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Delightful and frustrating UX in video games

A look at how UX design can elevate or hinder the experience of playing video games, through a few examples.

12 min readAug 20, 2023

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A collage of starting screens for various games, including (from top left to bottom right) Dead Space, Legend of Zelda, Elden Ring, Death stranding, Stray, Return, Red Dead Redemption 2, The Last of Us Part 2 and Resident Evil 4

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Analyzing the UX of Elden Ring

A look at the UX/UI of the game of the year 2022, Elden Ring

11 min readJan 22, 2023

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Goodreads’s new book page design: a UX analysis

Goodreads are implementing a new design for their book page on the website — a look at the user experience

7 min readNov 9, 2022

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Neubrutalism style in UX: a twist on the dominant modern minimalist

A quick look at what the style is, why we need it, and a list of websites using it in different ways.

6 min readJul 28, 2022

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From architecture to UX design — here’s how I made the switch

Three years ago, I had no idea what the term “UX design” meant, let alone knowing what a “UX designer” does. I was working hard to make a…

5 min readJun 30, 2022

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From architecture to UX design — here’s how I made the switch

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A few lessons in 3 years as a UX designer

These are some of the things which I think about often, having had to learn them along the way.

9 min readJul 13, 2023

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Should you leave your architecture job to become a UX designer?

I will answer this and more without sugar-coating it.

7 min readDec 23, 2022

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The job market for UX and product designers at end of 2022

All the problems I have experienced in my latest job search, and how we can address them both as applicants and as companies

14 min readDec 24, 2022

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The phrase “Am I good enough?” written on a page

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The importance of sketching as part of your UX process

Is it a lost art or still an integral part of the process?

6 min readNov 2, 2022

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Books I read to inspire me as a UX designer (part 2)

Five books I recently read which I found inspirational and practical

7 min readOct 19, 2022

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Maria Taneva

Maria Taneva

UX designer, former architect. Design topics, changing careers, design systems, books, video games 📚 and other things in between.

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