Why skipping the business need is never worth it

A plea for b2b product managers Continue reading on UX Collective »

What this pandemic has taught us about your inaccessible website…

Do you ever stop to wonder what your life would look like if, all of a sudden, the Internet was taken away from you? Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to maintain quality with a UX checklist

If you were to buy a car tomorrow, which makes would you consider? Assuming that you had a sensible budget (no supercars I’m afraid) would you consider a Ford, a BMW, a Tesla, a GM, an Audi, a Jaguar, a Toyota perhaps? Of the countless makes that you could choose, there is a pretty good change that ..

Our industry needs a transparent career path that rewards our craft

Interview with Gabriel Valdivia about his career journey building teams, products, and bringing the craft along the way.Gabriel Valdivia, illustrated by Shreya DamleLeading with Craftis a limited series of articles where we shed a light on stories of designers with successful careers as individual c..

Inclusive design: Solve for one, extend to many

A few weeks back while scrolling through my Twitter feed, I came across this marvelous innovation by Nike which just blew my mind. A truly intuitive productThe Nike GO FlyEase is a hands-free shoe — which consists of a hinge and a flexible tensioner around the shoe that facilitates the taking-on and..

What human collective intelligence can teach to AI

The power of cumulative cultural evolution Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to set up a writing practice for your design team

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..

Space to move

The relationship between dance, design, and space.Herzog & de Meuron — Laban Dance Centre Interior/Studio. Photo by Jim Stephenson.Written by Craig Berry and Kirsten Oelofse Designer & Writer | Dancer, Choreographer & Creative What does it mean to have a building designed specifically for dance? You..

Accessibility: a matter of big bucks and smart business decisions

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..

Is the end near for flat logo design?

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..