Retrofitting for an accessible colour palette: beyond the “nice-to-have” improvement

According to the Web AIM million survey, 86.3% of the million home pages they analysed have low text contrast. It is the most common issue they found. However, web accessibility is becoming a more and more important topic. In Europe and according to the Accessibility Web Directive, content creators ..

‘The Design Sprint is a relevant research method’, really?

Yet another lengthy reply to Design Sprint proponents’ claims.Photo by Kumpan Electric on Unsplash🔥 TL;DR;The main claim is that the Design Sprint (Jake Knapp, Google) is a great tool for gaining a deep understanding of the problem context and users' motivations, if well executed. I reply that ..

Bringing self-compassion into product management

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

A new, revolutionary UI is just around the corner — here are the signs

We all remember the 2nd one. The 5th one is on its way. Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to set up custom design linting in Figma using the Design Lint plugin

A tutorial for creating a design linter specific to your team.https://lintyour.designWhat is Design Lint?Back in 2019, I released a Figma plugin called Design Lint. My goal was to help my team, other designers, and myself to find and fix errors in our work more easily. Design Lint loops through laye..

4 tips to build responsive apps on a budget

Low effort tips to make your phone app design responsive to display well on tablets. Continue reading on UX Collective »

The curb cut effect: How universal design makes things better for everyone

It was a beautiful day in Santa Barbara, California, and I was walking down to work listening to an episode of my favorite podcast 99%… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Frictionless design, frictionless racism

Is the shift from frictionless design to meaningful friction combating racial bias amongst users?The effects of frictionless design vs meaningful friction on users.In recent years, the tech industry has become obsessed with eliminating friction. Experiences that allow users to achieve their goals as..

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. Continue reading on UX Collective »

What I learned from this year’s performance review

Things I wish I knew going into the feedback cycle. Continue reading on UX Collective »