If you want to be a creative designer, add constraintsA friend once told me that having no constraints kills creativity. I’m inclined to agree with him.Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023
Balancing critical thinking with divergent imaginationImagination is a superpower in problem solving, empowering people to generate effective and innovative solutions in realms beyond the…Dec 17, 2022Dec 17, 2022
How to approach holistic user researchTaking a holistic approach to user research means taking a human-centered approach.Dec 14, 2022Dec 14, 2022
What is a design system anyway?Design systems are a method for creating and maintaining organized standards for design and development at scale.Feb 6, 2022Feb 6, 2022
What is a design framework anyway?As designers, our solutions are only as good as our understanding of the problem. However, our understanding of the problem is only…Feb 4, 2022Feb 4, 2022
How to get your first job in UX DesignHere are a series of tips from my own journey that helped me tremendously in my career pivot to UX Design.Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
Gestalt Principles for UX DesignThe world is in chaos until human cognition organizes it for perception. Psychologists have studied this human ability and discovered…Aug 14, 2021Aug 14, 2021
Behavioral “Scripts”Behavioral scripts are deeply cultural and psychological workings of behavioral instructions. These instructions can be understood, mapped…Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
How to collaborate with developersWorking with a cross-functional product team necessitates collaboration with a variety of people from diverse backgrounds, with different…Aug 10, 2021Aug 10, 2021
Why you should hire junior designersWhy aren’t more companies hiring junior designers?Jul 16, 2021Jul 16, 2021
UX Design: User EducationMost digital products require a bit of user learning on the job. In a sense, user processes and flows are like small puzzle games…Jul 14, 2021Jul 14, 2021
Herding cats and solving complex design problemsSolving complex problems often requires a full team rather than a single hero designer. But teamwork and collaboration bread difficult…Jul 1, 2021Jul 1, 2021
The “Why” behind Design ThinkingDesign Thinking is an approach to putting users and their needs first in the design process in order to improve user outcomes and…Jun 8, 20211Jun 8, 20211
Learning UX Design with a Fully Remote International BootcampI chose to join the Memorisely bootcamp after following the instructor Zander Whitehurst on Instagram. He has managed to bootstrap an…Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
How to Build Habit Forming ProductsThe book Hooked — How to Build Habit Forming Products, constructs a 4-step formula to build habit forming products: Trigger, Investment…Jun 7, 2021Jun 7, 2021
