Experiences and errors — whose fault is it?

Experiences and errors — whose fault is it?Image courtesy of Headway on UnsplashCicero once said that “To make a mistake is only human; to persist in a mistake is idiotic.” I do understand where he was coming from, but these words were pronounced in a time when we didn’t have the experience of writi..

Create an interactive player prototype using ProtoPie

This tutorial shows you how to make an interactive player screen using ProtoPie. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Your new UX superpower: Business acumen

https://unsplash.com/photos/ArA3S3k0wTU“So, how do you decide between user needs and business needs?”I get this question all the time. Mostly, I hear it from people who are in the process of transitioning from a post-grad program into their first UXR job at a for-profit company. It hints at an under..

Brutalism at its best

The days when one of architecture’s most controversial styles looks at its most resplendentThe Barbican Centre in London in all its sublimity.This morning I awoke, like I often do, and fired up my laptop from which I lazily scrolled through the various news and sports websites; an act which encompas..

The more you focus on optimizations, the more you lose control over the big...

— 100 design lessons for 2021 The more you focus on optimizations, the more you lose control over the big picture. was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

A mini-guide to microcopy

Effective microcopy writings are human-oriented, it makes the application friendly, and the user feels important and smart.Some time ago I thought that it is not so important to think about microcopy in designs. But I was so mistaken) The biggest misconception is some designers believe that microcop..

You bought a pixel for $1.4 million

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Reclaiming your focus, anatomy of design trends, accessibility resources

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.Over the course of several months, Nir Eyal has experimented with changing elements of his smartphone so he could have the best of the technology — and avoid the worst. Those experiments paid off, and the steps he took are measures any and..

Decolonizing design, NFTs, designing your love life — and more this week

Decolonizing design, NFTs, designing your love life — and more this weekWeekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“Turning designers into managers is almost like taking stellar surgeons and giving them the responsibilities of running the hospital”. Shawn Park, Staff Product Design..

The hurdles to opt-out of giving away personal information.

You probably don’t read the cookie consent forms, but you should at least be aware of what you are clicking. Continue reading on UX Collective »