Designing for the autistic community

Product design principles that will improve usability for everyone. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Jobs-based business strategy: business language

As digital products grow in complexity, there comes a need for a businesses to start dividing up responsibility across cross-functional teams. These divisions of responsibility, while necessary, usually end up creating communication barriers in the organization (Edmondson, 2012), better known as “si..

The 1984 Apple Macintosh — How does it look today?

Nowadays everybody knows MacBook or iMac. But when the first “Mac” was released, and what did it look like? Let’s test it and figure it… Continue reading on UX Collective »

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 »

Tips on designing inclusively for cognitive disabilities

Their problems, behaviours, needs & tools, plus design guidelines for building accessible productsPhoto by Josh Riemer on UnsplashIn my article “The three levels of accessibility”, I mention the importance of designing for clarity and inclusivity. Not only to ensure everybody regardless of ability i..

New challenges. New solutions. A not-so-new way of working.

How we built new data tools for remote learning in a month — and what it teaches us about emergent and adaptable teams.Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsBefore COVID-19 hit, my team’s product cycle was much closer to a year than it was to the two-week sprint cycle that Agile espouses. Over time th..

Beyond the buzzword: Gamification done right

Gamification can make a good product better if done right, but it’s not a magic potion Continue reading on UX Collective »

Gamification won’t solve your user experience problems

The Tech Industry loves a good buzzword, so what’s all the hype with gamification, and is it worth it? Continue reading on UX Collective »

What 21st-century design looks like

Don Norman and decolonial design.iMattSmart @UnsplashBack in October 2020 I had the pleasure to attend Don Norman’s Master Class transmitted by Interaction Design Foundation in which he presented the challenges to the discipline of Design and to all designers in the 21st century. To help me grasp a ..

A comprehensive list of UX design methods & deliverables (2021)

A comprehensive list of UX design methods & deliverablesThe most common tool, methods, processes, and deliverables that designers use throughout the digital product design process.Original photo by Kelly SikkemaThis is an updated version of a list published a few years ago. SourceService BlueprintA ..