Charles and Ray Eames: The iconic couple of 20th-century design
History and legacy of the legendary partners in life and work
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Shinkansen: The bullet train inspired by Kingfishers
Tokaido Shinkansen launched at Tokyo Station, 1964. SourceIn the late ’90s, Japanese engineers modeled the Shinkansen bullet train after Kingfisher birds to solve one of their biggest problems… tunnel sonic booms.
Tokaido Shinkansen is one of the world’s busiest high-speed rail lines. Having moved a..
Have we been building products all wrong?
Are opinionated products necessary for differentiation in a competitive market? Or do they impose undue limitations?
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What no one explains about the design process
The UX industry puts a lot of emphasis on processes. But is that the best way to think fundamentally about design?
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Bringing the Avant-garde to digital experiences
When the average definition of an idea starts with “the Airbnb of X” or “think about it as the Uber of Y” it’s time to change our mindset
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Universal design for learning for students with Autism
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based set of principles that together form a practical framework for using technology to…
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Usability tests don’t have to be a horror movie
It’s easier than it seems to test with users.© Stefano PollioThe importance in the area of user experience (UX) of testing the solutions of each digital product through usability tests is today absolutely undeniable. Whether due to the increasing complexity of these digital products, their adaptat..
Reclaiming your focus, anatomy of design trends, accessibility resources
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.Over the course of several months, Nir Eyal has experimented with changing elements of his smartphone so he could have the best of the technology — and avoid the worst. Those experiments paid off, and the steps he took are measures any and..
One Figma component — 3,360 Variants
One Figma component — 3,360 VariantsOne component to rule them all.In my work as a UX Lead at REI, I frequently contribute to our design system, Cedar. Most recently, I’ve been focusing on improving the accessibility of our form elements. It turned out that these UI components posed the perfect oppo..
The Dark UX patterns targeting children
And how in-app advertising proliferated during the pandemic
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