clipPath vs. mask

These things are so similar, I find it hard to keep them straight. This is a nice little explanation from viewBox (what a cool name and URL, I hope they keep it up). The big thing is that clipPath (the element in SVG, as well as clip-path in CSS) is vector and when it is applied, whatever you are ..

A swiss cheese model for reducing biases in user research

Developing a model to reduce the impact of cognitive biases in User Research.Fig: Swiss Cheese Model for preventing Corona Virus infection.Every accident has underlying factors behind its occurrence. Those factors are usually human or design-related which causes slips and mistakes, which cause the a..

A Utility Class for Covering Elements

Big ol’ same to Michelle Barker here: Here’s something I find myself needing to do again and again in CSS: completely covering one element with another. It’s the same CSS every time: the first element (the one that needs to be covered) has position: relative applied to it. The second has position: ..

How the enneagram made me a better product manager

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What is Usability Testing?

Since the early 90s, the terms ‘Usability’ and ‘User Experience (UX)’ have been talked about non-stop in the world of design, and are often referred to as ‘must-haves’ in the design process for products and services on multiple platforms. Where this couldn’t be more true, it’s hard to overstate the ..

8 Tips for Using Online Surveys for User Testing

Surveys are one of the easiest and cheapest ways to collect valuable user experience feedback. In fact, for every $1 invested in UX, it can increase your ROI by upwards of 100%. However, there are some common mistakes that UX researchers and product managers make when writing these surveys and col..

How volunteering for a crisis hotline makes me a better designer

I’m going to tell you something about myself that will make me sound extraordinarily privileged: hearing stories from those contacting our… Continue reading on UX Collective »