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How to improve UX during the COVID-19 pandemic
How to improve UX during the COVID-19 pandemic
When we are not prepared for a challenge, we often end up making mistakes. Here are some solutions to a few UX problems plaguing society.
Rounak Bose
May 19, 2020
Usability “versus” Desirability — a meaningless debate
Usability “versus” Desirability — a meaningless debate
There’re two groups of designers — those who participate in the usability-versus-desirability debate; and those who don’t. They’re the…
Rounak Bose
Nov 20, 2019
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A Guide to Giving and Receiving Design-centered Critique
A Guide to Giving and Receiving Design-centered Critique
Critiquing is, and should always be, very human at its core.
Rounak Bose
Aug 4, 2020
How to implement Visual Hierarchy for Interface Design
How to implement Visual Hierarchy for Interface Design
Users should be able to make sense of what they see.
Rounak Bose
Aug 21, 2020
How to properly use Colours for Visual Design
How to properly use Colours for Visual Design
Let’s just say colours are one of the strongest weapons in the arsenal of a designer, or an artist.
Rounak Bose
Jun 14, 2020
A Guide to Design for Wearables
A Guide to Design for Wearables
Analysing the state-of-the-art scenario, and defining best-practices for wearable-tech design.
Rounak Bose
Oct 1, 2020
Interaction Design — a comprehensive guide
Interaction Design — a comprehensive guide
What is it? What do I need to know? Myths? Tools? Resources? Future scope? — Here’s a deep dive into this discipline.
Rounak Bose
Jan 1, 2020
A guide to the Responsive Design paradigm
A guide to the Responsive Design paradigm
Why it turned out how it is today, and what it currently looks like.
Rounak Bose
May 7, 2020
The Erroneous Design of Error-messages!
The Erroneous Design of Error-messages!
.. and how to make sure your “Error!” popups are designed error-free.
Rounak Bose
Dec 11, 2019
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Book Review: Nine Lies About Work
Book Review: Nine Lies About Work
“Every act of creation is first an act of destruction” — Picasso
Rounak Bose
Sep 6
Choice Overloads — limit your options
Choice Overloads — limit your options
The paradox-of-choice exists in our day to day lives more than most of us can possible comprehend.
Rounak Bose
Jun 24, 2021
The Back-of-the-Dresser principle in Design
The Back-of-the-Dresser principle in Design
We all need to apply excellent design and development to all aspects of a product — by treating all invisible areas as visible.
Rounak Bose
Jun 21, 2021
Book Review: The War of Art
Book Review: The War of Art
“Don’t fight the fear — invite the fear!”
Rounak Bose
Jun 12, 2021
Get rid of Dilemmas — the Rubber Band model
Get rid of Dilemmas — the Rubber Band model
“A peacefulness follows any decision. Even the wrong ones.” But would it not be even better to assess your positioning first?
Rounak Bose
Jun 9, 2021
Biophilia Effect — the power of Greens
Biophilia Effect — the power of Greens
There’s a reason why apartment complexes today, advertise plenty of greenery in and around them.
Rounak Bose
Jun 6, 2021
The art of Analysing Feedback
The art of Analysing Feedback
Knowing what your strengths are is the most important thing an individual can know about themself.
Rounak Bose
May 28, 2021
The Attractiveness Bias & Baby-face Bias
The Attractiveness Bias & Baby-face Bias
These are as real as laws of physics.
Rounak Bose
May 25, 2021
Book Review: Rework
Book Review: Rework
Lessons on progress, on shipping your product, on productivity, on leveraging competition, on culture, on evolution of your self, and more.
Rounak Bose
May 22, 2021
Working efficiently with the Eisenhower Matrix
Working efficiently with the Eisenhower Matrix
Better late than never. But, never late, is even better.
Rounak Bose
May 19, 2021
Telling stories through Archetypes
Telling stories through Archetypes
They’re the reason you associate Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods with Nike, and rough-and-tough outlaws with Harley-Davidson.
Rounak Bose
May 16, 2021
Don’t balance; Counterbalance!
Don’t balance; Counterbalance!
Your life and work are not two liquids in the same bucket that you need to keep a tab on. No.
Rounak Bose
May 13, 2021
Anthropomorphism in Design
Anthropomorphism in Design
Coca Cola bottles have been evolving for over a century now. But the curvier and hourglass-shaped bottles stand out among the other ones.
Rounak Bose
May 10, 2021
Book Review: Good Strategy Bad Strategy
Book Review: Good Strategy Bad Strategy
What is bad strategy? What is good strategy? How did Steve Jobs save Apple? How did David beat Goliath?
Rounak Bose
May 1, 2021
People & Place determines Productivity
People & Place determines Productivity
Do not take a detour to your goal, just because the people or place is not up to the mark.
Rounak Bose
Apr 28, 2021
Understanding Affordances
Understanding Affordances
When using a screwdriver, do you hold the metallic end, and use the rubber grip to tighten a screw?
Rounak Bose
Apr 25, 2021
Learn to Manage your Personal Energy
Learn to Manage your Personal Energy
.. because personal energy mismanagement is a silent thief of productivity.
Rounak Bose
Apr 22, 2021
The Aesthetic-Usability effect
The Aesthetic-Usability effect
Things that look good and pretty to us, are more likely to be tried, to be accepted, to be displayed, and even to be repeatedly used.
Rounak Bose
Apr 19, 2021
Book Review: Start With Why
Book Review: Start With Why
We need to know why we exist, and why people should care that we do.
Rounak Bose
Apr 16, 2021
Don’t be afraid of Chaos
Don’t be afraid of Chaos
If you fight, or try to resolve the chaos, you lose. Embrace the chaos, and trudge along on the path to great results.
Rounak Bose
Apr 13, 2021
You need to say “No”!
You need to say “No”!
Because when you say “Yes” to someone or something, you are inevitably saying “No” to something else.
Rounak Bose
Apr 10, 2021
Always use Double-Loop Learning
Always use Double-Loop Learning
.. because simply learning from the results of your actions aren’t enough.
Rounak Bose
Apr 7, 2021
The 4 Great Mistakes in our Thinking
The 4 Great Mistakes in our Thinking
... that make getting to the right decision, a long hard, and often impossible, process!
Rounak Bose
Apr 4, 2021
The Abbe Principle in design
The Abbe Principle in design
What is a wrong measurement, if not highly precise, but inaccurate.
Rounak Bose
Apr 1, 2021
The 80/20 Rule — Pareto’s Principle
The 80/20 Rule — Pareto’s Principle
A high percentage of the effects in any large system is caused by a low percentage of variables.
Rounak Bose
Mar 29, 2021
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