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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.
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    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…
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Rounak Bose
    Dec 11, 2019
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    The Black Swan model

    The Black Swan model

    Your experiences do not make you any wiser in predicting the near future.
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    Rounak Bose
    Feb 27
    Why Lie-Detectors Don’t Work

    Why Lie-Detectors Don’t Work

    Lie-detectors do not read minds. Nor can they read lies.
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    Rounak Bose
    Feb 24
    Book Review: The One Thing

    Book Review: The One Thing

    More — productivity, income, satisfaction, time! Less — distractions, meetings, e-mails, stress!
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    Rounak Bose
    Feb 22
    Multi-tasking is a Lie!

    Multi-tasking is a Lie!

    People seem to be living multi-tasking as a way of life.
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    Rounak Bose
    Feb 18
    The Power of Competitive Testing

    The Power of Competitive Testing

    Design teams need to assess competitors’ products from the users’ perspective to make informed decisions about usability & learnability.
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    Rounak Bose
    Feb 15
    Book Review: Emotional Design

    Book Review: Emotional Design

    Only when we understand why we love or hate some everyday items, will we be able to design products that people can truly love.
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    Rounak Bose
    Feb 12
    Using the Domino Effect in Life

    Using the Domino Effect in Life

    Our habits and behaviours are more interwoven than we could ever imagine.
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    Rounak Bose
    Feb 4
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