In this episode for creating fully functional atomic design systems from scratch, I’ll talk about 2 vital parts making this effort a success. Too often efforts that are done in isolation and that lack necessary buy-ins tend to end up collecting dust. What was meant to be transformative new...
This week’s pick: Hypothesis prioritisation canvas by Lean UX author Jeff Gothelf. If you know about the Lean UX canvas and how impactful it has been for tech and UX design community you might benefit from an additional template/design tool they released most recently – the way to prioritise...
In this video, I’ll share 10 challenges for UX/product designers with basic and advanced difficulty levels. Why challenges? It’s a new year and a new block of time full of opportunities. I’d go as far as labelling it full 365 days of opportunities. Because typical new year resolutions tend...
In this video, I’ll discuss the biggest issue that designers and engineers alike face when trying to introduce the very first atomic design system — getting the buy-in from the business. Some designers don’t even know where to start, others continuously struggle to convey design system value. There is...
In this video, I’ll talk about processes and methods when it comes to product and service delivery. The book I feature is by Jeff Gothelf (the author behind one of the best books for new UX designers – Lean UX) and is called Lean vs Agile vs Design Thinking....
Something new to share with all of you: UX resources, a brand new section in this blog where you can find downloadable material (for example, UX & design thinking workshop templates), free courses (for example, Axure RP: Noob to master series) among many others. As noted before I’m using...
This week’s pick: Sitemap and User Flow Design System for Sketch. This is a super flexible and minimalist framework for any UX designer, architect and user researcher who needs to quickly put together user flows and sitemaps. Because of a variety of components (decision-making gates, labels, action points etc.),...
This week’s pick: Laws of UX. This web space features 20 of the most prominent and notable UX rules, maxims and principles any UX or product designer should memorise, keep in mind and use daily. Think Fitt’s, Hick’s, Gestalt psychology etc. The best bit about Laws of UX is...
A design system is a collection of reusable product design components, that are guided by clear standards. Atomic Design System patterns are usually tested with users, the commercial side of things and have been proven to be successful to assemble new features. Needless to say, design systems are UX...
In this video, I’ll answer a viewer question about UX double diamond. What it is, how and why to use it in your designs process. The best bit about this framework is its versatility. Firstly, it will teach you how to approach big problems using divergent and convergent thinking...
Have you considered to switch to iPad Pro for UX and Product Design work? Maybe user research? In this video, I’ll give you my first-hand experience by trying out UX work only using iPad for a few days. As a Mac and iPad user I’ll share the unbiased take...
In this video, I’ll share one of the best tips and methods when it comes to better UX design leadership or any team leadership & management for that matter. Condor Moment is a technique that has been added to British Army’s leadership handbook as a method to make better...
In this video, I’ll review one of the best books that I keep re-reading — Steal Like an Artist book from Austin Kleon. I’ll bring out and share a few key takeaways on how to stay creative in anything to do with UX and product design. As always...
At least once a week on Quora or by email, UX designers (usually product designers) ask me about user research. In particular, they always want to know one thing: how to perform “good enough” user research with no access to the end-users. It’s crazy how prevalent this issue is....
This weeks pick: TimeTimer. A funky clock that allows UXers, design sprints, ideation workshop facilitators to easily communicate and track time with the participants. This is an absolute must for any facilitator who needs to keep workshops smooth and productive. I personally like to use it for any design...
Have you ever felt stuck or a need for a different UX design or user research tool? I have a handful of great (but uncommon) tools that I tend to apply whenever there’s a need for a specific project. More often than not these tools become part of a...