Why you should NOT design for your users
Countless articles and books about design stress the importance of designing for real users. The concept...
Innovative Design: How To Design Something That Doesn’t Exist
Innovation is by far one of the most difficult areas of product design. Unlike conventional design,...
HiPPO Effect in Product Design
No, this article is not about hippopotamus. It’s about Highest Paid Person’s Opinion (HiPPO), how it...
Product Redesign Proposal: Structure & Tips
Image by Tamanna RumeeProduct redesign is an inevitable thing. No matter how good your original product...
Framing the Most realistic persona of an enterprise healthcare users
The hospital’s fluorescent lights flickered overhead, casting long, eerie shadows on the sterile white walls. As...
The productivity trap: why busyness feels so good
Busyness is satisfying because it tricks us into feeling accomplished. But activity isn’t the same as...
The Untapped Billion-Dollar Market Airlines Are Sleeping On — UX Case Study
A few weeks ago, I urgently needed to send a mobile phone (with a lithium battery)...
UX Case Study: How We Slashed Enterprise Procurement Time from 6 Weeks to 48 Hours
Market Gap: Enterprises waste 40% of IT budgets on mismatched solutions due to fragmented procurement processes...
I Reviewed 250+ SaaS Landing Pages— Avoid These 10 Common Design Mistakes
You can have the fanciest design and animations possible, but that means nothing if the website...
How to Switch from UX to Product Management in 2025 (A Designer’s Proven Path)
Moving from UX to product management is a natural step if you want more influence over...
AI Maturity Model: Business Ikigai of AI
Humans want a sense of purpose.That is most likely not news to you.But what about AI?No....
My Manifesto for Human-Centered AI
Image generated by DALL·EThis post outlines a vision for human-centered AI and human-AI interaction. AI is,...
Making AI experiences matter
AI UX guidelines for AI experiences that provide value and appropriate results…instead of just sparkles.Continue reading...
How To Effectively Sell Your Design To Management
You did a great job creating a new design, and the last thing you need to...
Top 5 Misconceptions About Measuring UX
Measure twice and cut once is a universal recommendation that works both for tailors and product...
7 Best Landing Page Design Practices to Boost Conversions
Landing pages are vital for businesses aiming to convert visitors into customers or leads. As a...
You’re Designing Websites WRONG! Here’s How to Fix It (with Examples)
Website types and how to design themSaaS websites aim to convert visitors into users by showcasing...
Technical recruitment, “experience blindness”, and the decline of UX talent acquisition
We are seeing the breakdown of a once promising field at the expense of job seekers...
The corporate world has made designers into job-seekers.
The industry that is leveraging our desperation against us, and how you can stop itContinue reading...
The Infinite To-Do List: AI Could End Busywork (But It Probably Won’t)
In 1965, Time magazine declared that by 2000, Americans would work just 20 hours a week,...
The Basics: Common Region
UI design is significantly influenced by the Gestalt principles of grouping, a fundamental set of laws...
Design Chronicles #1: Into the Darkness 🖤
Dark mode isn’t just a feature — it’s a necessity. It enhances comfort, saves battery, and...
Designers are using AI all wrong
There’s endless talk about how designers should use AI. It can speed up research, generate mockups,...
How content designers are shaping AI
Photo by Tyler Lastovich on UnsplashFrom chatbots to ethics, AI is having an impact. And when...
Why Product Design/UX Generalists are a Great Solution for Emerging Design Practices
The conversation surrounding the topic Product Designers/UX Designers who should be generalists in their craft has...
Improving Product Perception & Adoption for Dr Water to Reduce Bounce Rates by 40%
By Abhishek Ganotra, Product Designer + Brand Strategy at Dr WaterIntroductionDr. Water offers innovative products like...
Affordance is like the silent guide 🧭 that whispers to users, showing them where to tap, swipe, or…
Understanding different types of affordance helps designers create interfaces that feel intuitive and effortless. Each type...
Designing Agentic AI Experiences
Learn how to focus your agents and why Agentic AI needs process engineering.Continue reading on UX...
Sustainability in UI design
Green practices for a digital world.Continue reading on UX Planet »
Designarchy Vol. 19
Because inspiration and creativity can’t truly be governed, we creatives often face time and feedback constraints...
Why I Stopped Applying For UX Jobs (And Why You Likely Will, Too)
The realities of tech and the grim future that lies aheadContinue reading on UX Planet »
Figma and the enshittification of Product Design
How profit-focused software has delegitimized the entire design industryContinue reading on UX Planet »
The design community is no longer grounded anywhere, anymore.
Dribbble, Linkedin, Reddit, Discord… where are we, anyway?Continue reading on UX Planet »
How LinkedIn (and Other Products) Play With Our Minds: The Psychology Behind The Nudges
The Science of Attention: A Playbook for EngagementContinue reading on UX Planet »
How to prepare Moderated Usability Testing & Research
In this article, I walk you through how to organize Moderated Usability Testing, covering key steps...
No 9. What are the questions to ask at the end of the interview?
When an interview is wrapping up, one of the most important opportunities often comes right at...
Design tokens: A double-edged sword in design systems
Problem: Too many layers of abstraction can make tokens difficult to use.Example: A design team introduces...
Generative AI UX — AI canvas versus AI conversations
Understanding how AI canvases provide flexibility and growth for users’ ideas.Continue reading on UX Planet »
UX Design for SaaS Interfaces in 2025: What’s the Difference?
Design by OutcrowdSaaS design goes beyond standard web design. It doesn’t merely attract users and creates...
Behind the scenes of animating a design system component
In this blog post, I’ll take you on a journey behind the scenes of animating a...
Using Dopamine Design to Enrich the Digital Banking Experience
Today’s Fintech disruptors and neobanks are igniting our brains’ reward centers with flashy visuals, gamified challenges...
Tech Hiring Is Terrible Now. What Happened?
The failing of a once-abundant job market in real timeContinue reading on UX Planet »
Designers, we’ve gotta talk
Design is a part of business — don’t separate it.Continue reading on UX Planet »
When a collaboration is not a collaboration
The key principle of creative collaboration is building upon each other’s ideas. Even when an initial...
Your work, their data: navigating GDPR and NDA in design portfolios
The subtle art of sharing your work without compromising privacyContinue reading on UX Planet »
So, you really want to become a UX Designer in 2025?
Advice & cautionary tales for those looking to get into designContinue reading on UX Planet »
Breaking UX laws: When ignoring best practices leads to better design
Why some of the most successful products break UX rules — and why you might want to as...
