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…
1. Not thinking about design holistically This problem typically happens in large design collectives. The team manager asks a junior UX designer to design new functionality or redesign a part…
Taken from Hubspot, Branding is the process of researching, developing, and applying a distinctive feature or set of features to your organization so that consumers can begin to associate your…
“UX is the gap between a user’s expectations and their real outcomes.” UX is the gap between a user’s expectations and their real outcomes. How they think something is going…
Color psychology according to different human emotions: In the above image, you can clearly see how different colors influence different emotions. Orange: Optimism, Motivation, Etc.Green: Freshness, Generosity, Safety, Etc.Purple: Fantasy, Creativity, Compassion, Etc.…
Thumb position Thumb friendly navigational design describes the area on a mobile device where the thumb is most at ease when interacting with the screen. Important links should be placed…