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…
Color is the most important aspect of UI design that helps you design an engaging user interface. There is a lot to color, and we don’t usually take time to…
Cultural expectations about how much distance should be kept between a leader and their people: the cultural dimension of power distance. The way our societies have been structured still influences…
Handing off mockups to developers can be hard for several reasons: Lack of technical knowledgeDesigners may not have the technical knowledge needed to create mockups that can be easily interpreted,…
Something that we need to consider when we design a new product as UX designers. ADHD stands for “Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder”. It is usually associated with hyperactive children, but…
Designers specialized in accessibility — to pass on this knowledge in a documented form in the design handoffs to guarantee maximum compliance with WCAG. Our duty goes a little further…