Jamal NicholsinTruth About DesignWorking From Home In A Global Crisis: Rules for Mental Health and Design-ProductivityThe COVID-19 pandemic has forced many parts of the world to work from home. For many people, it’s the first time they’ve ever worked from…·7 min read·Apr 6, 2020--1--1
Jamal NicholsinTruth About DesignIf Engineers Talk To Users, Do We Still Need Designers?At my current job at Facebook, I’ve been fortunate to work with engineers that do their job at the highest level and that understand the…·5 min read·Feb 13, 2020--5--5
Jamal NicholsinModusUX Design For Boring CompaniesWhy it can be better to work for an “unsexy” brand·6 min read·May 14, 2019--24--24
Jamal NicholsinTruth About DesignUnpaid UX Work Disguised As “Design Exercises”: How To Handle ItAfter a very enjoyable initial call where I had a great rapport with the interviewer, she explained that the next round of interviews was…·5 min read·May 7, 2019--31--31
Jamal NicholsinTruth About DesignGorilla User Testing: Using Primates To Advance Human-Centered DesignIn the world of UX Design, Guerrilla User Testing is a well-known and popular technique for gathering user research on a shoestring budget.·5 min read·Apr 1, 2019--6--6
Jamal NicholsinTruth About DesignGreat Design Vs Good Design: What’s The Difference? Here’s The TruthThe lowest common denominator for interface design has risen over the last decade. You see a lot less of this now:·9 min read·Mar 25, 2019--28--28
Jamal NicholsinTruth About DesignTerrible UX Design Job Descriptions (Or: How To Avoid Bad UX Design Jobs)Terrible UX Design jobs are flooding the market right now.·7 min read·Mar 12, 2019--44--44
Jamal NicholsinTruth About DesignConfidence As A Designer: How To Build It“I feel like I don’t belong here” “Everyone else is so good, I don’t know if I’ll ever reach that level” “How in the world did I get into h·7 min read·Mar 5, 2019--16--16
Jamal NicholsinTruth About DesignDesign / UX: Customer Delight — The True Meaning (It’s not cool animations)The term “Customer Delight” is being thrown around a lot lately. The little apps you’re making are to be “usable, useful, beautiful and…·5 min read·Feb 26, 2019--2--2