Conducting design research for startups
Here’s what you need to know about conducting design research for an early-stage startup.
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How virtual reality can create real connections
360° devices are redefining human presence and intimacy
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Why has no one made a better Goodreads
People who read often desire to read in connection with other readers. Readers have found community within the website, “Goodreads.” And while it builds community and conversation, most who use the site want a better Goodreads. Anyone who’s used it for anything repeatedly shares a number of laments...
A little history of the graphical user interface
I’d like to start this article by talking about a documentary series about web design called “Abstract” on Netflix. In the second season there’s an episode on Digital Design that focuses not only the internal work of Instagram’s design team, led by Ian Spalter, but also references the beginnings of ..
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..
Are bad graphical descriptions better than none to someone with vision loss?
More than 125K global websites use overlays rather than fixing their accessibility bugs. AI-generated alt-text used by overlays is not 100…
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Good design is science, not art
Although it probably helps to be a little artistic.NOTE: This article is for novice designers who want to improve their skills and grow their client base. This article is not meant to disparage art or artists in the slightest. I bear the utmost respect for artists of all kind and couldn’t fathom the..
Rest in pieces, phonebloks
Phonebloks, or when radical design intersected the long road to reliable and repairable objects
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When does iconography start to become useless?
Those little UX crimes.Firstly, props to two sources here:
This is a superb article by Mary Formanek which lets you play the icon game, and explains this in much more detail:
Label your icons
Secondly, another incredibly good article by Shane P Williams that has some excellent advice and sources:
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Challenging creativity: How lessons on creativity change over your lifetime
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