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Some words for young designers setting foot in the tech world.Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino2020 has been a heavy year. It put so much weight on every individual in the design community. Early in March, I’ve considered every work-from-day as if it was the last. I won’t lie about the anxiety of losi..

Your weekly list of curated design resources, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.Things were still good on the InVision train, at least for us designers. But for InVision, the writing was on the wall. Or, it should have been. These new design tools were a sign: each launched with li..

Bias, brains, and skulls.The impact of bias in every aspect of our lives — services, technology, and government — is again at the forefront of our cultural psyche. Experts and advocates have been raising the alarm about the implications of bias in data and how it feeds into every aspect of our socie..

Toddler explaining their mother how to use a tablet — Photo by Alexander Dummer on UnsplashI am fascinated by the winners on award websites that judge the UI of products and the realizations that are digital pieces of art. Professional designers assess several submissions and rate them on several cr..

Segmenting your audience with data over assumptions Continue reading on UX Collective »

6 cheats to make your portfolio look redesigned — without actually doing anythingThe world moves fast. What was in style or considered beautiful ten years ago is not the same today. Likewise, your own taste and goals change with time too. Which is why it’s important to keep your portfolio updated. I..

The role of designers is changing and new approaches are needed to foster a mindset that can support them to become more impact-focused and a key strategic partner. How can DesignOps help driving Designers’ transformation to maximise results and influence?Design has gone a long way in the past 10 ye..

Design does more than look good. In the right hands, it can tell the story of the brand like no linear narrative can.image: Photo by Raphael Schaller on Unsplash“Storytelling” is one of those words. In marketing circles, it gets hauled out whenever someone wants to make what they’re doing sound more..

We get excited by the new, slick, modern apps, yet things that are important are outdated AF. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Start your next project off on the right foot by using these questionsThe secret weapon in a Product Designers toolkit are questions! Especially at the beginning of a project where it is important to fully understand the challenge, the current understanding (biases), and to ensure usability is thoug..