Why we don’t like to wait and how to improve the user experience through...

Yeah, we don’t like to wait. Either in a supermarket line or loading a website. It is at our core. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Create a button component with Figma Variants + Auto Layout

Early this year, I posted an article about create button components using Figma’s Auto Layout. Over the past few months, Figma had dramatically improved their Auto Layout. YES! They finally allow you to adjust the spacing individually!! That was my biggest complaint about Auto Layout at that time. T..

Retrofitting for an accessible colour palette: beyond the “nice-to-have” improvement

According to the Web AIM million survey, 86.3% of the million home pages they analysed have low text contrast. It is the most common issue they found. However, web accessibility is becoming a more and more important topic. In Europe and according to the Accessibility Web Directive, content creators ..

This simple story can help you explain UX and UI design

And why you can’t have one without the other. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Do we need a new approach for designing with AI?

Networked technology has networked effects. These effects are often intangibly and recursively amplified through a system when machine learning is in use. Does human-centered design still make sense when we’re designing for AI?This post considers some of the limitations of Human Centered Design for ..

How to kick-off Discovery Sprints, reframe a problem and align your team

Empower Agile teams to build the right thing.In my job as Product & Service Designer at the experience agency Accenture Interactive, I'm working on new product and service innovations for our clients. In some projects I can dedicate several weeks for user research, iterating on a value proposit..

Finding a technical cofounder

Coding skills aren’t as important as you think Continue reading on UX Collective »

The no-mouse challenge: Taking the keyboard navigation red pill

Not everyone out there relies on a mouse or a trackpad when using their computers.A remake of the iconic scene from The Matrix, when Morpheus holds up two extended hands, palms facing up, respectively holding a blue and a red jelly bean.We’ve all been kicking off 2021 in a myriad of ways so far, and..

The two design skills that will matter in 2021

The design industry landscape is changing — we need to change with it to stay relevant and thrive. Continue reading on UX Collective »

The UX of deadnaming

What happens when systems don’t know the difference between a legal name and a chosen name (and how can designers care about trans people) Continue reading on UX Collective »