Kim Goodwin
@kimgoodwin.bsky.social
Author: Designing for the Digital Age. Consultant. Design & product exec. Researcher. Speaker & teacher. Wildlife photographer.
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He will be a beautiful butterfly
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
He will be a beautiful butterfly
“Simple mode: A simplified app for older adults.” Seriously? Just admit you’ve crammed too much poorly-organized garbage into your app, instead of building ageism into your UI.
September 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Simple mode: A simplified app for older adults.” Seriously? Just admit you’ve crammed too much poorly-organized garbage into your app, instead of building ageism into your UI.
It’s like they’re trying to see how many usability issues they can pack into a single form field
July 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It’s like they’re trying to see how many usability issues they can pack into a single form field
“The designers come in at the end, to make sure it matches the style guide”
July 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“The designers come in at the end, to make sure it matches the style guide”
Sure, @nytimes.com, let’s treat the unraveling of democratic norms like a DK Eyewitness book
June 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Sure, @nytimes.com, let’s treat the unraveling of democratic norms like a DK Eyewitness book
Me, the minute Apple puts the “liquid glass” design language on my devices:
June 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Me, the minute Apple puts the “liquid glass” design language on my devices:
Your metrics should definitely include how well your app supports particular user goals. But you can’t assume every potential goal is relevant to every user—people who don’t care about something often won’t know how to rate it.
June 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Your metrics should definitely include how well your app supports particular user goals. But you can’t assume every potential goal is relevant to every user—people who don’t care about something often won’t know how to rate it.
No, really, don’t do this with pie charts.
May 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
No, really, don’t do this with pie charts.
Clever public art: a giant, ten-foot sculpture of an electrical outlet on the exterior of an electrical substation building.
April 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Clever public art: a giant, ten-foot sculpture of an electrical outlet on the exterior of an electrical substation building.
United’s app is great at delivering just-in-time info. Too bad it’s often wrong. (International arrivals don’t go straight between gates—you can’t clear immigration, bag claim, customs, security, & a much longer walk in 11 minutes.) Data quality is UX, too
April 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
United’s app is great at delivering just-in-time info. Too bad it’s often wrong. (International arrivals don’t go straight between gates—you can’t clear immigration, bag claim, customs, security, & a much longer walk in 11 minutes.) Data quality is UX, too
Every day is a reminder that humans aren’t always good at rational choices.
April 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Every day is a reminder that humans aren’t always good at rational choices.
Rodents Of Unusual Size do exist! And they are chill enough for phone photographs
April 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Rodents Of Unusual Size do exist! And they are chill enough for phone photographs
I do know how to open a door. And yet…
April 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I do know how to open a door. And yet…
Resorting to the old-school hotel curtain hack
March 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Resorting to the old-school hotel curtain hack
Mystery espresso UI (and better yet, the buttons blink)
March 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Mystery espresso UI (and better yet, the buttons blink)
Today’s hotel design mystery: 3 controls printed on glass, with no raised texture whatsoever to help you find them in the dark (and no labels to help you figure out what they do in the first place) 🤔
March 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Today’s hotel design mystery: 3 controls printed on glass, with no raised texture whatsoever to help you find them in the dark (and no labels to help you figure out what they do in the first place) 🤔
Rental car UI is always an adventure.
February 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Rental car UI is always an adventure.
Nature is weird. We’ve had lots of rain & temperature was around freezing last night. Now the sand on the beach looks like a shag rug (or a million tiny inch-long churros, if you’re hungry). 🤔
February 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Nature is weird. We’ve had lots of rain & temperature was around freezing last night. Now the sand on the beach looks like a shag rug (or a million tiny inch-long churros, if you’re hungry). 🤔
Another good book:
January 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Another good book:
“20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you” day 2
January 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you” day 2
Sure, why not? “Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.” (But don’t forget the alt text!)
January 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sure, why not? “Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.” (But don’t forget the alt text!)
Designers, this is not the way
December 3, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Designers, this is not the way