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Gradient triangle showing depth and stage axes.

19
Jun

Asynchronous Design Critique: Getting Feedback

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“Any comment?” is probably one of the worst ways to ask for feedback. It’s vague and open ended, and it doesn’t provide any indication of what we’re looking for. Getting good feedback starts earlier than we might expect: it starts with the request. It might seem counterintuitive to start the process of receiving feedback with […]

Comic of Thor discussing tree circles, pie chart.

19
Jun

Designing for the Unexpected

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I’m not sure when I first heard this quote, but it’s something that has stayed with me over the years. How do you create services for situations you can’t imagine? Or design products that work on devices yet to be invented? Flash, Photoshop, and responsive design When I first started designing websites, my go-to software […]

Programmability spectrum of Siri, Alexa, Google Home.

19
Jun

Voice Content and Usability

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We’ve been having conversations for thousands of years. Whether to convey information, conduct transactions, or simply to check in on one another, people have yammered away, chattering and gesticulating, through spoken conversation for countless generations. Only in the last few millennia have we begun to commit our conversations to writing, and only in the last […]

Dashboard showing data transfer and unique visits graphs.

19
Jun

Sustainable Web Design, An Excerpt

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In the 1950s, many in the elite running community had begun to believe it wasn’t possible to run a mile in less than four minutes. Runners had been attempting it since the late 19th century and were beginning to draw the conclusion that the human body simply wasn’t built for the task. But on May […]

Product solution process timeline, 24-32 hours total.

19
Jun

Design for Safety, An Excerpt

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Antiracist economist Kim Crayton says that “intention without strategy is chaos.” We’ve discussed how our biases, assumptions, and inattention toward marginalized and vulnerable groups lead to dangerous and unethical tech—but what, specifically, do we need to do to fix it? The intention to make our tech safer is not enough; we need a strategy. This […]

Conference event details and registration information.

19
Jun

A Content Model Is Not a Design System

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Do you remember when having a great website was enough? Now, people are getting answers from Siri, Google search snippets, and mobile apps, not just our websites. Forward-thinking organizations have adopted an omnichannel content strategy, whose mission is to reach audiences across multiple digital channels and platforms. But how do you set up a content […]

ORCA process stages with discovery, requirements, prioritization, representation.

19
Jun

How to Sell UX Research with Two Simple Questions

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Do you find yourself designing screens with only a vague idea of how the things on the screen relate to the things elsewhere in the system? Do you leave stakeholder meetings with unclear directives that often seem to contradict previous conversations? You know a better understanding of user needs would help the team get clear […]

Simple drawings of web layouts and a laptop.

19
Jun

Breaking Out of the Box

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CSS is about styling boxes. In fact, the whole web is made of boxes, from the browser viewport to elements on a page. But every once in a while a new feature comes along that makes us rethink our design approach. Round displays, for example, make it fun to play with circular clip areas. Mobile […]

Venn diagram of viable, feasible, desirable intersection.

19
Jun

Designers, (Re)define Success First

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About two and a half years ago, I introduced the idea of daily ethical design. It was born out of my frustration with the many obstacles to achieving design that’s usable and equitable; protects people’s privacy, agency, and focus; benefits society; and restores nature. I argued that we need to overcome the inconveniences that prevent […]

Developer tools inspecting alistapart.com webpage

19
Jun

Mobile-First CSS: Is It Time for a Rethink?

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The mobile-first design methodology is great—it focuses on what really matters to the user, it’s well-practiced, and it’s been a common design pattern for years. So developing your CSS mobile-first should also be great, too…right? Well, not necessarily. Classic mobile-first CSS development is based on the principle of overwriting style declarations: you begin your CSS […]

Bar chart showing organizational resource availability.

19
Jun

Personalization Pyramid: A Framework for Designing with User Data

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As a UX professional in today’s data-driven landscape, it’s increasingly likely that you’ve been asked to design a personalized digital experience, whether it’s a public website, user portal, or native application. Yet while there continues to be no shortage of marketing hype around personalization platforms, we still have very few standardized approaches for implementing personalized […]

Illustrated website design with character art and newsletter signup.

19
Jun

Humility: An Essential Value

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Humility, a designer’s essential value—that has a nice ring to it. What about humility, an office manager’s essential value? Or a dentist’s? Or a librarian’s? They all sound great. When humility is our guiding light, the path is always open for fulfillment, evolution, connection, and engagement. In this chapter, we’re going to talk about why. […]

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19
Jun

I am a creative.

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I am a creative. What I do is alchemy. It is a mystery. I do not so much do it, as let it be done through me. I am a creative. Not all creative people like this label. Not all see themselves this way. Some creative people see science in what they do. That is […]

19
Jun

Opportunities for AI in Accessibility

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In reading Joe Dolson’s recent piece on the intersection of AI and accessibility, I absolutely appreciated the skepticism that he has for AI in general as well as for the ways that many have been using it. In fact, I’m very skeptical of AI myself, despite my role at Microsoft as an accessibility innovation strategist […]

19
Jun

The Wax and the Wane of the Web

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I offer a single bit of advice to friends and family when they become new parents: When you start to think that you’ve got everything figured out, everything will change. Just as you start to get the hang of feedings, diapers, and regular naps, it’s time for solid food, potty training, and overnight sleeping. When […]

19
Jun

To Ignite a Personalization Practice, Run this Prepersonalization Workshop

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Picture this. You’ve joined a squad at your company that’s designing new product features with an emphasis on automation or AI. Or your company has just implemented a personalization engine. Either way, you’re designing with data. Now what? When it comes to designing for personalization, there are many cautionary tales, no overnight successes, and few […]

Story arc comparison: The Godfather vs. The Dark Knight.

19
Jun

User Research Is Storytelling

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Ever since I was a boy, I’ve been fascinated with movies. I loved the characters and the excitement—but most of all the stories. I wanted to be an actor. And I believed that I’d get to do the things that Indiana Jones did and go on exciting adventures. I even dreamed up ideas for movies […]

19
Jun

From Beta to Bedrock: Build Products that Stick.

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As a product builder over too many years to mention, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen promising ideas go from zero to hero in a few weeks, only to fizzle out within months. Financial products, which is the field I work in, are no exception. With people’s real hard-earned money on […]

Woman admiring reflection in colorful background.

19
Jun

How I Learned to Trust Myself One Small, Simple Step at a Time

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“Sometimes, the hardest person to trust is ourselves. But when we do, everything changes.” ~Unknown For a long time, I thought the key to changing my life was out there—somewhere. I thought that if I just found the right program, the perfect plan, or the expert with all the answers, then I’d finally feel in […]

19
Jun

How I Stopped Hiding Myself for Love and Approval

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TRIGGER WARNING: This post includes a brief mention of childhood physical abuse and may be triggering to some readers. “The person who tries to keep everyone happy often ends up feeling the loneliest.” ~Unknown It’s Christmas morning. I’m seven years old. I sit on the hardwood floor with my sisters, in my nightgown surrounded by […]

Asynchronous Design Critique: Getting Feedback

Designing for the Unexpected

Voice Content and Usability

Sustainable Web Design, An Excerpt

Design for Safety, An Excerpt

A Content Model Is Not a Design System

How to Sell UX Research with Two Simple Questions

Breaking Out of the Box

Designers, (Re)define Success First

Mobile-First CSS: Is It Time for a Rethink?

Personalization Pyramid: A Framework for Designing with User Data

Humility: An Essential Value

I am a creative.

Opportunities for AI in Accessibility

The Wax and the Wane of the Web

To Ignite a Personalization Practice, Run this Prepersonalization Workshop

User Research Is Storytelling

From Beta to Bedrock: Build Products that Stick.

How I Learned to Trust Myself One Small, Simple Step at a Time

How I Stopped Hiding Myself for Love and Approval

Emotional Resilience Tips for Challenging Times

Meditation + Talk: How Mindful Awareness.

Being Well Podcast: Creating a Healthy.

Come to Center

Emotional Resilience Tips for.

Meditation + Talk: How.