Vision and Mission statements have been around for a long time for brands and organizations. While many world’s leading organizations have clearly articulated–and even made memorable–Vision and Mission statements, working with clients, I’m surprised how often I come across organizations that don’t have them articulated that well. None would admit to not having a Vision… Continue reading Contextualizing purpose
Month: January 2022
Organisation-wide design as systems practice
Organising “the design people” (designers) and the “design work” can be seen both in a formal AND informal way: Tight relationship: People involved in specific activities (e.g. projects, products, etc.); Loose relationship: People that gravitate around those activities (e.g. researchers, ops, facilitators, etc.). But beyond “people” and “roles” we should even more so think of… Continue reading Organisation-wide design as systems practice
Top 9 WordPress Plugins That Will Stick in 2022
Posted · Category: Best Collections, Tools The right WordPress theme used in conjunction with the WordPress Platform allows a web designer to create almost any website design. There are situations however where “almost” isn’t quite good enough. The design may not have quite as much pizzazz as the designer hoped for, or may simply lack… Continue reading Top 9 WordPress Plugins That Will Stick in 2022
To improve legacy systems, sometimes you need to take a restoration mindset
Improving legacy systems is often like restoring an old farmhouse Kai Wong 3 hours ago·6 min read Photo by Pexels “Sorry, some of the screens look like they’re straight from the 90s.” The client said she showed me the project I’d be designing for. It wasn’t the first time I’d heard that, and it probably… Continue reading To improve legacy systems, sometimes you need to take a restoration mindset
The big influx: How entry-level designers are reshaping our industry
UX Collective Editors 3 hours ago·2 min read Illustration by Manoel do Amaral Everything Google does has massive scale and reach and its UX Design Certificate launched on Coursera this year (i.e, Google’s first step towards disrupting the university degree) is no exception. Since its launch, we at the UX Collective have seen an unbelievable… Continue reading The big influx: How entry-level designers are reshaping our industry
17 Fonts Similar to Oswald
* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} Are you in love with Oswald’s clean, modern style? Are you wondering what font is similar to Oswald that you can use in your next project? Try Bamba Grotesk if you’re looking for the font most similar to Oswald. Today, we’re going to look at the history… Continue reading 17 Fonts Similar to Oswald
Three-legged stool for Success in Data
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Source: Unsplash Data is only useful if it can be understood. If we don’t understand it, we won’t be able to act on it. If we won’t be able to act on it, it is worthless. Though data cannot solve problems, it can help us to identify and understand them.… Continue reading Three-legged stool for Success in Data
I Took on an Internship When I First Switched Careers into UX – Here’s Why
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Breaking into UX may not be as straightforward as you may think Whenever people talk about career switching, securing full-time jobs usually come To mind. This was exactly what I thought when I signed up for a UX course a year ago. However, is breaking into UX really that easy? I’d… Continue reading I Took on an Internship When I First Switched Careers into UX – Here’s Why
How to Use assert() in PHP
* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} In this article, I’ll teach you about the assert() function in PHP. I will teach you what exactly it is, how it works, and the right context to use it in your code. Along the way, I’ll use simple example code snippets that will help you to… Continue reading How to Use assert() in PHP
Add Days to a Date With PHP DateInterval
* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} PHP has a lot of methods and functions to help you manipulate dates in a variety of ways. In this quick tip, I will show you how to add days to a date in PHP using the DateInterval class. We will begin with an overview of DateInterval… Continue reading Add Days to a Date With PHP DateInterval
A guide to becoming a senior product designer
Now that you know the fundamental building blocks (i.e., design axes) of the career ladder and the key differences between the levels on the ladder, we’ve arrived at the most critical section in this entire article. Next, we’ll dive deep into the importance of a career plan and how to create one. So, What’s a… Continue reading A guide to becoming a senior product designer
Words matter: A content designer’s approach to product design
The first thing we’ll do is gather our squares and arrange them in a row that only we can see. Where we strategize from there is up for customization and iteration, but the main objective remains. We’ll trade turns stringing our maybe-planned letters into words to reel in points. The longer our words are, the… Continue reading Words matter: A content designer’s approach to product design
The outside agitator
Of the many mind-blowing moments in Caplan’s writing, this one is perhaps the most: When asked to name the most successful example of design in the 20th century, Caplan chose, “… not the molded plywood chair or the Olivetti Lettera 22 or the chapel at Ronchamp. It was the sit-in.” Instead of choosing a lauded… Continue reading The outside agitator
Ethical and responsible (UX) design — A reminder
According to psychology, our mind works in such a way that we try to avoid risks or, if we do decide to take them, it is usually because we are feeling confident or there is a potential reward behind that decision (as learned from the book Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and… Continue reading Ethical and responsible (UX) design — A reminder
If you’re reading this, thank an OKR
Joe Bernstein 1 hour ago·8 min read Welcome to 2022, our third calendar year of this pandemic, where we might be trying to strike a better equilibrium between our depression vices and our quickly abandoned hobby ambitions. I’ve never been a firm believer in setting New Year resolutions, and two years of Covid-hell have spoiled… Continue reading If you’re reading this, thank an OKR
11 New Year’s resolutions for accessibility in 2022
Daniel Berryhill 8 hours ago·9 min read Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash These are in no particular order, but many of them transcend web accessibility and can make you a better person. You may not be able to implement some of these because it’s not within your power. However, you can still…
Generating endless design writing ideas using content matrix
Writing may be hard for some people (especially designers, who spent their time creating visuals, not textual), and sometimes what’s even harder is knowing what to write. Finding the topic and inspiration can be such a pain and thus, prolonging our…
Pop and Shift Arrays With PHP: When to Use Each One
* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} PHP has a lot of built-in array functions to help with many common tasks. The presence of so many functions, though, can also be a bit overwhelming because sometimes you have to keep the slight differences between these functions in mind. It is also possible to use… Continue reading Pop and Shift Arrays With PHP: When to Use Each One