How I made sense of the Apple Contacts mash-up
Apple Contacts is confusing, but it gets easier and even useful if you understand how it works. It’s not as hard as you think
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How to get started with motion design in 10 minutes
Interpolation is the most important concept required to learn and excel in UI motion design.
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Blitz design — the value of intuition and speed
What l learned about designing quickly from Malcolm Gladwell and The Queen’s Gambit
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A comprehensive list of UX design methods & deliverables (2021)
A comprehensive list of UX design methods & deliverablesThe most common tool, methods, processes, and deliverables that designers use throughout the digital product design process.Original photo by Kelly SikkemaThis is an updated version of a list published a few years ago.
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Design systems are ecosystems for collaboration
Defining the parts and the 5 questions to drive development forward.In 2014 I build what I called my first proper UI component library. What made it proper was the fact that I could reuse components and combine them to create new components and layouts. I called it the “prototype machine” because it..
How the sausage is made, no-mouse challenge, building a portfolio system
Your weekly list of curated design resources, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.As designers, we are a part of something bigger than ourselves. We’re part of a system that relies on collaboration across many disciplines. Once designs leave our control, we’re not done. A lot has to ..
Digital privacy: visible and delusional
A larger discussion about implications of gendered experiences in designed digital privacy, unintended exposure, and digital security…
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Overcoming stress and ambiguity with a (cow) drawing routine
Back in January 2020, in one of these New Year reflections, I decided to draw a cow per day for 3 months, so I created @thecowoftheday account on Instagram. My three goals were: (1) to steam off some work-life stress and frustrations, (2) to keep my creativity flowing, and (3) to bring some smiles t..
In a world without offices, what is a company?
In a world without offices, what IS a company?“Workers (now and in the future) will evaluate potential jobs not just according to the duties of the role, but also on the experiences, culture and care that the company provides to those who are a part of it. Now is the time for the real experience des..
So long Adobe Flash, thanks for all the loaders
On the 31st December, 00:00 Adobe discontinued support for the flash player. This story is my personal account of Flash and my experience…
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