User experience (UX) design is an iterative process that involves researching, prototyping, and testing to create products that meet the needs and goals of the users. In this process, designers use different levels of design fidelity to represent their ideas and test them with users. …

Recognize the above woman? No, she isn’t famous. She’s just someone who got paid a few $$$ once to have her likeness used as a stock image. Actually, that’s pretty cool — basically immortalizing yourself. …

Task flows, user flows, and wire flows are all diagrams that are used in the design process to visualize the steps involved in completing a task or achieving a goal. These diagrams can be incredibly useful for designers and developers, as they help to clarify the process and identify any…

Let’s get two things out of the way right off the bat. I’m not sure if this exists currently under a different title, but I can’t find it anywhere and I’ve been looking all week. I understand it doesn’t fit the dictionary definition of boolean, but I’m not a purist…

TL;DR — Apple has gone to its most extreme security measures to protect our devices, tanking usability along the way. Our Apple devices are so secure that they’re secure against us, the owners. I wasn’t planning on writing an article today. Or for a long time, for that matter. But…

I was hired by my current company in October 2021 as a product designer. I joined another designer and a PM who has a good eye and decent design background. The other designer came on a few months prior to myself, and we brought on the third in December. …

Today I turned 32. I have only worked in design for 6 months, but it’s obvious that I have years of professional work experience already under my belt outside of design. Here are some things I’ve noticed/learned in those 6 months. A LOT of UX content aimed at people new…

In fairness, I’m a product designer, not strictly a UX designer. But stick with me here. 1. Non-designers will try to teach you about design “Responsiveness is just realigning the elements.” “I don’t have an SVG, just use the JPG I sent you.” These are just a couple of quotes I’ve been told in my current position. While the…

I left a comfortable job where I was likely overpaid and underworked in a totally unrelated field to get into UX design. Like most, I was pulled in by the lucrative possibilities, but also the wide-range of impact that I could have. I mean, imagine going to a party (one…