product-design

A detailed process for UX Designers inspired by The Hero’s Journey.The UX Designer’s Journey diagram, outlining the 4 quadrants & 12 steps, 3 steps per quadrant.The UX/Product Designer role has evolved past simply designing solutions in a silo. To build the best solutions we know Designers should be..

The internet has increased our reach with new audiences. How we design for cross-cultural experiences has never been more important. Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to find your way juggling between your full-time design job and your passion for design.Good designers are never satisfied. I’ve yet to meet a designer of any sort who’s completely happy with their job. You start off in design school learning about the importance of creativity and that time Sagm..

Star rating system is being used in most of the products & services we use today. Users who have extreme experiences (either very bad or very good) are more likely to leave rating & review than users who have average experiences, thus creating selection biases. The difference between 4.5 stars and 4..

Leading with craft: A series about hands-on career paths in the design industry. Getting a seat at the table doesn’t mean you need to abandon your desk. was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Practical steps to increase your company’s chance to succeed and save your teams’ time.Making bad decisions in your design could be very expensive for the company. One bad decision could mean your entire team worked on a feature that would need another iteration or a complete removal soon. This is w..

What is a good admin panel design and is it worth your time? Continue reading on UX Collective »

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on UnsplashS o you’re a new Product Manager at a company. You’re excited about the opportunity but you’ve just received the third customer request this month for changes to form functionality that was released six months ago. The form was kept purposefully simple so that it co..

Observed tensions in the user experience career progressionI’ve met user experience designers that are happy doing what they love with a strong sense of mission to change the world. I've also seen many of us going through an existential identity crisis with comparable intensity due to the vague..

I designed a better way to track habits and achieve goals Continue reading on UX Collective »