UX

Most digital designers today are participating in some form of “continuous design”– iteratively improving and scaling a post-launch product — yet this is not reflected in the most common models that we use to describe the design process. Continuous design is often implemented poorly, in part because of this mismatch…

The secret behind great brands and products. — When people ask me what I do for work, I tell them I’m a writer. It’s not my job title. But it is my craft. It’s the skill I bring to digital product design teams. Yet the label, while true, always feels incomplete. …

Almost all of us have been in a situation where we felt frustrated as hell while using our parking space. Hahaha… I know that you will be wondering how I knew that. It’s not any mind-reading or mentalism. …

We need to build a habit of questioning AI. — In February, Ted Chiang made a simple point about AI that struck a chord: “starting with a blurry copy of unoriginal work isn’t a good way to create original work.” He made this argument about using AI to create a first draft of any written work, but…

A designer should be fully aware of the user’s needs, but equally important to consider those behind the scenes: the developers. — Maya, a skilled front-end developer specializing in CSS, approached me for assistance in updating our color system. Despite the company’s previous color guidelines, Maya observed that they were not consistently followed. As our new product evolved daily, the color palette also changed frequently. Each new design iteration introduced additional colors…

Exploring the power of AI Figma plugins in user research, UX writing, special effects, and color generation — Summary: this article provides a comprehensive guide to AI Figma plugins, focusing on four key categories: User Research, UX Writing, Special Effects, and Color Generation. It details the functionality and benefits of each plugin, including QoQo.ai, Attention Insight, Muse.ai, and Remove BG, among others. The article serves as a valuable…

The evolution of brands and creativity in the age of AI. — In her early thirties with two kids, Ayako Tanaka is a Japanese Instagrammer with a focus on fashion and motherhood. She has 168k followers on Instagram, a respectable but modest following compared to numerous influencers with many more followers these days. Not too long ago, she curated a two-day pop-up…

These days it might feel like chaos is a constant. But even in the best of times, work can hover in a state of punctuated chaotic equilibrium. We hum along, somewhere in between well oiled, highly impactful contentment and waiting for the other shoe to drop. And then it does…

Design tokens for data visualization and more — Presentational tokens bring the color into data visualisation¹ and customizable UI elements. They are the colors used for labels or folders and similar elements. What makes them specific in design token terms is, that they don’t have a semantic meaning. Unlike danger and success color tokens, presentational color tokens are…