How Coca-Cola uses Gestalt principles in their branding
Let’s understand how your eyes and brain play the magic of perception.
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The only way an “edit” feature on Twitter would work
How to provide what users want, while keeping them accountable for what they tweet
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How machines have come to naturally speak human language
The prior linguistic revolution of the compiler
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A world designed for men with a “just make it pink” mentality
(But let’s try to do better from now on.)Drawn in Adobe Illustrator by the author.Today is March 8th, or International Women’s Day, and the entire month of March is to celebrate women’s history. Though it is always nice to be reminded of all the advancements women have made in infiltrating male-domi..
10 Figma Tricks I Wish I Knew Earlier
Figma hacks you might not have heard of
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How to convince company leadership to care about accessibility — a guide
Over 11,000 ADA lawsuits were filed in the US in 2019 and 26% of Americans have a disability. How do we get our leadership to take action?
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Advantages of doing design research in a foreign language
Being faced with the challenge of doing research in a foreign language is scary.
A few years ago, I moved to Germany with no knowledge of German. It was a daunting move as a researcher; my skill set as a researcher depended greatly on language. Knowing how to frame and ask a question to reduce bias,..
A deep dive into Bootstrap
Sometimes to change your opinion, you have to force yourself to look at things differently.
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Product manager moves: The art of the servant CEO
Popular advice encourages PMs to lead like a CEO. It’s more important to be a servant leader.Photo by The Lazy Artist Gallery from PexelsThe Product Manager as CEO — what is it?The premise of the Product Manager as CEO boils down to this: the PM must hold themselves responsible for all parts of the ..
How to write inclusive, accessible digital products
Good UX writing invites everyone to use the interface.There’s one piece of writing advice I give to everyone:
Read your writing out loud.
Yes, out loud. Not out loud in your head. Out loud out loud. Move your mouth. Make sound. Listen to your sentences. It’s a simple technique, but it works.
Listeni..