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Should we judge a president by the design of their watch? Continue reading on UX Collective »

Napoleon III period ormolu mounted marquetryI’m sure you have all seen amazingly detailed depictions of flowers, leaves, animals and landscapes on fine antique wood furniture that is entirely rendered in wood. This is the art of Marquetry, or “Painting in Wood” which is the partial or full coverage ..

Don’t overthink your product critique interviewIt’s about who you are, not how many things you can say.Design is not art. But sometimes you gonna hold on to your own style like an artist. Photo credit: Alice DietrichThe MythIt’s confusing when people ask how to do a product critique. Before you can ..

Take control of your interviews — focus on three facets of interaction to understand motivations and behavior. Continue reading on UX Collective »

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— 100 design lessons for 2021 The more you focus on optimizations, the more you lose control over the big picture. was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

The enigmatic ellipsis — and why we see it on every UIThis little symbol’s hit the big time, but has it forgotten where it came from?What do you think of when you see the symbol above on your screen? Does it mean “more”? Is it an “overflow indicator”? Maybe it’s a delicious counterpart to the hambur..

Building a product without user input is not only difficult but also pretty dangerous, leading you up a blind alley. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Designers must be agents of privacy change: they have the tools to understand and predict the future and should have the power to change… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Stop fishing for insights — crafting well-formed UX research questions will enable you to produce actionable insights, quickly. Continue reading on UX Collective »