Ink traps and pals

Recently I’ve seen this tweet from Yves Peters asking how to call these spikes which I replied briefly (spoiler: it’s a light trap!). I had a lot more to explore on the topic, so I decided to write not just about light traps, but similar concepts and shapes too. There are days in life of typeface de..

What can designers learn from NFTs?

Lessons from their explosive growth. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Social media for the people

How elected officials can better communicate with all of their constituents online Continue reading on UX Collective »

The user shows the way: elephant paths in organizational change

The elephant path. Wikipedia knows what it is. There, an elephant path is an “unofficial bicycle or walking path that is created… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Monsieur Bézier and his elegant curves

Design essentials: Bézier curves. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Android: 12 years of design history

Nowadays Android is installed on about 2.5 billion active devices. How did it begin? Let’s test it and figure it out. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Am I going to work with people who inspire me?

Interview with John Ferguson about design excellence and non-linear career paths in design.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 contributors. Curating and publishing hundreds o..

What really kills critical thinking

+ tips to deal with the killers Continue reading on UX Collective »

Viewing patterns: The subconscious psychology of the eye

Source: studiokat on DribbbleUsers don’t read, instead, they scan.Everyone wants to save time, get things done right and fast. The average attention span of a user on a website is 8 seconds. Users want to skim through content quickly, with minimum friction, and minimum timed used. They scan through ..

Ebooks and academics: an interview study

We asked students to share their stories about using ebooks. Here’s what we learned. Continue reading on UX Collective »