As I stood outside of my hotel in Bali, Indonesia waiting for Grab to bring my dinner, a man on a motorbike pulled up to me, wearing a…

The following rules are a continuation of a collection started in a previous article. For part one, see below: 10 Rules for Better UX Design There’s a quote attributed to Albert Einstein that goes something like this:uxplanet.org 11.) Round Number Bias The posted image is a bit dated, but still relevant, especially considering the rise of online dating. The graph from 2010 explains that men on OkCupid tended to round their…

There’s a quote attributed to Albert Einstein that goes something like this: If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions. Whether or not Einstein stuck to this exact ratio in real life is tough to…

To no surprise, the world has become an extremely different place in the past few months. As UXers, we excel in the uncertainty, finding hidden solutions for problems that our clients may not even know exist. With much of the world transitioning indoors for remote work, approaching how to set…

Despite its nature as a single threaded language, one of JavaScript’s greatest strengths is its ability to make asynchronous requests — AJAX. Take an application like Instagram or Pinterest for example. How is it that I can continue scrolling forever and ever, without a page reload, and content continues to…

There’s a movie from 2004 where Tom Hanks plays a man from the fictitious country of Krakozhia. Hanks’ character, Viktor Navorski, is forced to live inside of JFK airport’s terminal since his passport is no longer valid. While using Mac’s Terminal may not be as heart-wrenching as being forced…