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Nowadays Android is installed on about 2.5 billion active devices. How did it begin? Let’s test it and figure it out. Continue reading on UX Collective »

We live in a simulation. Just not the one you’re thinking of. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Where shareholders are users, the corporation a product: a brief tale of the education of a corporate designer. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Focus your portfolio on showing your craft, your polish, and how much you care about your work. When you get to the interview, you’ll have plenty of time to walk them through your case studies from top to bottom. — 100 design lessons for 2021 A portfolio is about your craft, not your projects. was o..

Image by @brandialxndraWhen we think of a futuristic reality for the human race, we think of flying cars and holographic calls. We may not be there just yet but we are sure on our way to building a digital future for all. In fact, the next billion users are hailing from developing countries in Asia,..

Weekly curated resources for designers who are thinkers as much as they’re makers. Brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.Before the introduction of Variants, it was cumbersome to navigate a Figma asset library for components with multiple states or characteristics. More painful still w..

Putting Dieter Ram’s sixth principle of good design in practice.Recently, I came across the 2018 documentary Ramsdirected by Gary Hustwit, detailing the life and influence of legendary German industrial designer Dieter Rams. Rams is known for his “less is better” approach and industrial design works..

What we can learn from their stories. Continue reading on UX Collective »

One Figma component — 3,360 VariantsOne component to rule them all.In my work as a UX Lead at REI, I frequently contribute to our design system, Cedar. Most recently, I’ve been focusing on improving the accessibility of our form elements. It turned out that these UI components posed the perfect oppo..

And the tale of the five magic skills.Product designers, like super-heroes, are always faced with unprecedented villains. These maleficent beings come in all types, sizes, and shapes, sometimes with powers of their own, and for the most part, they all try to make someone’s life miserable. They come ..