Articles
Make Things Happen
If you’re a designer and you’re in a spot where you’re sitting and waiting to get picked for the shiny cool new project, stop waiting.
In User Research, Don’t Stop at “Yes” or “No”
Product stakeholders see user research as a tool to validate already-made decisions. But binary findings that confirm or reject a design provide little value.
Five Myths Debunked: Why Agentic AI Is Much More Than Chatbots
Agentic AI is a shift toward dynamic, outcome-driven automation.
Colonoscopy and candy drops: on crafting a good peak-end experience
Why the last moments of an experience shape what we remember and how to design them right.
The evolution of five of Adobe’s iconic icons
How time and circumstance have transformed these legendary in-app symbols.
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Tools and Resources
UX Job Interview Helpers
Tools and templates to help you prepare for your UX job interview.
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Github for designers.
UX Portfolio
Efan Song
Efan is a product designer based in Toronto.
Last But Not Least
A Treatise on AI Chatbots Undermining the Enlightenment
On chatbot sycophancy, passivity, and the case for more intellectually challenging companions.
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