CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION International team collaboration. Josh LaMar (He/Him) · Follow Published in UX Collective · 14 min read · 12 hours ago — 1 Listen Share Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Collaborating with colleagues around the world is a rich and rewarding experience. Exposure to new cultures and ideas stimulates new ways of thinking… Continue reading Speaking English so non-native colleagues understand
Category: Design
Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated.
Our dangerous tendency to hold on to losing bets
Tools to mitigate commitment bias and overconfidence Midjourney Last week, we wrote about how ‘conviction’ is a very human attribute responsible for our powerful, yet irrational ability to almost will positive outcomes into existence; presumably against all odds. Today we’ll cover the dark side of conviction and overconfidence — and unfortunately, the more common tendency to overcommit and… Continue reading Our dangerous tendency to hold on to losing bets
What goes in must come out
How to keep from getting overwhelmed or creating excuses not to be constantly learning more. Prioritize both your time and the content you want to consume. A lot of content exists out there and it can feel overwhelming to know where to start. Make a list of skills–hard or soft–you want to improve and learn… Continue reading What goes in must come out
I sent an email, but nobody read it. So I sent out an invite.
When it comes to group dynamics, there are two key factors that play a crucial role: task-oriented and maintenance-oriented behaviors. As you plan your team’s agenda, consider how these factors influence the dynamics and productivity of the group. midjourney 2023 / prompt: Google calendar full of meetings “Not another meeting…” or “this could have been an email…”… Continue reading I sent an email, but nobody read it. So I sent out an invite.
The role of conviction and narrative in strategic decision making
Kyle Byrd · Follow Published in UX Collective · 9 min read · 1 day ago — 1 Listen Share Midjourney If you’ve been following these posts, you may have noticed the word conviction comes up quite a bit. In the particular case of navigating radical uncertainty, it’s the battleground between biases and heuristics (how… Continue reading The role of conviction and narrative in strategic decision making
Why Ive's way of doing personal projects is good for designers
Why Ive’s way of doing personal projects is good for designers Personal projects should be an important part of life as designers, but is mixed with the work and the realities of an in-house design team, which can be a messy process. Often, the question of fulfilment comes into play. Surprisingly, the answers to fulfilment… Continue reading Why Ive's way of doing personal projects is good for designers
Why your design critique sucked
What went wrong, what makes a great critique and alternatives. Ben Maclaren · Follow Published in UX Collective · 6 min read · 2 days ago — Share Photo by Shalone Cason on Unsplash I ran a design critique the other week. Frankly, it sucked. Here’s what went wrong and how to make things right… Continue reading Why your design critique sucked
Think Inside the Box: How Accessibility Shapes Digital Product Design
Think inside the box: How accessibility shapes digital product design How constraints ignite creativity, spark innovation, and why accessibility is a uniquely effective constraint everyone should embrace. “Design depends largely on constraints.” — Charles Eames Access to digital technologies is a fundamental human right¹ and legal obligation². In an ideal world, there would be no need for more justification to… Continue reading Think Inside the Box: How Accessibility Shapes Digital Product Design
Are data dashboards vanity projects?
At the same time, what is often overlooked is that these charts, graphs, and other visuals can be merely decorations if users are not data literate. Based on the research on data literacy, this article offers a critique of the overabundance of data visualizations and dashboards, talks about when to use them appropriately, and sketches… Continue reading Are data dashboards vanity projects?
How you can create non-obvious UX research insights
6 tips to sidestep “we already knew it” feedback on a research report Image on https://www.nirandfar.com/hindsight-bias/ Every UX researcher wonders how they can create amazing insights that go beyond expectations and elicit a ‘wow!’ reaction from their audience. Despite conducting numerous rounds of interviews, sometimes our research reports can seem too plain and bland if they… Continue reading How you can create non-obvious UX research insights
Zuck vs. Musk: please, no more fighting
In today’s world, many companies strive to emulate the tech giants, and “collaboration” has become one of the most overused buzzwords. Yet, this spirit of collaboration rarely seems to extend beyond the walls of the enterprise. The prevailing motivation still seems to be to “win” against the competition, with little room for true collaboration outside… Continue reading Zuck vs. Musk: please, no more fighting
Reconstructions of the Indigenous
A letter to my fellow pragmatic dreamers and co-designers of new realities Continue reading on UX Collective »
Why is Twitter paying creators? The momentum towards revenue sharing
This was a well-timed moved from Twitter, which has seen renewed competition lately from both newcomers (like Mastadon, Bluesky, Post.News), as well as Instagram Threads (which shot up to 100M signups in five days). Though Threads has its own problems (notably a lack of product-market fit from having been built as an “everything for everyone”… Continue reading Why is Twitter paying creators? The momentum towards revenue sharing
What’s the difference between design values and principles?
Collectively, design values and principles are the guiding beliefs and priorities that shape the design process for any design team, product or designer. But what should they be, and what’s the difference between them? Photo by Tyler Lastovich on Unsplash We’re all different, and whether we’re aware of it or not we’re all likely to have our… Continue reading What’s the difference between design values and principles?
Threads vs Twitter, design thinking decline, Tears of Kingdom, loading UX
Fabricio Teixeira · Follow Published in UX Collective · 3 min read · 9 hours ago — 1 Listen Share Adam Mosseri, who is running point on the app for Meta, wants Threads to be a platform for culture rather than politics: “politics and hard news aren’t ‘worth the scrutiny, negativity (let’s be honest), or… Continue reading Threads vs Twitter, design thinking decline, Tears of Kingdom, loading UX
How ‘collective illusions’ influence decision making
How our perceptions of the world around us and the groups we work in may be misleading This week builds on our previous post on cognitive illusions and perception errors. optical illusions help illustrate how blind we are to the cognitive heuristics we use to make sense of the world around us. What they show is… Continue reading How ‘collective illusions’ influence decision making
Threads vs. Twitter: the liminal border between culture and politics
Meta’s Threads is a runaway success. It is claimed that the platform reached 100 million users in only five days. News about it dominates the blogosphere. Threads, however, has its critics. In the design community, the new platform has been criticised for not allowing non-Instagram users to sign up; not possessing a “Following” feed (as… Continue reading Threads vs. Twitter: the liminal border between culture and politics
What does “rigorous” research really mean?
I’m writing this at home in my fourth-story apartment. When I do, I’m trusting that my building isn’t going to collapse on me. Continue reading on UX Collective »
Your intuition could be your design hypothesis
The human mind is a mystery machine. It fires and wires in ways that are still enigmatic to those who study it. And among its many complex and fascinating processes, intuition is behind quite an opaque veil — with its purpose largely obscure. As product designers, we strive to be methodical — gather the data,… Continue reading Your intuition could be your design hypothesis
Designing for AI: beyond the chatbot
Guidelines and strategies for meaningfully leveraging AI in your applications With the recent advancements in AI, we as designers, builders, and creators, face big questions about the future of applications and how people will interact with digital experiences. Generative AI has unleashed huge possibilities with what we can do with AI. People are now using… Continue reading Designing for AI: beyond the chatbot
Creating magic with logical thinking
We are constantly faced with the challenge of solving complex problems in creative ways. While it may seem like magic and logic are opposing forces, they can often work together in design, where creative thinking and strategic actions can create truly transformative and magical experiences. Magic and creativity are often used interchangeably because they involve… Continue reading Creating magic with logical thinking
Words: the new data commodity
The AI and LLM industry is changing and developing rapidly. How will the industry move forward, become regulated and adjust to this new reality of words as a commodity? We’re starting a new chapter of data commodification through access to and the commodification of words. In a yet unregulated space, product teams need to self-regulate… Continue reading Words: the new data commodity
A few accessibility and feature misses with the Threads launch
Camryn Manker · Follow Published in UX Collective · 6 min read · 20 hours ago — 5 Share Source: Meta Note: This was written 7/6/23, the day of Threads’ launch. Any new updates or changes to the app may not yet be reflected in the article. Recently, Twitter announced a new system that limits… Continue reading A few accessibility and feature misses with the Threads launch
From Beethoven to Bach: how Apple’s new app makes classical music discovery a breeze
Discovering and enjoying classical music made easy with Apple’s dedicated app, Apple Music Classical Generated by the author using Adobe Firefly There’s a problem when it comes to searching and exploring classical music on music streaming services. Apple Music is not different, and Apple tried to solve this problem by launching a separate app! In this… Continue reading From Beethoven to Bach: how Apple’s new app makes classical music discovery a breeze