Published in The Designer’s Toolbox·Jan 23Member-onlyIn 2023, Go Slow to Go FastThinking of creating a startup? Make sure you talk to your users — As I finished reading The Hare & the Tortoise to my children, the final line “The race is not always to the swift,” struck a chord with me. It’s as simple an analogy as one could read, but a powerful one no less. …Startup10 min readStartup10 min read
Published in UX Collective·Updated Dec 15, 2022Stop using user personas, and start talking to peopleUser personas are the reason some don’t take UX design seriously — User personas have always been a controversial concept within the UX community. Well, I’m here to put an end to the controversy. Just stop using them. At best, they’re a distraction. At worst, they’re entirely based upon biases and assumptions — as much as we’d like to claim they’re not. …UX3 min readUX3 min read
Dec 12, 2022AI is to writing as calculators are to mathematicsIf you’re not using OpenAI to help with content creation, you’re missing out — The pace of change is often said to be relentless, and the evolution of AI is no exception. What was once regarded as a gimmick, on the periphery of the public’s collective consciousness, is now a serious point of discussion within the creative industries. The prevailing feeling from discussions on…AI5 min readAI5 min read
Dec 2, 2022Member-onlyWhatever Happened to StumbleUpon?Shuffling serendipity — I frequented Stumbleupon mainly in the small hours of the morning when nothing happened. It occupied a void in my life normally reserved for sleep. Click. Each stumble brought about a new webpage that I hadn’t seen before. A new concept, an idea. …Internet4 min readInternet4 min read
Nov 5, 2022Member-onlyPeople are scrambling for a Twitter alternative, but does it exist?Alternatives are few and far between, and Mastodon ain’t it — To say that Twitter has been rocked by Elon Musk’s takeover, and his subsequent quarrelling with prominent figures on the platform, is an understatement. The town square has become the circus. …Twitter5 min readTwitter5 min read
Published in The Designer’s Toolbox·Aug 21, 2022Member-onlyTrends Will Come and Go, but Good Design Is ForeverDon’t get caught up in the Twitter design-trend hype — My *Dad bought a shirt in the 80s that he still owns to this day. It’s as colourful and vibrant as you can imagine, none of it’s lustre lost to years of washing. It perfectly encapsulates the time in which it was created. …Design3 min readDesign3 min read
Published in UX Collective·Updated Aug 19, 2022Member-onlyTo the surprise of no one, physical buttons outperform touchscreens in carsAre designers to blame for the war on physical buttons? — Last year I wrote an article proclaiming my love for physical buttons. It was a personal affair, but one that clearly resonated with likeminded individuals, as we reminisced about the tactile feedback only a good button can provide. …User Experience5 min readUser Experience5 min read
Published in Feed Me Design 🍩·Aug 16, 2022Member-onlyDon Norman: “Why Aren’t We in a Position of Authority?”Hint: Truly empathetic design isn’t compatible with capitalism — Whenever Don Norman speaks, I listen. His most famous book, The Design of Everyday Things was originally published in 1988, with an updated edition released in 2013. …Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Published in Feed Me Design 🍩·Aug 4, 2022Member-onlyBehold, I have ChocolateHow the irresistible allure of sugar helped me step outside of my comfort zone, and become a more empathetic UX Designer — “What’s your favourite bar of chocolate? Actually, what’s your top 3 bars of chocolate? Because if you can give me 15 minutes of your time, you can choose 3 bars of chocolate from what’s on the table,” I said with a smile. To my surprise, I wasn’t immediately told to…User Experience4 min readUser Experience4 min read
Published in Feed Me Design 🍩·Jul 31, 2022Member-onlyThe best designers I know have thick skinsWhy? Because those that don’t, don’t last very long in the industry — Do you ever wonder why you became a designer? I do sometimes, mostly because I’m way too introspective for my own good, but it’s a bridge I like to cross from time to time. Why did I make this choice, and what prior decisions led to this ultimate choice? …User Experience4 min readUser Experience4 min read
