How to avoid using gradients like a lunatic

Gradients are everywhere you look these days and it appears they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Here is how to harness their power… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Bringing self-compassion into product management

Encouragement to shift your perception of what ‘high performing’ looks like Continue reading on UX Collective »

There’s something wrong with the User Experience Designer title

I’m a UX Designer and the UX title is making no sense to me.“Experience” encompasses everything and it’s unfair with the UX Designer and with whoever is working with UXers. Photo is taken by Lubos Volkov, via UnsplashI haven't yet come across an industry that has its discipline as a continuousl..

Why skipping the business need is never worth it

A plea for b2b product managers Continue reading on UX Collective »

Search or navigation? How familiarity affects naming and behavior

In cognitive psychology research, familiarity will cause people to use different names for an object, which may explain e-commerce users’ search or browsing behaviors.Do you know what’s in the cup in this picture?Photo by Ke Vin on UnsplashThis is the alcoholic drink — a Mojito! If your answer was “..

Testing fonts for accessibility

Selecting accessible fonts for your copy is not just to help users with disabilities and special needs – it increases legibility for all… Continue reading on UX Collective »

“What if we just…?”

A designer’s worst nightmare Continue reading on UX Collective »

Inclusive design: Solve for one, extend to many

A few weeks back while scrolling through my Twitter feed, I came across this marvelous innovation by Nike which just blew my mind. A truly intuitive productThe Nike GO FlyEase is a hands-free shoe — which consists of a hinge and a flexible tensioner around the shoe that facilitates the taking-on and..

What human collective intelligence can teach to AI

The power of cumulative cultural evolution Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to set up a writing practice for your design team

Even if you don’t have any writers.icons8To design products, you have to write. But I’m not here to convince you. The remaining skeptics shuttered their windows after Intercom’s Senior Group Design Manager Jonathon Colman published a study showing how the world’s most popular apps dedicate over a th..