All posts Exercises UX Methods How to come up with a Workshop without the use of any AI help My colleague and friend Marija once joked that I’m a master Yoda of creating and facilitating workshops. My ego liked the title, so I’ve adopted it, but I wanted to reflect on what makes me the Master Yoda in that area and how you can become one too. It’s pretty simple. Yes, I am a […] January 28, 2023January 29, 2023
Get UX job Improve your cover letter with one simple exercise The hiring process isn’t always very straightforward, especially in tech, so this question might have many answers depending on who you ask. My opinion is a hard no. A cover letter is not dead. I think a cover letter is a “document” that can really show who you are, what you can offer a company, and […] March 27, 2022April 9, 2022
All posts The top 22 icon libraries of 2022 New year, new UX/UI resources list! This time, we’re giving you the low-down on the biggest and best icon resources out there. And we just KNOW you need this list in your life because, let’s face it, without icons, can you really work on a UX/UI project? :)) So without further ado, here are the […] February 3, 2022February 3, 2022
Learn UX Tips and tricks Empty State Design, How To Design It With More Intent – A Best Practice An empty state screen can seem like it’s of secondary importance. It is not always empty for very long, and many users won’t even end up interacting with one. In this post, I’ll focus on Empty State Screens a how-to, and best practice. First of all, why do we need an Empty State? When an […] November 2, 2020January 23, 2021
Learn UX Tips and tricks Web app vs Native app Today I would like to introduce one of my former UX students – Christian Eigl. My students in CareerFoundry’s Certified UX Designer Course create one Native and one Web app design, therefore, we always have the discussion about which is better and for whom. I found Christian’s approach to explaining the difference interesting and am […] October 17, 2019November 3, 2020
Career Stories Story of a button Some time ago I made a design mistake that caused a s***storm in the community. In hindsight I can say that was one of the situations that taught me a lot about designing for a passionate community and about my own humility, so today I want to talk to you about how the story of […] May 19, 2018March 24, 2020
Learn UX UX Thoughts The queen of UX – Curiosity Old, wise people say … Curiosity killed the cat. Funny enough, the term curiosity comes from the Latin word “curious”, that means to be careful, diligent, or to care. October 3, 2015January 23, 2021
Learn UX Psychology in UX Burden of choice Have you ever felt like you want to learn everything at once? Or, were you ever craving ice cream? Any ice cream. Maybe even all of them at once. Maybe you just needed to buy dish soap. Any dish soap really. But you just couldn’t. You found yourself staring at the overwhelming amount of options. […] September 10, 2015January 23, 2021
