Design has an empathy problem: white men can’t design for everyone
IDEO is one of the most well known and successful design consultancies in the world. But in recent days they’ve gotten pushback on Instagram for their record on diversity and the state of diversity in design in general. This is a critical conversation, and it’s fitting that IDEO would be a flashpoint. The design process they championed and popularized…
Designing for accessibility is not that hard
Digital accessibility refers to the practice of building digital content and applications that can be used by a wide range of people, including individuals who have visual, motor, auditory, speech, or cognitive disabilities. There’s a myth that making a website accessible is difficult and expensive, but it doesn’t have to. Designing a product from scratch that meets the requirements for accessibil
Things I (honestly) don’t want to see in your portfolio
“Look, I’m a 4-star Figma operator”I am not hiring a robot. Tools change every other month. We might have different view on what the word “skill” means. I hope you are able to adapt your tool set once I hire you. “Hi, here’s my portfolio”Once you’re hired and I brief you on a new project, I hope you’re able to design an entire flow — not just a single screen. I’m curious to learn how you managed t
Designing Tables for Reusability
“If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.” – Unknown It is so tempting to jump straight onto paper or Sketch or Axure and start building. In environments where shipping fast is a constant demand, it’s easy to leap headfirst. And while research and strategy sound like barriers to shipping fast, what if they actually
Storyframes before wireframes
Browsing a well-crafted interface is like reading a great story. As designers, why are we not incorporating screenwriting techniques more often into our process? Just the other day I was talking to an experience designer in my team about this simple technique that I have used for years and never really thought about as a proper “technique” — maybe just intuition of someone who has designed more pa
Forms Need Validation
Inline validation is a method to check the validity of input and give feedback before submission. It significantly enhances the usability and user experience of forms. This article explains inline form validation and error handling design techniques. An example of inline validationThe easy part of inline validation is the validation part. When an entry is validated, it can be communicated with a s
Unbox the Web!
Rendering visual borders around each component of a website or app do a disservice to user experience. In most cases, the styling isn’t needed, or less of it is needed to afford action. When humans speak, only 7% of their message is conveyed through the content of words. The other 93% is communicated through tonal elements and body language. Visual design is the body language of content. It is the
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