I’ve created an account on the social media network to understand why and how designers share their work. — As designers, we become aware of scientific methods for running experiments, eventually questioning statements starting with “studies showed….”. This doesn’t dehumanise us though. Our first reaction to the new might still be to generalise and have preconceived opinions. …

The double diamond process was launched in 2004 by the British Design Council. Afterwards, they re-assessed it and created an “evolved” version too, focusing on innovation for all, rather than design only. They’ve also added and described a list of principles covering areas as product management, human-centred processes and visual design. — Since then it has been discussed and adapted several times, depending on who looked at it. As it’s often associated with design thinking, you have probably seen this interpretation from IDEO all across the web as well.

“We can definitely do more research” A common answer I got while talking to around 47 designers, managers and researchers, across Europe about their research process. Most of the time, their efforts are focused on validating already developed solutions, and almost never to inspire the earlier discovery process. This gets…

How do we look back in our field? — Browsing through several collections available on Harvard Art Museum’s website triggered an interesting thought in my mind. We’re getting better, as humans, at documenting and exposing artwork in all types of formats. …

Plugins can help us get rid of redundant tasks — Dark mode was revealed to the world by Apple in 2018, being called a new cool appearance “that people are sure to love”. Google followed, emphasising dark mode’s positive effect on battery lifetime and screen fatigue, compared to the white elevated style of material design. You might remember that night…

This is is a satire. — Did you just hire a couple of designers, thinking they would sit quietly and create some visuals? I have bad news for you. They are already thinking about changing things, while blabbing about people, ethics, experiences, and a guy named Norman. Soon enough, they will audit your product, basically saying…

Experimenting with a basic principle — The illustration below is well known in the design community. It’s one of the first things you learn as a beginner, and one of the few things you don’t forget along the way. It’s been described in a few different ways: thumb-zone, reachability, one-hand usage, etc. I prefer the classic…

I asked people to get an Uber using their memories alone. — After a few months of little social interaction, I decided to restart my small off-time research. Shortly put, a question appears in the world, usually triggered by pure curiosity. I then investigate that question through primary and secondary research. Secondary meaning reading articles, papers or similar studies. …

How would you feel like meeting 100 of your users in the same place? — How would they react when knowing that you are part of their great or terrible past experiences? How would you tell someone that they are statistically insignificant, in person? You most likely won’t. Listening to them, your mind would probably be blown away by all the unexpected ways in which…