What should we do about public touch screens in the Covid era?
They need a rethink.Photo by Gabby K from PexelsYuck!Though they were probably always a bit unsanitary, during the Covid-19 crisis (I like to call it the Covidian) using any interface that was inherently communal became a not-so-great idea.
While research seems to show that the virus doesn’t live lo..
5 observation about UX from 2020
Observations from working in UX from the past year.
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The designer’s ironic obsession with big tech companies.
I get it. There’s a certain aura and mystique centred around these companies.
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Creating a space for authentic connections within your design team
Reflections on navigating 2020, and tools & techniques that have helped us intentionally design authentic virtual team connection.
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Can you judge a book by its creative director?
Like a duet or dance, it’s about making your creative partner succeedThe co-authors of Two Beats Ahead, Panos A. Panay and R. Michael Hendrix; photo: Kimberly Panay, 2018In 2016 I was approached to write a book. I turned it down, only to find myself working on it a year later. The reason was that al..
21 tips for winning the 2021 Worst Site Award
There are 1.8 billion websites worldwide and you still haver a chance to design the worst site ever.
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Technology doesn’t make accessibility hard. People who don’t care do.
Everything that makes accessibility difficult ties back to one root cause: People not giving a damn about others who are different.
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Perfect practice makes perfect
How the need for instant gratification is impairing the education of junior designers. My plan is to help.
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UX methods, WhatsApp privacy backlash, illustrations in Figma
Your weekly list of curated design resources, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.The most common tool, methods, processes, and deliverables that designers use throughout the digital product design process.
Learn all of them, but don’t obsess about them. Our goal as designers should ..
Never speak for free at conferences organized by for-profit companies.
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— 100 design lessons for 2021
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