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Let’s talk about what early-career UX folks should put in their portfolio and in interviews, especially when searching for the first job. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Image by Luca Florio Photo of fox statues at a shrineIn a previous article, I wrote about what Japan can teach us about UX and Universal Design. However, Japan's product design is another area of ux design success; both in its approach to the aesthetic qualities and its functionality. Here are ..

The arranged marriage between color and typography lives onA Retape 180 blank VHS tape. Source: WallHaven.A thing of beauty will never fade away. Those blank VHS tapes from the 80s? They look just as good in 2021. Vibrant Instagram images with layers of filters can’t hold a candle to these boxes in ..

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 ..

Building experience design into the organisation from organisational design through to mature design thinking within product teams. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Storytelling is universal. It’s a human trait that we have practiced for over 40,000 years. It is how we process the way the world works… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Design negotiation techniques when your team says no. Continue reading on UX Collective »

+ tips to deal with the killers Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to create better realistic use case scenarios by asking the question of “how” instead of “why”Image source and all credits: http://www.dirksbigbunnies.com/As an active practitioner of many design methodologies, while trying to understand why people behave in a particular way, over the years, I c..

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..