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ILLUSTRATED GUIDEAn attempt to figure out the workshop nature once and for all.We’ll skip the blah-blah about why workshops are important for product teams. Let’s better play a game. How many canvases on the picture below do you recognize? And which of them have you tried in practice? What types of ..

Discovering remote and off-the-grid architectural gems.Written by Craig Berry Designer & Writer AFGH – Lake Rotsee Refuge (2012) Photograph byThroughout 2020 and 2021 we have been, and still are, inside our homes more than ever in an attempt to avoid physical contact, social interaction and virus sp..

The font I designed as a student is being used to publicise one of the biggest movies of the year. Did they have to use that font though?Six Oscar nominations for the Minari movie on the back of all those other awards. And you used that font! You people. Bit embarrassing really. I like this industry..

Don Norman and decolonial design.iMattSmart @UnsplashBack in October 2020 I had the pleasure to attend Don Norman’s Master Class transmitted by Interaction Design Foundation in which he presented the challenges to the discipline of Design and to all designers in the 21st century. To help me grasp a ..

Guiding principles of high-performing (UX) teams. Continue reading on UX Collective »

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..

Starting from a place of inquiry, curiosity, humility.Photo by Tranmautritam from PexelsThe “Everyone’s a Photographer” ProblemAs Product Managers, there’s a fine line between being the “CEO of the product” and getting into the pixels of a design. We write user stories that define the needs the user..

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

Today's design industry is extremely specialized and closed in silos, but the design is multidisciplinary in its roots.When I think about design, I know it encompasses graphics, identity, architecture, interiors, products, packaging exhibitions, digital experiences, services, or communication¹ ..

An interface is not something projected on a screen, it is a mediation technique between interrelated levels and layers.No one knows for sure, how Gyges came to the throne of Lydia (680 BC), which led to countless stories and legends about it. At that time, Lydia was ruled by Candaules, a man who ac..