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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..

If you’ve struggled in the past to relate a lofty, aspirational Product Vision to your day-to-day work, this layered architecture may help… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Like a duet or dance, it’s about making your creative partner succeedThe co-authors of Two Beats Ahead, Panos A. Panay and R. Michael Hendrix; photo: Kimberly Panay, 2018In 2016 I was approached to write a book. I turned it down, only to find myself working on it a year later. The reason was that al..

Let’s talk about what early-career UX folks should put in their portfolio and in interviews, especially when searching for the first job. Continue reading on UX Collective »

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In our drive for efficiency and effectiveness, we tend to present finished solutions and ready-made decisions to employees. However… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Are you a UX/UI/Product/Interaction/Full-Stack/Visual/Digital Designer and how would you know?Working Hard • Illustration by Julia from Icons8There’s a hot debate happening on the web right now regarding Design titles. Some say we should stop saying “UX/UI Designer” — whether or not you agree with t..

Gamification can make a good product better if done right, but it’s not a magic potion Continue reading on UX Collective »

We get excited by the new, slick, modern apps, yet things that are important are outdated AF. Continue reading on UX Collective »

A journey that merges with the country’s history© Tamanna RumeeThe recent history of design in Portugal in general and graphic design, in particular, is certainly still to be written. In other words, it is a story that is written every day, thanks to the work, often in difficult contexts, of thousan..