AI Didn’t Kill Your Craft. It Exposed It. Over the past year, something subtle has shifted in the products we use. Interfaces look better.Layouts are cleaner.Components align, accessibility checks pass,…
This often comes at the cost of real user-centered design. We like to think we design for people, but this belief covers up the real purpose of UX today. We…
People use a few related terms: Technical debt: shortcuts in code/architecture that make changes slow and risky later. UX debt (aka UX technical debt / design debt/experience debt): shortcuts that…
Why Design Responsibility Goes Beyond the User, Especially in the Age of AI The recent discussions at DDX revealed something important. Not a minor methodological debate.Not a branding nuance. A…
The WCAG Rules That Actually Get Violated (And Cost Millions) The Big Four Lawsuit Triggers css /* 1. Missing Focus Indicators - 34% of lawsuits */.bad-practice { outline: none; /*…
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…
Understanding Miller’s Law Miller’s Law originated from a seminal paper published by cognitive psychologist George A. Miller in 1956, titled “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our…
While Designers or Engineers might be implementing your system and saying they like it, they might still be customizing or detaching components *sigh*. Here are some of the ways I’ve…
In most organizations, only ~10% of people are high performers. They have great attitudes, are self-starters, smart, and great to work with. 25% are hard-working and competent and carry most…
I’ve built brands for tech startups led by engineers, and understandably, they obsess over product renderings, specifications, and other functional elements. They fear looking anything but sleek and high-tech. Ask…
The average person is capable of reading 250 words per minute. Few people choose to do so. 80% of your page’s visitors will not read it. Ever. 20% — at most — will. That doesn’t mean that 100%…