Learn how to tailor your message and build buy-in for your UX strategy across the organization. In the last email, we talked about sketching out your UX strategy. Not a polished final document, but a draft that clarifies your direction and invites collaboration. But that strategy is only useful if people buy into it. And… Continue reading Selling Your UX Vision: Make People Care
35 Professional CV Resume Templates – Ready-to-use Resumes
You don’t need design skills to create a polished, professional resume. These CV Resume templates are ready to use, easy to edit, and built to help you make a strong impression. Whether you’re a student, freelancer, or applying for your next corporate role, these templates give you structure and style without the hassle. Each template… Continue reading 35 Professional CV Resume Templates – Ready-to-use Resumes
Building a Real-Time Dithering Shader
In this post, we’ll take a closer look at the dithering-shader project: a minimal, real-time ordered dithering effect built using GLSL and the Post Processing library. Rather than just creating a one-off visual effect, the goal was to build something clean, composable, and extendable: a drop-in shader pass that brings pixel-based texture into modern WebGL… Continue reading Building a Real-Time Dithering Shader
Helldivers 2: Protecting Democracy, Battling Bugs, and Confronting Usability Challenges
Helldivers 2 has taken the gaming world by storm, becoming a massive commercial success and a strong contender for multiple awards. The cooperative shooter, where players unite to protect democracy from alien bugs and robotic foes, combines thrilling gameplay with a biting satirical edge that resonates with audiences. Yet, even in the glow of its… Continue reading Helldivers 2: Protecting Democracy, Battling Bugs, and Confronting Usability Challenges
The Template Trap: How Template Culture Is Dumbing Down UX
Summary: Overreliance on frameworks as universal solutions rather than adaptable starting points undermines critical thinking and threatens our field’s intellectual rigor. The Template Trap In our field of experience design, we’re witnessing a concerning trend: an overreliance on templates, frameworks, and “ultimate” checklists. Every day, a new “ultimate UX toolkit” or “complete design-system template” circulates… Continue reading The Template Trap: How Template Culture Is Dumbing Down UX
50 Best Futuristic Fonts for Modern Design
Modern stylish futuristic fonts bring a sharp, clean, and forward-looking feel to your projects. Whether you’re designing a tech logo, a UI mockup, or a gaming title screen, the right typeface can make your work look modern and purposeful. So how do you pick a futuristic font that works? Start by focusing on clarity. Many… Continue reading 50 Best Futuristic Fonts for Modern Design
Designing for Serial Task Switching
Summary: Serial task switching, or rapidly shifting attention between tasks, is a natural user behavior that lowers productivity and increases stress and the chance of errors. Be honest. How many tabs do you have open right now? If you’re like me, it’s probably more than you’d like to admit. Serial task switching is a natural… Continue reading Designing for Serial Task Switching
How to write better prompts for AI design & code generators
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Because AI design and code generators quickly take an active part in the design process, it’s essential to understand how to make the most of these tools. If you’ve played with Cursor, Bolt, Lovable, or v0, you know the output is only as good as the input. Here’s a structured prompt… Continue reading How to write better prompts for AI design & code generators
100+ Free Finance Icons: Banking, Investment & Money Symbols
When you’re working on financial websites, banking apps, or investment platforms, having access to high-quality finance icons can make or break your design. Free finance icons for designers have become increasingly important as the fintech industry continues to boom, and clients expect polished, professional interfaces that communicate trust and clarity. As a designer, you know… Continue reading 100+ Free Finance Icons: Banking, Investment & Money Symbols
The relation between software quality and UX
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Does your company’s digital product have quality? The relationship between software quality and User Experience (UX), encompassing Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), is intrinsically related and fundamental to the success of any interactive product or software. While they might appear to be distinct disciplines, they are complementary and mutually dependent in creating effective,… Continue reading The relation between software quality and UX
Auditing Your UX Resources: Making the Most of What You Have
Discover how to effectively leverage your existing UX resources, without immediately asking for more. In previous lessons, we’ve discussed aligning your UX role with organizational goals and understanding your current position. Today, let’s explore the tangible resources you already have. Many UX leaders instinctively request more people, budget, or time. While there’s a place for… Continue reading Auditing Your UX Resources: Making the Most of What You Have
Introducing MusicGen: Create Music with Simple Text Prompts
Creating music used to require years of practice, expensive gear, or a team of collaborators. Today, you can generate full tracks with just a few clicks. Enter MusicGen , a powerful new tool that uses artificial intelligence to compose original music. You don’t need to be a musician to use it. You don’t even need… Continue reading Introducing MusicGen: Create Music with Simple Text Prompts
How Design Identity in Medical Devices Builds Trust
Design identity shapes how patients and healthcare professionals perceive medical devices. Colors, shapes, technical aspects, and testing influence trust in high-stakes environments where reliability is paramount. A well-designed device signals safety and competence, while a poor design can raise doubts about quality. In healthcare, where decisions impact lives, the functional design of medical devices plays… Continue reading How Design Identity in Medical Devices Builds Trust
10 editing questions beginners always ask (answered by a pro)
The ten questions in question Check out the video version below, or read on for the questions and answers! Jump straight to questions: 1: What editing software should I use? The number one question I get asked and what I see in various places across the internet that new editors are lurking is what software… Continue reading 10 editing questions beginners always ask (answered by a pro)
From Design Thinking to Experience Thinking: A Transformative Approach
Posted on: 21 February 2025 Tedde van Gelderen Founder & President Design Thinking has been a cornerstone of project planning for decades, guiding organizations through innovation and problem-solving. However, as our understanding of user experiences deepens, it’s becoming increasingly clear that we need a more holistic design approach. Experience Thinking aims to address the limitations of… Continue reading From Design Thinking to Experience Thinking: A Transformative Approach
UX Copy Sizes: Long, Short, and Micro
Summary: Better target user needs by understanding the three sizes of copy: long-form, short-form, and microcopy. Content terms like long-form, short-form, and microcopy are often used interchangeably, but are ill-defined and don’t mean the same thing. Knowing the differences between these types of copy and when and how to design them effectively will create written… Continue reading UX Copy Sizes: Long, Short, and Micro
Building accessible apps with Next.js and axe DevTools
As a developer, you want to build fast, modern, progressive web applications (PWAs) that reach as many users as possible. That’s the goal—and it’s a good one. But if accessibility isn’t part of that process, you could be unintentionally leaving people behind. Accessibility (a11y) is essential to creating inclusive experiences and is a hallmark of… Continue reading Building accessible apps with Next.js and axe DevTools
How to create a Saul Bass style title animation in After Effects
Saul Bass created many famous title sequences for movies in the 50’s and 60’s, all the way up to a few in the 90’s. His style is sometimes referred to as “jazz visualized”, due to the use of unique shapes, bold colors, and punchy-linear animation movements. For our title animation, we are going to create… Continue reading How to create a Saul Bass style title animation in After Effects
40 Best PSD Mockups for Designers (Free & Paid)
This collection of 40 best PSD mockups for designers covers both free and paid options, offering useful tools for professional and personal work. PSD mockups help designers present branding, packaging, and product ideas with realistic visuals. You can use them to display logos, packaging, websites, or apparel in real-life settings. These mockups save time and… Continue reading 40 Best PSD Mockups for Designers (Free & Paid)
Stable Diffusion & Its Alternatives: Top 5 AI Image Generators
[unable to retrieve full-text content] AI-generated imagery has become an essential part of the modern product designer’s toolkit — powering everything from early-stage ideation to polished design assets. Stable Diffusion is one of the most popular and flexible platforms for creatives that enables designers to generate a wide range of imagery with ease. However, with growing competition… Continue reading Stable Diffusion & Its Alternatives: Top 5 AI Image Generators
Learn How to Display WordPress Custom Field Data With Blocks — Speckyboy
Custom fields are among WordPress’s most powerful features. They allow us to customize the front and back end of a website, and there are all manner of creative uses for them. Everything from displaying niche content to changing page layouts based on field values is possible. Traditionally, using custom fields meant navigating obstacles. They require… Continue reading Learn How to Display WordPress Custom Field Data With Blocks — Speckyboy
AI Chatbots Discourage Error Checking
Summary: AI hallucinations threaten the usefulness of LLM-generated text in professional environments, but today’s LLMs encourage users to take outputs at face value. Large language models (LLMs) are being widely introduced into professional workflows through both new standalone software and integrations with existing tools. One of the most important ways that these tools increase users’… Continue reading AI Chatbots Discourage Error Checking
Best CSS Frameworks for React: Which One Should You Use?
Best CSS Frameworks for React are essential tools for developers who want to build beautiful, responsive, and efficient web applications without reinventing the wheel. As React continues to dominate the front-end ecosystem, choosing the right CSS framework can significantly streamline your development process and enhance your app’s performance and user experience. React is a powerful… Continue reading Best CSS Frameworks for React: Which One Should You Use?
50 Best Logos for Inspiration in 2025
Explore best logos for real-world inspiration. These logo designs show clarity, creativity, and function across industries. Learn what makes them work and how they communicate brand identity clearly. Use these examples to improve your own logo concepts and meet client needs effectively. Logo design in 2025 is driven by clear visual impact, simplified structure, and… Continue reading 50 Best Logos for Inspiration in 2025