UX and UI
How the Best UX Design Teams Integrate Personas in...
You've seen it countless times: Agile teams racing through sprints while personas gather dust in forgotten folders (or never get created at all). The promise of user-centered design crashes into the reality of two-week deadlines. But what if you...
Designer Spotlight: Julie Marting
Meet Julie Marting, a designer who turns interactive concepts into immersive experiences that connect, surprise, and inspire.
Getting into the groove: How music shaped the scat...
Today, we’re adding 10 new scatter brushes to push the creative possibilities in Figma Draw. Here’s how the team drew inspiration from Doo-wop, Vaporwave, and other music genres to design them.
Designing Beyond the Median Mind
How neurodivergent people’s daily battle reveals the UX gaps we should’ve closed long ago.Continue reading on UX Planet »
Designing for a world without apps: The future of ...
Why the future of UX is invisible, wearable, and approval-first.Continue reading on UX Planet »
Is it time to rethink the title of content designe...
Source: jasdeogan.comClose your eyes for a moment.What comes to mind when you hear the term “Content Design?”It’s words, right?Well, you’re not wrong.And if you’re like most people outside of the content design field, they’ll think the same.It’s easy to see why, as when you...
Impact of AI on Payroll Management Systems
Photo by Tara Winstead from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-reaching-out-to-a-robot-8386434/Payroll management systems are an essential tool for any business with employees. These systems help companies efficiently and accurately pay their employees on time and manage their payroll records.A payroll management system typically includes...
AI Companions Are Quietly Documenting Our Children...
Why?Continue reading on UX Planet »
Why AI can’t draw faces properly (and it’s not a b...
AI has long been able to draw anything from impressionist paintings to photorealistic castles on Mars. But human faces are still a problem. One ear is higher than the other, the eyes are glassy, and the smile is strange.This is...
Your Product Isn’t Broken — Your Habits Are
Your Product Isn’t Broken — Your Habits AreThe Product Patterns That Are Quietly Killing EfficiencyInitially, I wrote this as a rant and then forgot about it. When I returned to it a couple of months later, my perspective had changed (courtesy of...
Culture Isn’t Fluff: It’s Your Operating System
For too long, “culture” has been dismissed as a soft concept, i.e., something nice to have, a feel-good initiative, or an HR responsibility with no direct bearing on the bottom line. That’s a mistake. A costly one. Here’s the...
Balancing Scale and Humanity: Behind the Scenes of...
Conveying the scale of a system without overwhelming the user. Highlighting advanced technology while making it feel warm and human.These were the...
Building Aether 1: Sound Without Boundaries
A case study on Aether 1, where 3D, sound, and WebGL merge into an unbounded experience.
Design systems and AI: Why MCP servers are the unl...
Paired with MCP servers, design systems become a productivity coefficient for AI-powered workflows, ensuring that AI agents produce output that’s relevant and on brand.
9 Persona Mistakes That Are Costing You Customers
Are your personas not driving you to better products, happier customers, and higher profits? It’s actually quite common. You've heard about the benefits of personas and all the success stories, and you think, “let’s give this a try!" But...
What Is Vibe Coding?
In the fast-evolving world of software development, traditional coding is giving way to more intuitive, AI-powered methods. Enter vibe coding—a term that’s buzzing across tech communities, from Reddit to X (formerly Twitter). Coined by AI pioneer Andrej Karpathy in...
Responsive Design vs. Adaptive Design: What’s the ...
Google has always recommended responsive web design (RWD), especially after rolling out a big update on 4/21/15 which ranked mobile-friendly sites higher. It doesn’t specify in the update that you must use responsive design though, just that a site...
A Systems Approach to Personas and Journey Maps (B...
A review of The Persona and Journey Map Playbook: Designing Human-Centered Artifacts to Inspire and Drive Change Apress 374 pages, 18 chapters About this book by Andrew Schall Book Website A good reference for Methods/How-To Primary audience: Researchers and...
How to Group Your Sidebar Items for Better Findabi...
When a sidebar contains many items, grouping is necessary to help users find them faster. However, most designers don’t group their sidebar items and force users to scan an entire list. This results in slow navigation times and poor...
Bad UX Examples: A Guideline to Prevent Errors
Achieving a great User Experience (UX) is essential in the digital space world. Good UX design connects with users. Yet, one can encounter dozens of examples of bad UX designs. You probably have encountered a website that frustrates you...