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…
Personas are fictional characters, which you create based upon your research to represent the different user types that might use your service, product, site, or brand in a similar way.…
1. API Short for “Application Program Interface”, how computers and applications communicate with one another. 2. Application Often abbreviated to “app”, these are programs designed to perform functions. Might refer to desktop, mobile or…
0. Customers: the end users of your web application.1. Domain Name System (DNS): defines an IP address (the address of the server which will process a user request) based on a domain…
https://youtu.be/O94kYyzqvTc 88% of online consumers are less likely to return to a site after a bad experience. (stats by Invision) Clothing retailer, Anthropologie, increased sales by 24% with a UX redesign…
#1 — Hick’s law Synonym: paradox of choice Hick’s law states that the time needed to make a decision depends on the amount of choices available to a person. The more…