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When do we stand up in a design review, present our case, and say “this is a hill I’m willing to die on”?Photo by Mike Erskine on UnsplashI love to talk about designing with constraints. So much of the life of a UX professional is evaluating and compromising technical limitations, time limitations, ..

Deep Blue 1996’s victory was just a fresh start Continue reading on UX Collective »

If you want to be successful in the media industry, you cannot avoid the connection between journalism, technology, business and usage… Continue reading on UX Collective »

FaceTime’s bad UX almost cost me a month’s rent Continue reading on UX Collective »

The enigmatic ellipsis — and why we see it on every UIThis little symbol’s hit the big time, but has it forgotten where it came from?What do you think of when you see the symbol above on your screen? Does it mean “more”? Is it an “overflow indicator”? Maybe it’s a delicious counterpart to the hambur..

What I wish I knew as a service designer. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Product design principles that will improve usability for everyone. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“I think we’re missing a lot more transparency among companies to really align on what a job title actually means. A Lead Designer at a startup means something entirely different than a Lead Designer at a large company. In fact, even compa..

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.Generally speaking, people don’t get paid for removing features. They don’t get applause for eliminating jobs. And they rarely get promoted for telling their bosses they’ve been wasting their money. Much safer to propose something new, whi..

The hard truth is that the reason why it doesn’t feel like it is enough is because it will never be enough. Continue reading on UX Collective »