Our industry needs a transparent career path that rewards our craft
Interview with Gabriel Valdivia about his career journey building teams, products, and bringing the craft along the way.Gabriel Valdivia, illustrated by Shreya DamleLeading with Craftis a limited series of articles where we shed a light on stories of designers with successful careers as individual c..
Test smart: How to refine your design with usability testing
Have you ever experienced a feeling of disappointment about some purchase? Was it a birdhouse that birds were not interested in? Or a coffee grinder that did not grind coffee well?
Similarly, a feeling of disappointment (or even frustration) is the thing experienced by an end-user of a poorly develo..
Tips on designing inclusively for cognitive disabilities
Their problems, behaviours, needs & tools, plus design guidelines for building accessible productsPhoto by Josh Riemer on UnsplashIn my article “The three levels of accessibility”, I mention the importance of designing for clarity and inclusivity. Not only to ensure everybody regardless of ability i..
Portugal by Sebastião Rodrigues’ pencil
A journey that merges with the country’s history© Tamanna RumeeThe recent history of design in Portugal in general and graphic design, in particular, is certainly still to be written. In other words, it is a story that is written every day, thanks to the work, often in difficult contexts, of thousan..
Digital design for the ‘in-between’
The future of Aldo van Eyck’s revolutionary thinking?Aldo van Eyck’s climbing dome and floating modal (image by author).⁶Having recently moved to Amsterdam, one of the aspects of the city that has stood out the most for me is not the canals, red light district or even the masses of weed dispensaries..
What we learned from using a North Star
Evolving organisational priorities into measurable and trackable outcomes using a North Star Framework
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The Emoji journey: From self-expression tool to multi-million dollar business
Emojis, memojis, avatars. Here’s how they evolved and still make millions to their creators.
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Design decoded: The tale of the dad wagon
A daughter-father design project provides a clear definition of what User Experience Design is and who its for.
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How AI could get a deeper understanding of human language
The basis of human flexible thinking are analogy
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Beyond the buzzword: Gamification done right
Gamification can make a good product better if done right, but it’s not a magic potion
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