Monsieur Bézier and his elegant curves

Design essentials: Bézier curves. Continue reading on UX Collective »

What are your design maxims?

A few things I have learned along the way about design and business that have stood the test of time.My design career — if I can call it that — has now spanned multiple decades. The first thing I created that I would consider a proper design was a seven-inch record for a friend’s band sometime in th..

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..

Everyone can win vs. winners take all

Episode four. In the previous articles, I presented the outputs of my research around the design responsibilities and how we can deal with… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Mend the world

It’s time to move away from sticker mentality.I am mending a sock. It is slow and might seem irrational when new socks are cheap and easy to get. At least from the perspective of someone who has a job and a home in America. But it is honest work. There comes a moment, a satisfying moment, when the l..

The secret to inspiration: act like a human GPU

Real-time rendering isn’t just for bots Continue reading on UX Collective »

Defining a diversity and inclusion messaging strategy

A definitive guide to get your tone in writing right — right now Continue reading on UX Collective »

Randomness, birthdays pigeons, and twisters

What is Random? with Pseudo-Random Numbers Continue reading on UX Collective »

Redesigning design practices alongside artificial intelligence

Image : David Serrault“AI design will allow creatives to concentrate on their real jobs.”reportedly said Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. I was not able to certify the source of this quote, however, it poses a question: What is the real designer job? Or, what would be the designer’s “real job” that Mr. Cook ..

Tools to invent better futures

Experimental tools to align speculative and futures design with core values and life-centred thinking. Continue reading on UX Collective »