Maybe it isn’t social media that’s making teens depressed, after all
Here’s what the Covid-19 lockdowns have revealed about teen depression.
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Maintaining attention in AR
How to direct and maintain attention in augmented reality applications.Co-Authors: Cat Hodges, Hannah Nye, and Kay Stanney
Augmented reality (AR) is a powerful tool that enhances our real world with overlaid virtual information. AR’s use ranges from virtually testing the look of new furniture in our..
Defining a diversity and inclusion messaging strategy
A definitive guide to get your tone in writing right — right now
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Jobs-based business strategy: business language
As digital products grow in complexity, there comes a need for a businesses to start dividing up responsibility across cross-functional teams. These divisions of responsibility, while necessary, usually end up creating communication barriers in the organization (Edmondson, 2012), better known as “si..
Is service design the new change management?
Organizational change can be compared to product change. It is also a design process. How a change is introduced to users (customers or…
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Logic in UX goes beyond fancy concepts or frameworks
Beyond fancy concepts, frameworks, and names, the UX relies on an essential human input: experience and Logic usageMany companies are pivoting into a digital transformation; this supposes many job changes, mindsets, and new workflows. In Colombia, these changes often create more intrigue in co-worke..
When capitalism gives you blisters
Where shareholders are users, the corporation a product: a brief tale of the education of a corporate designer.
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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..
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…
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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..
