UX / Product Design

… and how we should think about it.

The real value of design doesn’t come from building better products. It comes from creating better product-building methods.

Introduction

After two years in the industry, I’ve learned a valuable lesson: while designers thrive on diving straight into Figma or FigJam to craft…

With AI poised to manage complex design jobs, the appeal of simpler times grows stronger.

Is there room for creativity in a field where following the standard is the hallmark of good design?

In order to move beyond duplicated design systems, app-centric interfaces, and thousands of wasted hours of manual work, some things need…

The ultimate goal of product design has to be well-being — not delight.

In the dynamic world of UI design, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. As we delve into 2024, exciting trends are emerging, reshaping…

Continual rounds of layoffs, the emergence of advanced technology, and the proliferation of designers everywhere are forcing UX to…

When fast onboarding gets in the way of long-term retention.

Lessons from Figma, Duolingo, and more. From common mistakes in designing onboarding to secrets behind engaging onboarding.

Discover why 'good enough' beats perfection in design – a practical, efficient approach for meeting user needs and goals.

How creating a design council can take your sponsor user program to the next level.

Data is overshadowing emotion. Does it have to?

Designers are the right innovators for defining hybrid AI experiences, blending proactive and reactive intelligence

Traditional methods for accessibility have been tried for 30 years without substantially improving computer usability for disabled users. It’s time for a change, and AI will soon come to the rescue with the ability to generate a different user interface for every user, optimized for that person’s unique needs.

It hardly seems possible given the radical transformations we’ve seen over the last few decades, but the web design landscape is evolving faster than ever.

"Accessibility has failed as a way to make computers usable for disabled users." Thus begins a newsletter by Jakob Nielsen. And had it not been written by someone a great many people take seriously in the UX industry I likely would just have dismissed it. But seeing how harmful I

Adam Silver – interaction designer - London, UK

Jakob Nielsen woke up one morning last week and chose violence. If you haven’t read his recent post, “Accessibility Has Failed: Try Generative UI =...

Design trends come and go, and friendlier, more human aesthetics might be on the rise.

My LI feed lately is full of people unhappy with what one of these guys said. They’re not influencers anymore. Take them off the pedestals.

Core of design, emergent tech, iconic examples

As we speak, the battle that platforms are fighting is against generative spam, a cartoonish and obvious threat of outright nonsense, meaningless chum that can and should (and likely will) be stopped.

If you think the pinch gesture on the new Apple Watch models is impressive, Apple may have more and larger gestures in store in future versions of watchOS for you.

The Berlin-based startup says it is targeting a gap in the market by building easy-to-use tools for graphic designers.

The digital behaviour traits of individualism and collectivism

Designing to scale can be a critical skill to learn in specific fields