What if medical records were designed like a game of chess?
Demystifying the ‘wicked’ problem of clinical usability through the ‘tame’ game of chess
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26 questions UX designers need to ask during a kick-off meeting
Start your next project off on the right foot by using these questionsThe secret weapon in a Product Designers toolkit are questions! Especially at the beginning of a project where it is important to fully understand the challenge, the current understanding (biases), and to ensure usability is thoug..
How the 1978 Cuisinart led to disability-aware universal design
The work of Universal Design founder, Marc Harrison shows us that accessible products that work for everyone are the result of observation-based research and iteration, not just a well-meaning but largely theoretical commitment to “inclusion.”When I was learning to handle a chef’s knife like a compe..
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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Is your team a spender or a rainmaker within your org?
The critical difference in how companies view “spenders” versus “rainmakers”
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Tools for Action
Tools for actionWhat if users were given a tool to organize their thoughts and actions with the same amount of detail as a tool for thought that lets them organize their notes?The rise of Roam Research, the note-taking tool for networked thought, has given a home to researchers, power users, develop..
How to improve a bad data visualization
Learn how to revise and resubmit your data story
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Interrelationships in design systems
While talking about design systems, I recognized that we are mostly talking about pattern libraries. A functioning design system not also consists of the building blocks themselves but also has a set of rules that form the glue between components and people.
I was involved in the creation of the des..
Why icons alone won’t save your navigation
Photo by Brett Jordan on UnsplashThis article was inspired by a conversation I had with Ryan Warrender on our Podcast Design Huddle.
There is also the old joke of a kid seeing a floppy disk for the first time and asking his Dad why he has a 3D printed version of the save icon.
Well a while back when..
You bought a pixel for $1.4 million
I have some bad news for you
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