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.

AR design: harnessing the magic, mitigating the danger

Between wonder and harm In a future where we spend significant chunks of our waking hours in augmented reality, our relationship with the world will change. Currently, we only interact with objects that exist at the physical layer of reality. However, in the future, objects from the virtual layer will be added to our immediate… Continue reading AR design: harnessing the magic, mitigating the danger

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Card sorting with visually impaired participants: how to overcome accessibility barriers

A guide to conducting card sorting with participants who are visually impaired. Photo by Author; generated using Stable Diffusion. Card Sorting is a UX research method used to understand how users categorize and organize information, which reflects how they expect information and content to be organized on a user interface. In this method, participants are… Continue reading Card sorting with visually impaired participants: how to overcome accessibility barriers

Trick or treat? Unraveling the UX of Samsung’s secret moon zoom AI

This moon was haunted when she trained her phone’s lens on it. For unbeknown to her the camera had been trained on it already, on countless copy-nights before. The latest thing with memories was that they were built into things and no longer had to be your own… Image by the author. Moon-based UX These beginnings of… Continue reading Trick or treat? Unraveling the UX of Samsung’s secret moon zoom AI

High-contrast UX, Midjourney for branding, regenerative design

“By now, it’s no secret that AI will considerably impact the future of branding and design — making us question how we can continue to provide irreplaceable value as designers. Some creatives like Alif Ibrahim from It’s Nice That have suggested it be used to automate mundane and repetitive tasks like resizing, exporting, or mindless… Continue reading High-contrast UX, Midjourney for branding, regenerative design

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An urban planner’s guide to designing software

Urban planners have been designing for human experiences for nearly 200 years, UI/UX designers can learn from this It’s July of 2016. The augmented reality game Pokémon GO was just released. Within days, millions of teens and Millennials are suddenly spending hour upon hour outside in search of rare Pokémon, battling one another, and living in… Continue reading An urban planner’s guide to designing software

What’s the place of ‘PLACE’ in regenerative design?

Illustration of how people can co-evolve with nature. I’m taking the Regenerative Development and Design course by Regenesis at https://www.regenerat.es/trp/ and thought I could share some key learnings before I get overwhelmed. The most exciting lesson for me is the concept that Regenesis calls the ‘Story of Place™’, but if you are new to regeneration,… Continue reading What’s the place of ‘PLACE’ in regenerative design?

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Employee experience is the foundation of customer experience

Throughout tech’s numerous seismic labor-market fluctuations of the past five years, one thing has remained true for companies regardless of their scaling plans; losing key people unexpectedly is enormously expensive and disruptive. Tech suffers from above average annual turnover rates anyway (20% higher than national stats), and significantly lower average tenure per employee, with even… Continue reading Employee experience is the foundation of customer experience

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Fonts can die. Are we doing enough to save them?

Have you ever heard of a font called Arabesque? Well, you can’t download it online, if that’s what you’re wondering. It’s estimated to be around 171 years old and can be found in an 1858 type catalogue. As the name suggests, Arabesque is highly decorative in appearance, featuring wavy, leaf-like strokes that appear to have… Continue reading Fonts can die. Are we doing enough to save them?

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The most important thing productivity tools are missing about AI

Credit: XKCD As the world rapidly adopts new technologies, it’s important to remember that true revolutions don’t happen simply because new technology becomes available. Instead, they occur when societies adopt new behaviors and ways of thinking that fundamentally change the way we live and work. GPT-4 is a prime example of this principle in action.… Continue reading The most important thing productivity tools are missing about AI

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How can humans and intelligent computers work together?

Towards a harmonious partnership. Towards a Harmonious Partnership. Source: www.pymnts.com First, let me clarify that I understand the privileges that men have had and continue to have in the technology industry. The word “Man” was commonly used to refer to all humans, regardless of gender, in the English language during the Middle Ages and Early… Continue reading How can humans and intelligent computers work together?

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AI is about to kill creativity

AI has a massive disruptive quality on the creative sector. Is AI going to benefit us, or will it create a new dark age for innovation? The Aeolipile (left) and the Steam engine (right) on a section of Bosch’s masterpiece The Last Judgment (Wikimedia) In the early first century, the first steam engine was invented… Continue reading AI is about to kill creativity

6 reasons why designers should consider using Microsoft’s Edge Browser

I did something that I never thought I would in my lifetime. I am now using Internet Explorer, I mean Microsoft Edge :p as my primary browser. So far I am loving it, and here is why you should give it a try too… That’s right. You can access GPT-4 through Bing. But unlike ChatGPT,… Continue reading 6 reasons why designers should consider using Microsoft’s Edge Browser

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How to optimally organize information on the chart?

#28: Limiting the categories for clarity Created using Freepik graphics People LOVE putting things into categories! If there is a lot of information, we will naturally create categories to make it easier to understand. This is one of the 100 things that every designer needs to know about people. Susan Weinschenk explains all of them… Continue reading How to optimally organize information on the chart?

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Starting design work in a spreadsheet

In the early phases of a project a spreadsheet can be a more useful design tool than Figma. If you’re redesigning an existing website there are huge benefits in getting to know the content you’ll be working with. The earlier in the project the better. A little upfront investigation will help you make informed design decisions.… Continue reading Starting design work in a spreadsheet

UX principles for AI products

Photo by McDobbie Hu on Unsplash Unless you’ve been blissfully unplugged for the last few months or so (and if you have been, I’m already jealous), you’re probably hearing a lot about advances in artificial intelligence and all the accompanying excitement, anxiety, buzz, and speculation that comes with it. The atmosphere feels positively electric with… Continue reading UX principles for AI products

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