Bringing self-compassion into product management

Encouragement to shift your perception of what ‘high performing’ looks like Continue reading on UX Collective »

Long Hover

I had a very embarrassing CSS moment the other day. I was working on the front-end code of a design that had a narrow sidebar of icons. There isn’t enough room there to show text of what the icons are, so the idea is that we’ll use accessible (but visually hidden, by default) text that is in there..

Effective Use of Negative Space in Web Design

A lot of designers make a big mistake by creating overly complex, busy, and colorful web pages. If it’s not intentional, you should avoid creating complex interfaces and use...

Figma for education: Design for learning experiences

Why would a teacher be interested in Figma? Why would a designer be interested in classroom prep?Join our little Figgy educators group.Currently, I work in the EdTech product design industry (K-12) as an experience designer. I am a former 7th-grade science teacher and am planning to return to the cl..

There’s something wrong with the User Experience Designer title

I’m a UX Designer and the UX title is making no sense to me.“Experience” encompasses everything and it’s unfair with the UX Designer and with whoever is working with UXers. Photo is taken by Lubos Volkov, via UnsplashI haven't yet come across an industry that has its discipline as a continuousl..

What this pandemic has taught us about your inaccessible website…

Do you ever stop to wonder what your life would look like if, all of a sudden, the Internet was taken away from you? Continue reading on UX Collective »

Why skipping the business need is never worth it

A plea for b2b product managers Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to maintain quality with a UX checklist

If you were to buy a car tomorrow, which makes would you consider? Assuming that you had a sensible budget (no supercars I’m afraid) would you consider a Ford, a BMW, a Tesla, a GM, an Audi, a Jaguar, a Toyota perhaps? Of the countless makes that you could choose, there is a pretty good change that ..

Testing fonts for accessibility

Selecting accessible fonts for your copy is not just to help users with disabilities and special needs – it increases legibility for all… Continue reading on UX Collective »