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Copying success stories won’t make you successful.Remember the buzz around Spotify’s organizational model? Squads, tribes, chapters, and guilds. It sounded like the perfect blueprint for agilesuccess.The model promised autonomous teams (squads) working within larger units (tribes), connected by shared expertise (chapters) and common interests (guilds). It was a fresh take on scaling agile practices, and many companies...
The Toughest Part of Design? It’s Not Creating, It’s TakingCritiquePicture this: You’ve been working hard on a beautiful, user-friendly interface. Every button is perfect, every color feels just right, and you’re ready to show it off to your team. You hit “present,” expecting high-fives. But instead, the feedback rollsin.“Something’s off here.” “I’m not sure what to click first.”“Make it popmore.”Ouch. Your first urge...
(and Practical Ways to Ease thePain)Figma designs often do not match the livesite.“It’s only two pixels off, no one willnotice.”I’ve heard that sentence whispered at 1 a.m. more times than I’d like to admit. And every time, it lands like fingernails on a chalkboard. Because those “only three pixels” gradually pile into an interface that feels… slightly off. Users don’t file bug reports about it, but they feel it—and so...
From Raw Data to Clarity—Cleaning, Sorting, and Synthesising InsightsPart 4 (of 5) of the UX Research PlaybookseriesSynthesising qualitative data is similar to reaping the harvest after the diligent effort poured into research—it’s the step where hard work blossoms into meaningful insights. It bridges the gap between observation and action, transforming scattered (and messy) information into clear, prioritised insights...
Photo by Jason Strull onUnsplashWhen engineers sound like they’re speakingalien.So the firmware manager is showing me around on day one & he’s like-“When the RAA489000 TCPC PHY detects CC line voltage variations, it updates the connection detect register bits, but remember that the ISL9241’s NVDC mode has different SMBus register mapping than HPBB mode and obviously the battery fuel gauge IC talks to both through...
The UX world in which you seek to undo the mistakes that you made is different from the world where the mistakes weremadeHow our choices define us as designers and why design responsibility is a burden we mustcarryThe Counselor (2013)We’ve all made choices. Small and big. Ones that have propelled us forward, and ones that have left us with regret. Sometimes we delude ourselves into thinking we can simply “fix” our...
The real secret to thriving is finding peace amidst the dynamicchaosThe Dark Knight(2008)Over the years I have met many different people, but I notice that work is often associated with rushing andstress.Stressful situations we call “dynamic”. In fact, true leaders are those whose task is to remove this feeling of stress from their team. To protect their colleagues and remove their fear when “there is danger”, and to...
The topic of credibility in Product Design solutions has kept popping in my mind recently because I’ve been revisiting the Principles of Design from Dieter Rams, and I’ve also been fascinated by the intersection of good Design and impactful Customer Experiences (I’ve been reading quite a few articles from the blogs of Qualtrics and Pendo). I revisit the principles of Design quite frequently, since they’re always a...
These practice techniques will help improve how you draw from observation.
Perhaps the next 'iPhone moment' won't come from Apple.
You can get 6+ filament rolls for as little as $13.99 / 11.99 per roll.
Finally, a brand collab that has something to say.
JKR’s executive creative directors discuss the importance of creative hybridity.
From AR packaging to VR pop-ups, the physical and digital worlds have never been more connected.
From AR packaging to VR pop-ups, the physical and digital worlds have never been more connected.
nDreams' new game, made in Unreal Engine 5, is the next (literal) leap for VR since Half-Life: Alyx.
JKR’s executive creative directors discuss how to build an iconic identity.
Fans are as excited about this as the hardware and games.
It’s a welcome slice of sunshine.
The award-winning illustrator discusses her journey from art student to educator.
I know art is subjective, but this is ridiculous.
There's no way Grok could generate these images.
This is one for die-hard Nintendo heads.
This quickly becomes uncomfortable.
It might be a gamble, but I'd prefer to wait for a limited edition bundle – let's see how long I can stay patient.
Is it just a sleazy rewriting of history?
Solo indie dev NikkiJay channels personal trauma into a bold queer 'plotformer' built with MonoGame.
The fabric simulation is mesmerising.
Please don't let it be a terrible gacha game.
DXRacer's Drifting is an affordable chair that hits lots of high notes (and a couple of bum notes, too).
Wind Waker, F-Zero GX and Soul Calibur II get a fresh lease of life on Nintendo’s new console.
Feather continues to win over artists with its 2D to 3D approach.
There's up to $500 off the M3 Pro, or get an M4 Air for just $849.
How did this get approved?
This NVIDIA 5070-powered beast gets you all the graphics oomph you need.