Design ‘doing’ through unlearning and curiosity

Strategic design: a learning mindset.In a field like strategic design that operates at intersections, across disciplines, and through change and uncertainty, it is useful to think of the process as a state of mind, rather than seek a formula for success. While a learning mindset, as a practice, can ..

How to improve a bad data visualization

Learn how to revise and resubmit your data story Continue reading on UX Collective »

Generating and sharing dynamic images on the web

The Sharing: Part 1.This is Part 1 of a series of posts about generating and sharing dynamic images on the web. Check out Part 2 and Part 3. I’m currently working on several client projects which generate dynamic images based on a user’s investment into a web campaign and then encourages them to sha..

How to balance user-centered design with business goals

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How to create buyer personas with people who don’t use your product yet

Segmenting your audience with data over assumptions Continue reading on UX Collective »

Comprehensive anatomy of all ‘Design Thinking’ workshops

ILLUSTRATED GUIDEAn attempt to figure out the workshop nature once and for all.We’ll skip the blah-blah about why workshops are important for product teams. Let’s better play a game. How many canvases on the picture below do you recognize? And which of them have you tried in practice? What types of ..

Digital images 101: all you need to know as a designer

Images are also encoded into binary just like text, but instead of characters images are made up of pixels. A pixel is the smallest element in a picture. It is basically a square representing a specific color in an image. To help you remember: picture + element = pixel.Some common terms: Pixel: the ..

It’s time we stop lying to users; here’s what to do instead

Lying about having chat support. Automatic pop-ups. And more. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Instagram can’t touch the visual glory of blank VHS tapes

The arranged marriage between color and typography lives onA Retape 180 blank VHS tape. Source: WallHaven.A thing of beauty will never fade away. Those blank VHS tapes from the 80s? They look just as good in 2021. Vibrant Instagram images with layers of filters can’t hold a candle to these boxes in ..

The needs of the many

It is time for the law to protect its digital citizens Continue reading on UX Collective »