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[ad_1] To align with product, research must recognize and balance design and business perspectives. In July, 2015 I was working as the first researcher at Instacart when Max, one of the founders, asked if I’d like to go to a “Designer Dim Sum” with John Maeda. (Yes! Yes, obviously. And thank you.) As our group…

[ad_1] The beauty and destructive potential of social networking is design itself. Photo by Google DeepMind from Pexels Humans are social beings that are subject to the dynamics of the group. It’s why we gather to watch a spectacle or follow suit when we see people head toward a safer place during an emergency. During…

[ad_1] How to use the power of narrative to engage interviewers with your design portfolio. Art by Midjourney I was reminded of a common mistake I used to make when I was recently mentoring junior designers with their portfolios. For designers with only a few projects to their name, I know there’s a temptation to…

[ad_1] How developers can build rapport with accessibility personnel (or with anyone, really) Photo by Vitolda Klein on Unsplash I’ve been in software development for a long time, in QA for nearly as long, and specifically in accessibility for four years now. I mention that only to communicate that I have a decent understanding of…

[ad_1] Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. Just like buildings, a chair must have certain qualities to qualify. They need to be functional to fulfill their objective. Secondly, a chair needs to be stable to withstand weight. This includes the choice of material to increase its lifespan and repeated use. Lastly, a…

[ad_1] How beautiful and unbearable that only one of each exists — each lover, each child, each dog; that this particular chance-constellation of atoms has never before existed and will never again recur in the history of the universe. The fact of each such singularity is a wonder beyond why, as mysterious and irrefutable as…

[ad_1] Startups in the cybersecurity sector are facing a daunting market environment, contending with decreased valuations and increasing pressure to sell while competing for vital funding and collaborations. In a progressively saturated market, these startups need to reevaluate their strategies and wisely distribute resources to remain competitive and sustainable amidst the demands of investors and…

[ad_1] How perception influences interaction. Edmund Husserl, the founder of the term. Image credit: Interaction Design Foundation Phenomenology — what a word! Just trying to say it seems to twist the tongue in a million directions. As designers, we are familiar with the terms that grace our eyes when we approach our field from an…

[ad_1] “The question everybody wants to know is: why don’t the aliens contact us if they’re really here? The answer is simple: because it would melt your psyche to contact beings from another dimension. Whether it’s ghosts or spirits or deceased relatives or past lives or future lives or aliens or Bigfoot or fairies, all…