Avinash MairinBootcampWhat I’ve learned in my first few months as Lead UX — Part 1So there I was, gazing at my monitor in disbelief. Reading and re-reading the email I’d just received from HR at the Natural History…Aug 31, 2023Aug 31, 2023
Avinash MairinUX CollectiveRestoTech: a user-centered approach to innovationThe restaurant industry is notoriously a high risk, go hard or go home environment, with pressure only intensifying during the pandemic…Jan 26, 2023Jan 26, 2023
Avinash MairinUX CollectiveAre we going to need food in the Metaverse?A vision for how the world of food could evolve with web3. I was skeptical. I shouldn’t have been.Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
Avinash MairinUX CollectiveBuilding trust in a trustless DeFi worldThere is a fundamental disconnect between DeFi utopia and good UX.May 5, 2022May 5, 2022
Avinash MairinBootcampHow “Invisible Women” taught me to be a better UX designerWe hear a lot about the gender pay gap in mainstream media but what about the gender data gap? As a UX nerd, I’m fascinated by uncovering…Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
Avinash Mair2 Questions to Ask Before Every UX Research ProjectAt one point or another, every UXer has been guilty of a deadly sin. We are a profession of passionate people who got into this to improve…Sep 28, 2020Sep 28, 2020
Avinash MairinUX CollectiveWhy admitting to shortcomings is good for UX researchMost UX researchers have been here. You work hard, putting in overtime to finish insight analysis and present back a packaged narrative…Aug 19, 2020Aug 19, 2020
Avinash MairWhat I’ve learned in my first year (or so) as a UX research team-of-oneWith a study background in actuarial science, my first full-time job as a BA and then to sales, my path to UX research has been a winding…May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
Avinash MairWhy mapping, constraints and feedback are so important for food in the time of COVID-19In the UK, we’re still in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, cases of COVID-19 are climbing rapidly each day, as are the number…Apr 6, 2020Apr 6, 2020
Avinash MairAffordances, signifiers & good food experiencesAsk any designer for their industry bible and they’ll reach for a copy of The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman, the godfather of…Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020