Aleksandra WalczakinUX CollectiveIs Design Thinking overhyped?The origins of the methodology and how it became popular within the business world·5 min read·Sep 1, 2022--5--5
Aleksandra WalczakinUX CollectiveDadaist ideation methodsWhile the Dadaists’ goal was to deliberately create a nonsense piece of art, I believe that creating absurd art could be used to jog the…3 min read·Aug 2, 2022--5--5
Aleksandra WalczakinUX CollectiveRethinking personasWanting to be inclusive I researched alternatives to “standard” personas and created a gender-neutral one.·3 min read·May 29, 2022--2--2
Aleksandra WalczakinUX CollectiveCreating a design system for an MVPRecently I was designing a new product from scratch and created a design system from the beginning. This has proven to be beneficial when…·4 min read·Jan 24, 2021--2--2
Aleksandra WalczakinUX CollectiveExploring unusual prototyping toolsRecently I’ve been working on a design sprint, where we were testing the communication between a company and its customers. We ended up…·3 min read·Sep 10, 2020--1--1
Aleksandra WalczakinUX CollectiveMy experience making an app using a no-code toolSpoiler: It works and it’s really easy to use. Here is what I learned and some tips to get started.·4 min read·Jun 21, 2020--7--7
Aleksandra WalczakinUX Collective5 design lessons from my trip to JapanComing from Architecture, I see the user experience as more than what’s happening on the screen. As I always thrive for simplicity, I was…·3 min read·May 5, 2020----
Aleksandra Walczak5 books for starting out with UXMy favourites, that helped me discover the world of User Experience. This list covers a broad overview of topics such as design, strategy…·2 min read·Mar 21, 2020----
Aleksandra WalczakinUX CollectiveWhy you should hire UX Designers (from a business perspective)My recent move from London to Zurich made me realise that there are fewer UX Designers per company in Switzerland than in the UK. That…·3 min read·Jan 10, 2020----
Aleksandra WalczakinUX CollectiveArchitecture and UX: same skills, different scale?Trying to find myself in the new field that is at first glance very different to what I was doing before, I’m exploring the many…·4 min read·Dec 15, 2019--1--1