Designing For TV: The Evergreen Pattern That Shapes TV Experiences
Television sets have been the staple of our living rooms for decades. We watch, we interact, and we control, but how often do we design for them? TV design flew under my “radar” for years, until one day I found myself in the deep, designing TV-specific user interfaces. Now, after gathering quite a bit of […]
Optimizing PWAs For Different Display Modes
Progressive web apps (PWA) are a fantastic way to turn web applications into native-like, standalone experiences. They bridge the gap between websites and native apps, but this transformation can be prone to introducing design challenges that require thoughtful consideration. We define our PWAs with a manifest file. In our PWA’s manifest, we can select from […]
A Week In The Life Of An AI-Augmented Designer
Artificial Intelligence isn’t new, but in November 2022, something changed. The launch of ChatGPT brought AI out of the background and into everyday life. Suddenly, interacting with a machine didn’t feel technical — it felt conversational. Just this March, ChatGPT overtook Instagram and TikTok as the most downloaded app in the world. That level of […]
The Double-Edged Sustainability Sword Of AI In Web Design
Artificial intelligence is increasingly automating large parts of design and development workflows — tasks once reserved for skilled designers and developers. This streamlining can dramatically speed up project delivery. Even back in 2023, AI-assisted developers were found to complete tasks twice as fast as those without. And AI tools have advanced massively since then. Yet […]
Beyond The Hype: What AI Can Really Do For Product Design
These days, it’s easy to find curated lists of AI tools for designers, galleries of generated illustrations, and countless prompt libraries. What’s much harder to find is a clear view of how AI is actually integrated into the everyday workflow of a product designer — not for experimentation, but for real, meaningful outcomes. I’ve gone […]
The Psychology Of Color In UX Design And Digital Products
Color plays a pivotal role in crafting compelling user experiences and successful digital products. It’s far more than just aesthetics; color strategically guides users, establishes brand identity, and evokes specific emotions. Beyond functionality, color is also a powerful tool for brand recognition and emotional connection. Consistent use of brand colors across a digital product reinforces […]
From Line To Layout: How Past Experiences Shape Your Design Career
Design career origin stories often sound clean and linear: a degree in Fine Arts, a lucky internship, or a first job that launches a linear, upward path. But what about those whose paths were not so straight? The ones who came from service, retail, construction, or even firefighting — the messy, winding paths that didn’t […]
Designing With AI, Not Around It: Practical Advanced Techniques For Product Design Use Cases
AI is almost everywhere — it writes text, makes music, generates code, draws pictures, runs research, chats with you — and apparently even understands people better than they understand themselves?! It’s a lot to take in. The pace is wild, and new tools pop up faster than anyone has time to try them. Amid the […]
The Power Of The Intl API: A Definitive Guide To Browser-Native Internationalization
It’s a common misconception that internationalization (i18n) is simply about translating text. While crucial, translation is merely one facet. One of the complexities lies in adapting information for diverse cultural expectations: How do you display a date in Japan versus Germany? What’s the correct way to pluralize an item in Arabic versus English? How do […]
Automating Design Systems: Tips And Resources For Getting Started
A design system is more than just a set of colors and buttons. It’s a shared language that helps designers and developers build good products together. At its core, a design system includes tokens (like colors, spacing, fonts), components (such as buttons, forms, navigation), plus the rules and documentation that tie all together across projects. […]