Agile strategies for designers in a development-led culture. — Have you ever played the game of Jenga? It’s a tower built with cuboidal blocks, where players remove one block at a time from the middle and place it on the top to build it further without letting the tower fall. You pick the wrong piece and the whole tower…

A guide for research, design and product teams to be mindful of ethics in design. — I was recently in a position where I needed to consult some clients on GDPR and CCPA as it relates to designing user interfaces. With the articles and guidelines being vague and abstract, I decided to go through the law myself and distill it out for our design team. …

What goes into becoming a UX Designer? I had a 1-hour long discussion with a friend of mine. He argued — “A process is created and documented so that it can be replicated and followed by anyone. UX is a nascent field and isn’t mature enough that processes are not documented yet. You don’t need a specialist…

I see quite a few posts on Facebook and LinkedIn asking for advice on what degree to pursue to become a User Experience (UX) professional. …

A lot of experts have discussed the importance of fast failure in the design process. Here is why it is imperative to embrace failure as a designer. Avoiding premature convergence The role of a designer is not just to design interactions or visual elements, but more importantly to solve problems. It is part…