Investing in your career — and in your portfolio

Investing in your career — and in your portfolioInterview with Shawn Park about shaping and investing in your career path.Leading with Craftis a limited series of articles where we shed a light on stories of designers with successful careers as individual contributors. Curating and publishing hundre..

The problem with underspecified notifications

We often fear giving our users too much information. But doing so comes with a cost and the check engine light is a prime example. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Is service design the new change management?

Organizational change can be compared to product change. It is also a design process. How a change is introduced to users (customers or… Continue reading on UX Collective »

The harsh reality of being a designer (and how to deal with it)

Omertà is an Italian word that refers to a code of silence and honour. Synonymous with the Mafia, it places importance on silence in the face of questioning from outsiders. Omertà doesn’t just exist in the murky criminal underworld. Doping athletes such as the now-disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong h..

Adding a social layer across the web

How adding a social layer across the entire web can make it more delightful Continue reading on UX Collective »

Empathy in the everyday: How we’re wired to make things better

Empathy has quickly captured the collective attention of the business world, including recent mentions from Google’s Chief Innovation… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Android: 12 years of design history

Nowadays Android is installed on about 2.5 billion active devices. How did it begin? Let’s test it and figure it out. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Merging optimization and innovation

How to create a balance between discovering and deliveringIn the 20th century, the main goals of every manager were “efficiency and optimization”, companies hired consultants and business experts to analyze processes and reduce waste. Management methodologies provided tools to improve the capability..

How Coca-Cola uses Gestalt principles in their branding

Let’s understand how your eyes and brain play the magic of perception. Continue reading on UX Collective »

What can designers learn from game storytelling?

Storytelling is universal. It’s a human trait that we have practiced for over 40,000 years. It is how we process the way the world works… Continue reading on UX Collective »