How do you design an innovative app?
I get that patterns are useful and users are familiar with them, but aren’t we building the same digital products over and over again? 💭

Life is about spending your time on things that fulfil you - sometimes, hard work is part of that fulfilment.

💭 What’s one thing you’d keep doing even if it was hard, just because you loved it?

#monday #reflections

Took my rusty old film camera for a walk today. I haven’t taken photos in a very long time and I kind of missed it.
It’s nice to change perspectives once in a while!

Can anyone confirm this?

I'm taking into consideration to delete my accounts. This is unbelievable.

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Placeholder text should never replace labels.

Some designers think placeholders keep forms clean, but they disappear when typing, making it harder for users to recall what they were filling in.

#designsky #uxdesign #uxui #design

We’re not taught how to express our creativity. Actually, we learn as we grow that we should hide, that art isn’t something that anyone can practice… that’s a lie. Art can be anything. And we should all express our thoughts more often through shapes and words.

I did this during my lunch break.

How does the city you live in impact your design decisions? I'm asking because I've noticed how much the things around me influence my visual perceptions. I am affected by everything I see and consume. Is this something you consider when choosing where to live?

#designsky #design #uxui #decisions

Hobbies are born out of nowhere. You sit there one day and you realise that you're bored. The next thought that comes to mind is 'Maybe I should do something exciting' and that's how you pick up a hobby. You listen to your inner thoughts. It's a discovery process that gives you meaning.

Bucharest’s metro just redesigned their maps - and not in a good way.
They added black shadows to station names, making them hard to read, and shrank the text without adding any useful info.
Aesthetics shouldn’t come at the cost of functionality! 🤦‍♀️

#designsky #uxui #graphicdesign

I was thinking of a way to capture the most essential and simple UX/UI fixes for better designs and I narrowed it down to:

- establish visual hierarchy
- highlight the action
- use enough whitespace

Here’s the whole post:
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Constantin Brâncuși, Young Bird, Paris 1928

https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136588

I've been debating with someone if the infinite scroll is a dark UX pattern or not.

Pros:
- enhances the UX (social feeds)
- great for mobile
- can be user-friendly

Cons:
- loss of control
- navigation issues
- exploits cognitive biases

What are your thoughts on this?
#ux #designsky

I've been thinking a lot about accessibility lately—especially how often it gets overlooked in our society. It’s frustrating because, with the resources and technology we have today, inclusion should be the norm, not an afterthought.

#designsky #uxdesign #accessibility

One thing I remind myself every day is that being a Product Designer doesn’t mean limiting inspiration to just the design world. In fact, it’s essential to seek inspiration from everyday experiences and explore ideas from other fields. The most innovative designs often come from unexpected places!

I’m pretty sure we can develop a CAPTCHA to screen out the broligarchy. You know, like a simple ethics test.

I’m here with a recommendation. Lately I’ve started to dig deeper into history books so I’ve come across an amazing biography by Julia Baird.

I would say it’s easy to read and very engaging, giving you lots of fascinating facts about the Victorian era.

#booksky 💙📚

Designers of Bluesky, which feeds do you recommend? I’m looking for ones focused on UX/UI and web design

I’ve already pinned #designsky!

👋 Hey #uxdesign community! I’m new here on Blue so I was wondering what better way to engage with the design community than by simply asking:

Is UX research underrated in today’s corporate world? 🤔💭

I feel like many teams rush to ship without any real validation.