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João Monteiro
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UX Collective

·Sep 29, 2020

3 reasons why we shouldn’t be calling user-unfriendly practices “dark patterns”

Have you ever heard of “dark equations”? — User experience design, or UXD, refers to the creation of user-friendly, user-empowering, and user-pleasing interactions with products. The word “user” really is the focus here. …

UX

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3 reasons why we shouldn’t be calling user-unfriendly practices “dark patterns”
3 reasons why we shouldn’t be calling user-unfriendly practices “dark patterns”
UX

6 min read


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UX Collective

·Mar 19, 2019

What I’ve learned in my first 2 months as a UX designer

Around 2 months ago I started my first full-time job as a UX designer. Until then I had only worked at a research institute, so it was my first job in a more “corporate” environment. …

Teamwork

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What I’ve learned in my first 2 months as a UX designer
What I’ve learned in my first 2 months as a UX designer
Teamwork

5 min read


Dec 27, 2018

Are you taking care of your health?

A short primer on health literacy — The information age is upon us and for the first time in History we have virtually endless knowledge readily available at our fingertips. If you have any question about any topic at any time of day, odds are you can discover the answer in mere seconds. …

Healthcare

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Are you taking care of your health?
Are you taking care of your health?
Healthcare

5 min read


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The Startup

·Nov 29, 2018

Programming is not the “new literacy”

If you look far enough down the road, the future looks very different from what many people think — Countless articles and opinion pieces have been pushing for the learning of programming in schools for the last years, and almost invariably the justification is that since coding is the language of the future, our children should learn it to be better prepared for what’s to come. It’s true that…

Programming

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Programming is not the “new literacy”
Programming is not the “new literacy”
Programming

4 min read


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UX Collective

·Sep 12, 2018

5 reasons why you should think of UX while developing your product

The user experience (UX) of a product is how that product interacts with its users and how they respond to it. …

Usability

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5 reasons why you should think of UX while developing your product
5 reasons why you should think of UX while developing your product
Usability

4 min read


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UX Collective

·Jul 10, 2018

A look at the implementation of “stories” in social media

It started with Snapchat, but now everyone is doing it — Snap(chat) Inc. struck gold. …

Instagram

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A look at the implementation of "stories" in social media
A look at the implementation of "stories" in social media
Instagram

5 min read


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UX Collective

·May 28, 2018

UI/UX case study: MB WAY

An amazing payment app with a usability problem — The interbank network Multibanco (MB), owned and operated by SIBS, is something that I’m very proud of as a Portuguese. Having lived in and visited many countries worldwide, I have missed its endless functionalities and amazing user experience too many times to count. …

Mobile Apps

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UI/UX case study: MB WAY
UI/UX case study: MB WAY
Mobile Apps

7 min read


May 17, 2018

A Duplex Future

Google made one giant leap for humankind, but it is still just one small step — Last week, Google Duplex was shown to the world for the first time at Google I/O. In case you missed it, Google Duplex is an AI innovation that allows a user to ask Google Assistant to make a call for them, avoiding wasting time calling businesses to do tasks such…

Artificial Intelligence

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A Duplex Future
A Duplex Future
Artificial Intelligence

5 min read


Apr 13, 2018

The easiest and cheapest way to create high-fidelity mockups

Most mockup-building apps are paid, from Sketch to Moqups; even simple wireframe-building apps such as Balsamiq Mockups are often not free. And while professional designers may want to acquire at least one good solution, I was until very recently a full-time grad student, so my budget has always been quite…

Design

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The easiest and cheapest way to create high-fidelity mockups
The easiest and cheapest way to create high-fidelity mockups
Design

4 min read


Apr 6, 2018

Android’s Adaptive Icons are not meant for everyone

Android 8.0 introduced a new kind of launcher icons: adaptive icons. The idea is to adjust each app’s icon to specific versions of Android, since some OEM give preference to squares, circles, squircles, or teardrops. …

Design

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Android’s Adaptive Icons are not meant for everyone
Android’s Adaptive Icons are not meant for everyone
Design

3 min read

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