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oneschema.co

Best practices for designing a CSV importer anyone can useSponsored

Learnings from importing thousands of CSV files and the pitfalls to avoid.

matejlatin.com

90% of designers are unhirable?

Or why your cookie-cutter portfolio doesn’t cut it and how to fix it

matejlatin.com

How my dream design job turned into a nightmare

Or why you should quit your dead-end job before it’s too late.

uxdesign.cc

The 3 capabilities designers need to build for the AI era

The reverse reckoning of UX design.

uxdesign.cc

Board Game UX: Including Technology

Many board games have started to include apps and other technologies over recent years. How has this been done? What can we learn from it?

medium.com

Seeing the Systems in EdTech

How complex systems like buildings, software, & education are composed of interconnected layers that change at different speeds.

lawsofux.com

Tesler’s Law

A look at inherent complexity and insights on how designers can effectively manage it.

uxdesign.cc

The UX of Threads’ downfall

When fast onboarding gets in the way of long-term retention.

uxdesign.cc

UI elements are not so elementary

To function, components require a specific structure. To appear visually — they don’t. This has been breaking handoff processes for years.

uxdesign.cc

The rise of the Model Designer

How designers should embrace shaping AI models.

theturnsignalblog.com

The Problem With Digital Instrument Clusters and How to Design a Better One

Is it possible to design a digital instrument cluster that is better than its analog counterpart?

humanebydesign.com

The Cost of Personalization

When algorithms make autonomous decisions on our behalf, the visible options we have are hidden from us and we lose personal agency.

smart-interface-design-patterns.com

Designer’s Guide To Redesign

Useful guidelines on when and how to redesign, how to avoid pitfalls and how to help users embrace the new design.

builtformars.com

When (and why) noise creates churn

Do you have a long ‘time-to-value’, and an orchestra of noise? This might be why your churn is so high.

marker.io

Marker.io: Get *actually helpful* bug reportsSponsored

Tired of unclear bug reports? Try Marker.io and collect website issues with screenshots, console logs, and session replay.

oneschema.co

Best practices for designing a CSV importer anyone can useSponsored

Learnings from importing thousands of CSV files and the pitfalls to avoid.

uxdesign.cc

Naming design tokens: the art of clarity and consistency

Choosing the proper names for your design tokens is critical for maintainability, clarity, and efficiency, just like naming variables in programming.

jakobnielsenphd.substack.com

Rebirth of the UX Unicorn?

UX professionals who are good at all steps of the UX lifecycle, including both research and design, are called “UX unicorns” because they are rare.

uxdesign.cc

How inclusive design shaped me

Navigating work and life as a neurodivergent designer

betterstories.org

Nine Principles of Better Stories

A free guide to help everyone tell better stories.