Azure Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2024

Most of my friends (industry colleagues notwithstanding) could count the number of architects they know by name on one hand; a select few could name the designer of their favourite Toronto building without the help of Google. I’ve always wondered why. Buildings tend to stand for a bit longer than a theatre performance.

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UX Collective

MARCH 1, 2023

Digital product design can be perilous—but we can gain valuable design wisdom by looking beyond our discipline. Left: Spirit of Bamboo section (2016), Right: A Guide to Sensory-Processing Sensitivity (2020) Before digital product design, I was an interior architecture & design student.

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UX Collective

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Behind the popularity of ‘Design Thinking’ and ‘Systems Thinking’ there are rigourous academic sciences. Way back in the origin story of Design Thinking , there is Design Science. Likewise, Systems Thinking is a popularised, but highly scaled-down version, of Systems Science. Much is missing.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 3, 2022

But it is January, and you are reading a thinkpiece with “OKR” in the title, so chances are you’ve already opted to make some healthier choices for yourself this week. In early January I proclaimed that I would read more design literature and try writing more about my own experiences. Objectives and Key Result?—?for for myself.

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UX Collective

MAY 24, 2021

A guide to understanding the working of contrast, its significance in design, to use it to your benefits or at least notice and appreciate. What if I were to say… Contrast is responsible for the way you eat your bread (outside-in) or that Jim-Jam. Contrast is the reason why you enjoy your songs in the particular way you do.

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UX Collective

AUGUST 22, 2023

But why is this? The next articles will cover Solo Ideation in the Digital Sphere, The History of Pragmatic Creativity, and more. The next articles will cover Solo Ideation in the Digital Sphere, The History of Pragmatic Creativity, and more. On with the article! Let’s take a closer look. Osborne 1953; Taylor et al.

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Noupe

JANUARY 29, 2020

They’re a struggle for just about every business, and they come with so many moving parts that there isn’t a simple prescription for success. It’s up to you to look past the hype around any given performance appraisal method and identify why it’s getting so much attention and if the concept is a good fit for your business.

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Purple Rose Graphics

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Simple Tips of a Better Graphic Design: From Concept to Completion by Aubrey @ Content Camp Fire. You need no introduction to the seven basic elements of good graphic design – line, color, texture, size, shape, space and value. So, instead of creating order from mess, how about fashioning an eye-catching mess?

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 26, 2023

9 Best Freelance Writing Sites to Find a Job What are the best freelance writing sites to find a job? The most popular categories for freelance writers on Upwork are content writing and copywriting. Plus, they have strict rules about what kind of work you can do for clients. Let's get to know them all one by one.

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UX Collective

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Yet despite this, vanity metrics still appear to be a systemic problem, not only in marketing where the term first gained momentum but also in other disciplines like web and digital product design. Firstly, the standout metrics for popular touchpoints are intrinsically vain. Why are these metrics behaving like this?

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2023

Have you always wondered why certain companies are already being talked about in the news and social media? In this article, you will see the top 50 global brands that changed the world or are making a significant impact. The purpose is to see what they did right and then use it to grow your brand to extremely high levels.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 14, 2022

Thomas Bohm’s interview with Joanna Suau originally published in Information Design Journal on 20 December, 2021. Photo by Douglas Lopes on Unsplash TB: How did you start working with information, writing and design? JS: After I finished my studies (English literature), I decided to become a self-employed language coach.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 11, 2022

The theory of metaphors, or why Metaverse will fail User interface metaphors, such as the PC desktop with documents and folders, can help people in learning to use an unfamiliar system. In this post, I’ll discuss the theory of realistic physical metaphors and why you should avoid them. What is a metaphor?

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UX Collective

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Co-Authors: Stacey Sanchez , Clay Killingsworth , and Kay Stanney User-Centered Design (UCD) is a broad methodological framework that places the user at the center of all design decisions (Norman, 2013). Agile’s cross-functional, self-organizing teams mainly consist of software developers, interface designers, and testers.

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

How naming your UX Research findings can make them stick Developing an understanding of user needs and identifying concrete design recommendations requires a combination of rigorous research, careful analysis, and effective communication. Why a good name matters The idea that a good name can help a finding or theory catch on is not new.

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UX Collective

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Mental models are one of the most important concepts in product design but we rarely use them to their full potential. The term “mental model” has become everyday product design parlance. Designers want to design for the user’s mental model. But why all the mention of mental models?

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UX Collective

AUGUST 29, 2021

Designing experiences to leverage subjectivity in perception Video games are classified as a digital experience, and all digital experiences are facilitated by digital technology. This means that emotions are largely dependent on how something is perceived by the person experiencing, which may or not may not be the design’s true intent.

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Eye on Design

AUGUST 26, 2022

We graphic designers have a love-hate relationship with criticism. We want the general public to understand what we do, yet when they write about our work, we pick apart how they got it wrong. We want the general public to understand what we do, yet when they write about our work, we pick apart how they got it wrong.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 14, 2023

Dall-E generated image “Illustration of how artificial intelligence is going to steal your job and burn down your house” TL; DR. AI is rapidly evolving, helping us make better decisions and perform various tasks and increasingly doing so autonomously. Public and professional perceptions of artificial intelligence.

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UX Collective

OCTOBER 30, 2023

There were two things that stood out to me (and I think many have had the same experience): Teams were having ‘different’ outcome-driven conversations. There were two things that stood out to me (and I think many have had the same experience): Teams were having ‘different’ outcome-driven conversations. Goal-induced Blindness 4.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 11, 2025

Credit: Marketoonist The explosion of AI over the past two years, particularly generative AI and large language models (LLMs), has reshaped much of how we work and think about technology. While AI offers immense potential to accelerate and enhance product design, its critical to approach it with a balanced perspective.

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Tracing the journey of Indian design: from ancient traditions to contemporary innovations. But as designer; I dont see religion in colors, but justcolors. These colors have been used so much in India that they have made the viewers perspective somewhat religious. What role does design play in India?

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UX Collective

MARCH 22, 2025

After 22 years in design, I think that the power of research is overrated, while other important aspects are overlooked. If you have an existing product, more advanced designers will also notice that its important to combine qualitative research with quantitative data. What happened? Thats thetheory. Thats thetheory.

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