A mini-guide to microcopy

Effective microcopy writings are human-oriented, it makes the application friendly, and the user feels important and smart.Some time ago I thought that it is not so important to think about microcopy in designs. But I was so mistaken) The biggest misconception is some designers believe that microcop..

Designers + product managers: navigating tension and role fuzziness

Designers + Product managers: navigating tension and role fuzzinessGetting this special relationship to the next levelProduct management and Design disciplines are quite well defined “on paper”. On the battlefield, what we actually bring to the table is incredibly fuzzy. From the outside, we might e..

How to make the best product decisions based on thousands of user inputs

TL;DRManaging incoming feature requests and other insights is hardStructuring this data the right way helps you utilize this valuable informationNot every structure works, you have to focus on the problems instead of the solutionsIt’s rewarding because it will help you plan the product roadmap and f..

The journey of defining a personal design philosophy

A portrait of a human, with deep-looking eyes and a painted face. Source: Loner WolfA design philosophy incorporates not only the professional expertise of a designer but also an essential part of his personality. It is the core motivation, the base for every successful project, and the anchoring po..

How to choose your design career path?

Product designer’s guide to working in techPhoto by Matheus Bertelli on PexelsCareer perceptionFor us, designers (or people who work in creative industries) career helps to define who we are as human beings. It’s part of our identity and has an effect on ourselves, our family, as well as our surroun..

You bought a pixel for $1.4 million

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This is what Apple’s touch bar should have been

Apple’s Touch Bar may be on its way out, but it could have been different if it behaved like the Elgato Stream Deck Continue reading on UX Collective »

Tips on designing inclusively for auditory/hearing disabilities

Their problems, behaviours, needs & tools, plus design guidelines for building accessible products.Photo by Franco Antonio Giovanella on UnsplashIn my article “The three levels of accessibility”, I mention the importance of designing for clarity and inclusivity. Not only to ensure everybody regardle..

How to create personas based on science that actually work

It is quite difficult, if not almost impossible, to obtain a personality profile of one single individual let alone to create a persona… Continue reading on UX Collective »

The skills of a UX designer in 2088

Let’s talk about the future of design?© Hunter HaleyNot infrequently, in this or that debate or article, we have witnessed the exercise of trying to imagine what the digital industry will look like in the future and more specifically what should be the skills of designers, be it UX or any other disc..