The state of SaaS marketplace UX

A comprehensive review of popular SaaS marketplaces, including Airtable, Figma, Miro, Slack, and Zoom. Designing a SaaS marketplace or platform? Want to understand the SaaS marketplace experience of today? You’re in the right place. In this article, you’ll find a summary of the research I gathered to support my team in building our emerging platform. By reading… Continue reading The state of SaaS marketplace UX

Everybody lies; your users too

Why listening to users is less important than observing their actions. Image by karosieben In UX research, we constantly face obstacles that can easily skew the outcome of our work. One of the most challenging issues you can face is dishonesty of interviewed users. I often meet designers who strive to incorporate all feedback they… Continue reading Everybody lies; your users too

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Are you in an empowered product team?

So you’ve read Inspired, Empowered, and all the other fantastic product literature. You’ve learned what great looks like in theory and are ready to apply your newly acquired knowledge. But then reality sinks in… you are not a part of an empowered product team. You get frustrated and start blaming the leadership. You may even… Continue reading Are you in an empowered product team?

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Software accessibility for users with Dyslexia

It is estimated that 15% of the population has Dyslexia. In absolute numbers this means that 30 million adults in the USA alone are dyslexic and a lot of them don’t even know — because it is often not diagnosed. Dyslexia is a cognitive disability where the brain has difficulties to manipulate the sounds and letters of… Continue reading Software accessibility for users with Dyslexia

Wikipedia redesign, UI spacing tips, copying TikTok’s UX, WE❤️NYC

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. In science fiction, one of the main indications that the characters are living in the high-tech future is an insanely smart, AI voice assistant. Star Trek’s Enterprise had the omnipresent Computer, and Tony Stark famously traded quips with JARVIS (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System) before the AI became… Continue reading Wikipedia redesign, UI spacing tips, copying TikTok’s UX, WE❤️NYC

The cult of AI: why we need to be careful about fanatical language

Enthusiasm and expectations for AI have never been higher, and we’re beginning to sound like a cult. Image by onehalf_onehalf from Pixabay While the Age of AI might have been declared in 1956, recent releases in language algorithms have shaken the public’s understanding of its potential. We’ve been interacting with highly complex data solutions for… Continue reading The cult of AI: why we need to be careful about fanatical language

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Spotify targets active user engagement with a new TikTok-like interface

The new Spotify user interface is here. But is it a transformative or incremental change to the Spotify experience? Image Credits: Spotify At Spotify’s recent annual Stream On event, they announced a redesign to the app interface, which introduces a TikTok-like video feed to aid users in discovering new music (and podcast, audiobooks). In the… Continue reading Spotify targets active user engagement with a new TikTok-like interface

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5 lesser-known tips on spacing for product designers

5 lesser-known spacing tips for product designers Your BAE might not give you space but after reading this article you will definitely give your UI objects some well-deserved space :p When we start out as designers, spacing is often the most neglected aspect of the design process. Various objects are spaced based on what we, at… Continue reading 5 lesser-known tips on spacing for product designers

Patterns are good

Why should you care about them? Apple Magic Mouse Versus Logitech MX Master. Source: Tidbits A design pattern is a document that describes a common solution to a recurring design problem. According to Tibor Kunert (2009), using design patterns allows designers to quickly find solutions to problems using proven designs, rather than starting from scratch each time.… Continue reading Patterns are good

How a chef with no customers built one of the world’s top restaurants

The answer? Serve soup made out of soil. A brilliant lesson in brand strategy. Soup of the Soil | Photo: Narisawa As a professional in the creative industry, I find the world of chefs and cuisines directly relevant to what I do—brand strategy and creative direction. Being a chef, especially a gastronomy chef, is a… Continue reading How a chef with no customers built one of the world’s top restaurants

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Conversational AI search: beware of smoke and mirrors

Search bots based on LLMs contain hidden dangers Photo by Julius Drost on Unsplash At the moment, conversational AI search is in a perilous place. In the midst of an AI hype boom, it’s easy to overlook the challenges and dangers inherent in the way major search companies are applying large language models to our information ecosystems.… Continue reading Conversational AI search: beware of smoke and mirrors

Character creation UX

A guide to CCIs in game design. Walking dressed cyberpunk in a cyberpunk city by Paola Ascanio via MidJourney Character creation is an essential aspect of most video games, allowing players to customize their avatars and immerse themselves in the game world. As a user experience (UX) designer, your role in game design is to create… Continue reading Character creation UX

It’s a product-led world

Product-led is currently the shiniest of companies’ growth strategies. And for a good reason (among others): it is shaking up the old dusty B2B world! In a B2B product, the person buying it isn’t typically the one who uses it. And the truth is that the buyer’s happiness has been historically more impactful. There’s been… Continue reading It’s a product-led world

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The way you make me feel — how to set up in-app feedback

The way you make me feel — how to set up in-app feedback The success and longevity of an application depend on positive user acceptance. In order to integrate the users’ problems, needs, and expectations, it is necessary to continuously collect and analyze their feedback. From the various possible feedback channels, I have mapped the best practices for… Continue reading The way you make me feel — how to set up in-app feedback

Your team needs a better balance between starters and finishers

Delving into the different UX mindsets of starters and finishers in the tech world Starters and finishers (Image by author via Midjourney) Ever wondered how some people seem to have the knack for coming up with brilliant ideas and getting them off the ground, while others excel at bringing projects to successful completion? Or why… Continue reading Your team needs a better balance between starters and finishers

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What if AI tools paid artists?

Exploring solutions and challenges for the controversial debate about AI art Salvador DALL•E (Source: Year 2049) It’s been less than a year since DALLE•2 was released and blew our minds away with the variety of art it could generate from a simple yet descriptive prompt. Other tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion quickly followed. The initial stages… Continue reading What if AI tools paid artists?

Impetus of imagination

How imagination can become the driving force for a better tomorrow A child astronaut imagines its future made in Midjourney by Timo Wagner /Imagine… What a great and inspiring prelude. An invitation to be creative. An explicit request to think beyond your personal horizons. So simple, yet powerful. This is how every adventure starts at… Continue reading Impetus of imagination

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