article “The three levels of accessibility”, I mention the importance of designing for clarity and inclusivity. Not only to ensure everybody regardless of ability i..

How neuroscience has deeply influenced AI cognition models

The virtues and limits of the brain-machine metaphor Continue reading on UX Collective »

It’s time we look at diversity beyond conventional metrics.

Diversity needs to be at the core of a company’s values, not just a hiring metric. When that’s the case, diversity goes beyond ethnicity and gender, and includes diversity of lived experiences, ability, and generations. — 100 design lessons for 2021 It’s time we look at diversity beyond conventional..

The existential designer

How designers can use philosophical thinking to create meaning in a meaningless world. Continue reading on UX Collective »

“What if we just…?”

A designer’s worst nightmare Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to improve a bad data visualization

Learn how to revise and resubmit your data story Continue reading on UX Collective »

Do I know enough about the problem to prescribe a solution?

The prescription vs. the platform approach.Picture Jon. Jon is a first adopter (early consumer) of a startup that’s trying to design a better way to roast salmon using a toaster oven. He’s smart, 35, and a working professional. He spends his evenings answering work emails and watching Dora the Explo..

Hey designers, it’s time you learned how the rest of the sausage is made

We are a part of something bigger than ourselves.Effective immediately, all designers are going to be forced to write code. All of us. No exceptions. We were turned into unicorns as we slept last night.Just kidding, but there is an essential lesson here. The more you know about the people, process, ..