For most teams and companies, accessibility is an afterthought. An “oh sh*t” at the end of a product or content cycle. But it doesn’t have to be that way. — What if everyone in your organization cared about accessible design? What if everyone, from upper management to juniors, strove to make your product more accessible? Setting up an accessibility champions team (ACT) to promote thinking about diversity and accessibility worked way better than I expected it to. In this article…

What ho! What is that on yonder homepage? A returning user? Jimminy cricket! Looks like we have to design a login pattern. In this article, we will cover the following: Terminology: Login vs. Log in Generic login flow What’s single sign-on (SSO)? Login screen approaches Page layout Feedback Security Common…

OMG guys, it's happened! A user has clicked our SIGN UP button. But, sh*t, now what? Well, I’ll tell you what — it's sign-up time baby (and I can hear your stakeholders cheering from the boardroom). But how does sign-up work, you ask? Well friend, let me show you. In…

When someone talks about ‘gamification in edTech,’ they’re usually default to thinking about badging or rewards. But, I hate to break it to you; people don’t tend to do learning challenges (or anything really) for fictitious rewards. In this article, I examine the differences between what makes games fun and…

Are you a con artist disguised as an interface designer? Are you a UX grifter wanting to make a score off an innocent mark? Are you a product design swindler? If so, this is the article for you! — This article looks at a few common deceptive patterns and how they are used against users. We will also look at who got busted and better alternatives to these patterns. Be forewarned, that my research methods include watching Ocean’s 11 and The Real Hustle.

Having a good idea is one thing. But being able to present it is a whole other ball game. While there are about 6M different search results on Google dealing with how to present an idea, there is very little guidance on how to present interface designs. Why? Well, (apart…

While accordions may seem like a simple component, there is more to them than meets the eye. When designing these components, there are a few things to consider, and that is what we will look at today in this cheat sheet. In this cheat sheet, we will cover: What is…

Organizing your files is a Sisyphean task. Much like housework, it is an ongoing task and will never truly be “done.” While I would never claim to be the domestic goddess of Figma files, I have learned a few things along the way (mostly through trial and error) that I…

The easiest way for me, to see an interface designer’s skill is by how they use spacing in their design. Color, typography, imagery, etc., are usually given to you in a brand guide — but correctly using spacing is a skill. After a while it becomes second nature, but only…