Year: 2024

Sexy healthcare: how is the most popular intimacy coach app designed? What we don’t talk about but still need. Cover created by the author There are several startups in the space of sexual wellness. It may seem like a taboo topic many would prefer to avoid yet for some reason for me it always seemed a natural …

and how to use tarot cards for sprint planning Continue reading on UX Collective » Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “Since Spotify Wrapped dropped almost a decade ago, there’s been a growing demand for data-driven year-in-review features. These summaries have evolved into cultural touchstones, offering more than just statistics — they provide moments of self-reflection and …

Without a coherent hypothesis for both user outcomes & business impact, a product team’s outputs are waste rather than value When thinking about product development, I perpetually return to two powerful ideas: Design works through abstracting and adapting systems (including from one domain to another) A product is a system for delivering value, which means that a design …

Using life-centred design to redesign human spaces that also nurture the needs of urban wildlife Continue reading on UX Collective » Designing fashion and apparel e-retail experiences that challenge binary norms and embrace gender-inclusive UX Inclusivity shouldn’t be an afterthought | Designed by author on Canva Although we’re designers, we learn a lot to incorporate in …

How to empower and protect your customers by considering not just Value, Usability, Viability and Feasibility, but also Ethics Continue reading on UX Collective » “Thick” or qualitative data (1) helps organizations and their AI-solutions make better decisions by including insights about the context, nuances and influences that leads to customer’s behaviors and decisions. Photo …

Tech’s obsession with speed and how it has the potential to strip quality and craft in Design. Continue reading on UX Collective » Building products around prices. Let’s be short and clear: businesses only exist to make money. All their placed bets are based on the sooner or later expected profit. To determine the viability of any …

Design flaw or intentional choice? Continue reading on UX Collective » A comic illustration of Jean-Claude Van Damme performing the splits between two eighteen wheelers careening down the highway, all while eating poptarts. Credit: Me. How to choose the right career path for you. You are Jean-Claude Van Damme. You’re straddling two 18-wheelers careening through space while …

Ensuring good visual representation, easy-to-understand copy, thoughtful error placement, intuitive troubleshooting techniques, and accessible error resolution. Source: Grafana technical docs Picture this: you’re in the middle of troubleshooting a critical issue, and time is running out. You’re staring at a screen full of error logs, trying to figure out where your workflow failed. There’s so much …

When designing for the web, adaptability is key. Different screen sizes, device orientations, and user preferences must be considered. CSS… Continue reading on UX Collective » [This is an excerpt of my latest book] In a recent X/Twitter poll over 200 designers responded to our question about what’s the hardest part of making good design happen: In …

What happens when authentic design leadership means letting go in a world obsessed with control? What if less is truly more? Continue reading on UX Collective » Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “However, when it comes to building a product, the way different roles approach decisions is shaped by their own experiences and thought …