Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “Universally, human beings understand the concept of death, which is the end of a person’s life. Across most cultures, special arrangements like a funeral are conducted. The deviation often lies in funeral customs and procedures. This is where it becomes interesting because, as civilization progresses, so too does the evolution…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “Research methodologies and strategies have been improving since the beginning of the 20th century. Some companies were collecting data and heavily relied on it; some thought that not every feedback should be considered, and others didn’t find customer research useful in building a product. Let’s dive into a little bit…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — Designers will go through the five stages of grief over the coming weeks or months. And then, very little will change for the next 2–3 years. This is a pattern we see pretty consistently in acquisitions, especially Adobe ones such as Macromedia (showing my age there) or more recently, Substance…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — Visual symbols are powerful ways to make social constructs — from fashion to government — feel legitimate, trustworthy, and familiar. What’s the role that design play in shaping our future fictions? The aesthetics of our new fictions → The UX Collective is an independent ad-free design publication that elevates unheard…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “It’s 2022. Figma has completely taken over the Product Design world over the last four years. It’s rare to see a company gain such rapid adoption across an entire industry so quickly. With that kind of growth comes a lot of problems. The product accrues debt in different areas (both…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “Prioritization and adding Design Debt work to the roadmap require a cross-team collaboration and planning combined with a deep understanding of dependencies and risks. Aligning the Design Debt work with the general company direction increases the chances for the initiative to succeed. …

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “Sorry, would-be UX designers, don’t believe the marketing hype, UX bootcamps won’t do it for most of you. The model is broken. At best, you will get an introduction to UX — which is great — but most of these bootcamps won’t prepare you for a real-world job.” The UX…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “Design can never truly be free of culture, gender, and bias. Our pursuit of a neutral and universal design may bring us to modernism, minimalism, and the Apple-esque aesthetic, but these design schools, inspired by Eurocentric standards, carry qualities associated with masculinity. How can we go beyond the stereotypical binary…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “Let’s face it, design school leaves budding designers unprepared for the world. The real learning begins in your first years, and it is up to design leaders to set new designers up for success.” Junior designers need your help → By Finlay Stevens-Hunt The UX Collective is an independent ad-free…