Issue 509
Articles
Research basics every designer should know
Leveraging design research fundamentals to improve product experiences.
How Gmail solved the “impossible” problem
An unexpected breakthrough came from perseverance, scrappiness, and a stack of index cards.
Getting into the Discovery Mindset
Successful discovery requires teams to be open to uncovering “unknown unknowns.” Center your discovery efforts around problems rather than solutions.
The user experience of developer tools
Key learnings from years of designing for developers.
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Tools and Resources
Augment UI
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UX Portfolio
Jay Ji
Jay is as an interaction designer at OPPO, based in Shanghai.
Last But Not Least
How designers create alignment
Alignment is a design superpower that keeps teams focused and projects on track.
“Human rational behavior is shaped by a scissors whose blades are the structure of task environments and the computational capabilities of the actor.”
— Herbert Simon
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