Product & UX Designer transforming services, experiences, and interfaces. #ServiceDesign, #UX, #software. Enjoys strategy, ideas, and building the future.
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Made a pie for a birthday this weekend. First time experimenting with food coloring. 😍🥧
ALT Homemade pie with sculpted pink flowers.
Finished reading “Design for the Real World” by Victor Papanek. For a book 40+ years old, it’s mind-blowing how little has changed in the design industry. The same issues have always existed, now taking on other forms. Fantastic read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
ALT Picture of paperback book “Design for the Real World” by Victor Papanek.
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UX Tip💡
Did you know? Many common web design patterns — such as overlays, anchor links, dynamically injected views, hidden content, etc. — have a default technical structure that breaks users’ expectations for how the “Back” button 🔙 is supposed to work. Read more. ⤵️🧵
#UX #UXDesign #UXResearch #ecommerce #ProductDesign #frontend
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Burnout in our field can sneak up on you, especially when you're passionate about your work. I've been there. In my recent email, I share personal lessons on finding balance and why 'caring less' might just be the self-care you need. buff.ly/3vWwlke #Burnout #SelfCare
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When you want a person to select a certain item, make it stand out by making it look different. The von Restorff effect states that an item that sticks out is more likely to be remembered than other items.
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Calculators and quizzes provide personalized information. Users approach these tools with an exploratory mindset and appreciate them while making decisions. Read the full article: nngroup.com/articles/calcula…
#ux #uxdesign
Finished watching the documentary “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child”. He created more than 1,000 paintings and 1,000 drawings in his short life. Wow! #Basquiat #documentary #art
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How do you know when you've succeeded with CX? This three-step model could help to gather key metrics for the journey map and estimate results - read in UX Magazine — buff.ly/3HijlZx #ux #cx #measurement
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When somebody decides to make an accessibility feature inaccessible
(Never rely solely on color to communicate)
ALT Restroom door “push to open” button with an illuminated border. Sign above says in red “occupied when red” and says in green “ vacant when green”
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What’s your favorite emoji ⁉️
In 1999 the Japanese mobile phone company NTT DOCOMO released a set of 176 emoji for mobile phones 📱and pagers 📟.
Really neat to see operating systems from decades past. Is it only me who thinks black and white UIs were so much easier on the eyes? 👀 infinitemac.org #Apple #Mac
Interesting article about design leadership: fastcompany.com/91027996/the… #design #UserExperience #TechJobs
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Questions are places in your mind where answers fit. If you haven't asked the question, the answer has nowhere to go.
— Clayton Christensen
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Taste: On subjectivity, gatekeeping, and the risk of leaving words undefined.
buff.ly/4bBAzhm
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Take it one day at a time. Tomorrow will bring another fresh start
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This article is 💯🙌 “The Feature Trap: Why Feature Centricity Is Harming Your Product” smashingmagazine.com/2024/01… via @smashingmag #ProductDesign #UserExperience
Great points in this article! ⬇️🙌
Find the ideas that scare you. Invite them over. Give them a try. At a minimum, even if they don’t work, you will be less scared to try them next time. buff.ly/3MYIjPR