Realizing the business impact of design

Illustration designed by the author. Inspired by Euro notesMy goal for writing this article is to amplify the business value that design can have beyond product and UX. It’s an attempt to broaden perspectives on the role of design in business, and what people think about when they hear or say “Desig..

5 academic research papers every designer should read

Source: Kasia Bojanowska on DribbbleProduct design is now a mainstay in the working vocabularies of companies worldwide. We’d go so far as saying that it (product designs) may now be entering the portion of its lifespan where strategic maturity and academic thought are now taking up the centre stage..

Why Spotify’s new desktop client has better (or not) UX?

I have been an avid Spotify user for over 6 years. I love creating my playlists, discovering new artists … but what I love the most is just listening to music while I work on my design projects. As a user and a young interface designer, when the Spotify desktop app update came out, it obviously caug..

Dispo app, dark UX patterns for kids, real-time collab in Sketch

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“The differences in my mind are mostly those of scope, responsibility, and visibility. As a lead designer, your focus is the project, and your responsibilities are to ensure that you work cross-functionally with PM and Engineering to deliv..

Habits I gave up in my 21,000-hour design journey

It’s not about taking more work, it’s about quitting bad habits. Continue reading on UX Collective »

User Experience is… inspecting and adapting both UX and Agile

No one really does true scrum, instead most people do ‘scrum and …’ or ‘scrum but …’ Continue reading on UX Collective »

Improving the interaction design in Luigi’s Mansion 3

A great game hindered by poor controls Continue reading on UX Collective »

From the astrolabe to software: The history of technical writing and its impact on...

Image by @israelandrxdeTechnical writing’s history had its start hundreds of years ago and can be traced back to A Treatise on the Astrolabe, a medieval instructions manual on the astrolabe and its use, written by Geoffrey Chauce in 1391. Another example of early technical writing work were English ..

How Coca-Cola uses Gestalt principles in their branding

Let’s understand how your eyes and brain play the magic of perception. Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to kick-off Discovery Sprints, reframe a problem and align your team

Empower Agile teams to build the right thing.In my job as Product & Service Designer at the experience agency Accenture Interactive, I'm working on new product and service innovations for our clients. In some projects I can dedicate several weeks for user research, iterating on a value proposit..