Journey Mapping

Oversimplified logos: when less becomes too much.Logos speak a thousand words. A great logo can tell the story of an organization without a single word. Recently, logos from various companies have experienced a transformation. From car companies like GM, restaurants like Burger King, and food produc..

Why would a teacher be interested in Figma? Why would a designer be interested in classroom prep?Join our little Figgy educators group.Currently, I work in the EdTech product design industry (K-12) as an experience designer. I am a former 7th-grade science teacher and am planning to return to the cl..

I’m a UX Designer and the UX title is making no sense to me.“Experience” encompasses everything and it’s unfair with the UX Designer and with whoever is working with UXers. Photo is taken by Lubos Volkov, via UnsplashI haven't yet come across an industry that has its discipline as a continuousl..

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Even if you don’t have any writers.icons8To design products, you have to write. But I’m not here to convince you. The remaining skeptics shuttered their windows after Intercom’s Senior Group Design Manager Jonathon Colman published a study showing how the world’s most popular apps dedicate over a th..

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..

Close up picture of a surprised middle-aged latin man with sunglasses, surrounded by heaps of $100 bills.As someone who’s been tirelessly advocating for the inclusion of people with disabilities in the digital space for over 20 years, I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve had to explain to peo..

Have you ever experienced a feeling of disappointment about some purchase? Was it a birdhouse that birds were not interested in? Or a coffee grinder that did not grind coffee well? Similarly, a feeling of disappointment (or even frustration) is the thing experienced by an end-user of a poorly develo..