UX Collective

JANUARY 24, 2023

In Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior , Indi Yong writes, “Building products based on preference research is like building a kitchen from a stack of magazine clippings”. Unicorns are almost extinct, design systems are taking over, and the job is getting harder. The not so phantom menace.

Arts and Crafts 120

Arts and Crafts Production Education Product Management 120

UX Collective

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I’d been working as a user experience designer by day while teaching UX a few times per week in the evenings at BrainStation for a couple of semesters and had discovered a passion for helping others grow and develop their skills. At that time, however, my day job was at an amazing but small digital agency.

Production 104

Production Design Strategy Agency Publishing 104

UX Collective

MAY 4, 2022

We need to show the power of design. We are building new and ideally disruptive digital products in the financial services industry. Do you expect the team to help product teams with their design strategy? Or do you expect the team to focus on more concrete design deliverables such as wireframes and flows?

Production 95

Production Design Strategy Education Digital 95

UX Collective

JUNE 23, 2021

We appreciate that the term popularized by design firms like IDEO has brought our work to the masses in an easy to understand and appealing way, but on the other hand, it is frustrating that the term has over-simplified the work that we do into one-day corporate training and step-by-step instructions, but this will be a whole other article.

Programming 89

Programming Publishing Publishing Project Management 89

Shillington

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A well-rounded graphic designer should have a good grasp of these essentials skills as they will be pivotal in your day-to-day work. Part of the Adobe Creative Cloud, InDesign is a desktop publishing and typesetting program that is used by designers the world over.

Graphic Design 98

Graphic Design Graphic Adobe Portfolio 98

Shillington

MARCH 26, 2020

First released over 20 years ago, Adobe InDesign is a graphic designer’s best friend and most valuable piece of software. Part of the Adobe Creative Cloud, InDesign is a desktop publishing and typesetting program that is used by designers the world over. Digital (UI, UX, Sketch).

Graphic Design 118

Graphic Design Graphic Portfolio Adobe 118

UX Collective

MARCH 14, 2022

In order to create the best color, shape, and typography combination, the fields of design and usability merge. Human eyes are only adjusted and capable of seeing down to a certain definition. I tried to design as many variations as I could within a small space of time. This approach focuses on creating a pattern-style app logo.

Color 111

Color Brand Branding Typography 111