How neuroscience has deeply influenced AI cognition models
The virtues and limits of the brain-machine metaphor
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What’s wrong with “everyone’s a designer”
Casino heists, Disney movies, and more.
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Reclaiming your focus, anatomy of design trends, accessibility resources
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.Over the course of several months, Nir Eyal has experimented with changing elements of his smartphone so he could have the best of the technology — and avoid the worst. Those experiments paid off, and the steps he took are measures any and..
Designing honesty
Putting Dieter Ram’s sixth principle of good design in practice.Recently, I came across the 2018 documentary Ramsdirected by Gary Hustwit, detailing the life and influence of legendary German industrial designer Dieter Rams.
Rams is known for his “less is better” approach and industrial design works..
A world designed for men with a “just make it pink” mentality
(But let’s try to do better from now on.)Drawn in Adobe Illustrator by the author.Today is March 8th, or International Women’s Day, and the entire month of March is to celebrate women’s history. Though it is always nice to be reminded of all the advancements women have made in infiltrating male-domi..
Measuring the outcomes of learning programs
I thought there was a gap in knowledge or skill in myself and peers related to data literacy, quantitative reasoning, or excel wizarding practices. But this turned out to be much less of an issue.Photo by Diana Polekhina on Unsplash“How are we going to measure that?”
With the rise of big data in the..
Why having a multidisciplinary attitude is important
Today's design industry is extremely specialized and closed in silos, but the design is multidisciplinary in its roots.When I think about design, I know it encompasses graphics, identity, architecture, interiors, products, packaging exhibitions, digital experiences, services, or communication¹ ..
How to make the Hick-Hyman’s law work for you
The time it takes to make a decision increases proportionally to the number and complexity of choices. Use this effect in your products.
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UX designers: don’t neglect visual design
A mistake, especially common among junior UX designers.
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A little history of the graphical user interface
I’d like to start this article by talking about a documentary series about web design called “Abstract” on Netflix. In the second season there’s an episode on Digital Design that focuses not only the internal work of Instagram’s design team, led by Ian Spalter, but also references the beginnings of ..
