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Photo by Emily Morter on Unsplash”Can we just do a quick test? Maybe a survey?”If you are a UX Researcher, you might’ve heard this line quite a number of times — even when doing a survey might not be the...

Website design is about more than aesthetics. Some websites are visually beautiful but challenging to use and navigate. The best sites are designed with user flow in mind. This method puts the user at the center of the...

It starts by looking at our image, language, and how clients perceive us.If you ask the general public what a lawyer does, they’ll tell you they keep you out of jail or defend you from lawsuits.If you ask that same...

Years ago, I was studying interaction techniques for my Specialization in Interaction Design and I came across a piece of advice: while designing my prototype of a gestural interaction I had to make sure to avoid The...

Black founders in techLately, I’ve become more and more interested in the people and founder stories behind some of my favorite digital product companies.What I started to realize is that some of the most innovative...

Top UX/UI Designs For Inspiration — #1Beautiful Ideas to Produce Creative Projects.Designers are always on a hunt for creative ideas for their Amazing projects but, sometimes due to some fewer engagements rate...

UX DesignWhen we post our work online on platforms like Dribbble, Behance or maybe our own websites, we think that as designers, we are showing our creativity to the world and sharing our work with other designers from...

Over the last few years, I’ve worked on various product teams at different levels of velocity, but I’ve noticed that moving quickly is not the same as moving effectively. Effective teams don’t just get things...

The not-so-right way to monetize platforms — GlassdoorRecently I noticed a feature at Glassdoor named ‘Featured Review’ (check the image below). This is a paid functionality, through which Glassdoor lets...

Use this effect in your design to stand out from the crowdSource: FreepikWhat is Von Restorff Effect?When we are presented with multiple items which are similar, the item with any distinctive feature is the easiest to...

In a time when the rate of video games has reached record breaking heights, due to excessive time indoors, gamification has more of a place now, than ever before. Gamification is a process originally derived from video...

You often hear about auditing your own site when carrying out a redesign but auditing your competitors can help realign the company and breathe fresh ideas into the process.I was recently tasked to carry out an agile...

Are you leaving it to others to design an inclusive and ethical future for you?A white male hand holding an open rusty padlock. Photo by Patricia Gestoso©.I’m not Black on Monday, a woman on Tuesday, and left-handed...

“Specialisation is for insects” — be curious!Being “just a UX’er” is not going to be enough. Be like Elon.The industry is changing towards a more agile approach and jacks of one trade can go extinct...

Facebook was developed to allow fellow students at Harvard to select the best-looking person from a choice of photos. It caused outrage and was banned by the college, but was so popular it crashed the university’s...

Reflections on whether the discussion on overcoming imposter syndrome has been at odds with our practice.Earlier in the week, I came across a twitter thread of designers arguing about the exclusionary nature of the...

UI/UX Case Study: Redesigning InstagramOverviewAdding constructive features to Instagram which aims at providing better user experience. Keeping in mind that Instagram is a cross-platform application for many leading...

This article talks about how design can change our lives in an optimistic manner.Are you one of those who just heard about the term design and it feels intriguing to you?ORWho just doesn’t know what good can being a...