Product Design

The 2024–2025 Accessibility Revolution

What Actually Changed WCAG 2.2 became the legal standard (June 2024) New success criteria that break existing “accessible” designs Stricter cognitive accessibility requirements Focus on dynamic content and interactive elements European…

Isao December 30, 2025

Accessibility Design Product Design

Inclusive Design

Practical Lessons from Real-World Experiences Last week, I visited a museum with a blind individual I have known for eight years. Since not every exhibit had audio descriptions, I read…

Isao November 28, 2025

culture Design Language

Linguistic dead-ends: the new deceptive pattern plaguing Japan

It seems that something was seriously lost in translation. Design is Not a Universal Language Design is not a universal language—at least, not entirely. Numerous articles discuss how different cultures…

Isao September 23, 2025

Job Product Design UI/UX

How to Handle Executive Demands for Features

Understand the Full Context When executives demand features, it might feel abrupt, but there's often more to the story. The idea may have gone through multiple layers of communication—often called…

Isao August 26, 2025

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Gamification UX

This selective rejection highlights a crucial insight that many designers overlook. When technical skills and trust are not the issues, what accounts for the failure to engage users? Why do…

Isao June 27, 2025