What design research can learn from Socrates’ sneakers
Design research meets Greek philosophy
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UI & UX micro-tips: Volume four
A collection of handy tips to help improve your designs instantly.
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UX lessons I wish I had learned earlier
Part 1 — CraftThey say “hindsight is 20/20”. It’s very true. 10 years ago I made the switch from graphic design to user experience after a 10-year stint working for print shops & manufacturing environments. It has been an incredible journey so far, but there are many things I wished I had learned ea..
Illustration Teardowns: Refactoring Old Work
We all hate to look at our old work. Yuk! Blech! But as songwriters say “it’s all in the rewrite”!Girl sketching on iPad (refactored from several years ago 🙌🏽)As I come up close to the end of my current contract I find myself in that “what’s next” place where I need to get out and promote myself som..
Product manager moves: How to build trust with your design team
Starting from a place of inquiry, curiosity, humility.Photo by Tranmautritam from PexelsThe “Everyone’s a Photographer” ProblemAs Product Managers, there’s a fine line between being the “CEO of the product” and getting into the pixels of a design. We write user stories that define the needs the user..
Type traps, design maxims, new Figma, UI tips collection
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“One of the fundamental forces behind my journey is the opportunity to connect and collaborate with other designers. Building relationships is a crucial part of what we do.
I’ve always been a people person myself. That’s just part of my na..
What product inclusion and Latinx Immigrants can teach WhatsApp
Scams circulated on WhatsApp are targeting vulnerable Latinx immigrants. How can we use product thinking to solve and prevent this? (Source: Documented NY)I can’t stop thinking about this story from December by Documented NY (a nonprofit journalism organization) about how Latinx immigrants are scamm..
How new computing tools are reshaping social science research
The road from Big data to Open Data
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How machines have come to naturally speak human language
The prior linguistic revolution of the compiler
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Advantages of doing design research in a foreign language
Being faced with the challenge of doing research in a foreign language is scary.
A few years ago, I moved to Germany with no knowledge of German. It was a daunting move as a researcher; my skill set as a researcher depended greatly on language. Knowing how to frame and ask a question to reduce bias,..
