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Bala’s New York Store Is an Exercise in Bold Geometry

Azure Magazine

Enter Bala — a stylish exercise brand that recently opened its first retail store, a pastel-hued New York City pop-up designed by Ringo Studio. To build on this early momentum, Bala’s founders recently set out to expand into bricks-and-mortar, enlisting Madelynn Ringo to envision an appropriately design-forward setting in SoHo.

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What goes in must come out

UX Collective

Consuming good design content from leaders in the UX and product design spaces makes you a more effective design leader over time. Read more about how and where you can find design inspiration in Puja Prakash ’s article A new UI designer’s guide to finding inspiration. What are you feeding your brain?

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Meet Anuja Shukla, Shillington Graduate and Creative Strategist at Twitter

Shillington

There are so many pathways to design, and the course is set up in a way that is a short and sweet introduction to foundational design itself—from there you could figure out if you want to pursue product design, visual design, environmental design, design research, and so on. Tell us more about it.

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MoreySmith Revamps London’s Henrietta House for Hybrid Work

Azure Magazine

A total reimagining of Henrietta House, the West London building that CBRE has occupied since 2011, the project evolved from a conversation that CBRE and MoreySmith began long before the pandemic, back in 2017. Despite all of these social areas, the office still fuels employee productivity, too. “If

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The Evolution of the Iconic IBM Logo Design

Inkbot Design

In 2017, IBM reverted to the original Paul Rand design—the solid blue letters in the classic IBM Plex font. logo for some product branding. Frequently Asked Questions about the IBM Logo Design Here are some common FAQs about the history and design strategy behind IBM's iconic logo: Who originally designed the IBM logo?

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Why I decided to become an individual contributor after 4 years of people management

UX Collective

Lessons learned as I made the decision to become a product designer again. 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.

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How to improve Experience Design by managing cognitive biases

UX Collective

Open communication about cognitive biases across ranks, along with consistent action, will help organizations optimize their decision-making and create products and services that provide value, delight customers, and increase advocacy. Perspective-taking failures are common in the daily use of products and services.