productivity

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..

Heuristics are a well established and accepted list of UX principles used to assess how well a user interface has been designed for its… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Illustration by Valerija TraneIn my previous article, I tapped in the idea of how “Digital Accessibility” is another word for “empathy” where I laid out the moral behind the emerging and quite popular “digital accessibility” trend. After establishing the vision and possibly answering some “why”s I w..

Every UX has an amount of complexity you cannot play withPeople hate redesigns. Unless the original work is terribad, chances are the new version will be stomped even if it’s remarkably better. Snapchat learned it the hard way back in 2018 after a major redesign that burned 35% of their revenue. Alt..

Have you ever considered sharing your experience or knowledge with complete strangers?What I love about the design and tech community, is that people mostly say yes to this question. There is a sense of giving back to the community, almost like a rite of passage in one’s professional journey. But li..

User test to see if your message is understood Continue reading on UX Collective »

Design Leadership SeriesProductivity illustration courtesy of upklay.Productivity ≠ SpeedThere is a lot of rhetoric around productivity, particularly during the current climate. Whether we lead designers, engineers or product people, we’re all likely governed by the same overriding drive to nurture ..

With more and more of us working from home and engaging in virtual learning, the lowly PC is suddenly a hot product again today Continue reading on UX Collective »

— 100 design lessons for 2021 Process can’t compensate for lack of design vision. was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Tools for actionWhat if users were given a tool to organize their thoughts and actions with the same amount of detail as a tool for thought that lets them organize their notes?The rise of Roam Research, the note-taking tool for networked thought, has given a home to researchers, power users, develop..