Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The daily decision marathon: How our minds work and what it means for UX
The daily decision marathon: how our minds work and what it means for UX Our brains are constantly working and making decisions can be exhausting, impacting the quality of our choices. Daily routine. Illustration by Anna A from Ouch! Imagine starting your day: you wake up, decide whether to snooze your alarm, choose what to wear, and consider […]
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Sustainable UX: Designing a better future, one interaction at a time
We have the potential to design a sustainable future where use of our products and services makes a positive impact on our planet and… Continue reading on UX Collective » A few tips from what I have learned in striving to create a more inclusive hiring process. From the Mammoth Memory I’ve spent my life not fitting […]
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Blender Start Here: Gamifying an unapproachable UI
Can gamification make the user experience of advanced 3D modeling software easy to learn? Continue reading on UX Collective » Navigating risks and opportunities in a rapidly changing world. We live in an era fueled by disruptive innovation. Over the past two decades, we have seen a remarkable evolution of technologies that have transformed the way […]
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Figma AI is going to change your design job applications
And it starts with your design portfolios. Continue reading on UX Collective » With AI, there is potential for productivity tools to become as detailed and immersive as gaming environments. Can product designers learn from game design? Image created using DALL•E Jensen Huang, the CEO of NVIDIA, has been visionary in leveraging AI to revolutionize gaming. During […]
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The future of agents as NPCs in Product Design
With AI, there is potential for productivity tools to become as detailed and immersive as gaming environments. Can product designers learn from game design? Image created using DALL•E Jensen Huang, the CEO of NVIDIA, has been visionary in leveraging AI to revolutionize gaming. During a Q&A session at Computex 2024, he talked about how advancements in compute […]
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Design System Typography
How to craft a tokenised typography system for your design system. Continue reading on UX Collective » This is one trip you’ll want to take. The web has gotten flat, boring, and transactional. So, if you’re like me, you’re ready for what’s next. And yeah, AI is great so far — I’m at a point where pretty much […]
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To persuade your team to look past quick wins, you need to understand the funnel
How RICE prioritization and Funnel Analysis can help you re-prioritize design problems Continue reading on UX Collective » An animated illustration of Master Chief and the Arbiter taking a joyride in their Warthog and bonding together. Credit: Trip Carroll The importance of building close relationships within your team. As a middle school student in the early 2000s, […]
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What Config 2024 taught me about design’s next golden age
What will it take for designers not just to survive but thrive in an era of AI disruption? Figma CEO Dylan Field delivers a keynote address at Config 2024 (credits: Abdus Salam) I stepped into the jam-packed Moscone Center at Config 2024, eager to glean insights from the design world’s brightest minds. As design leaders from […]
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Intuitively explained: what changed with AI today?
The evolution of why today’s AI is different and its design implications. Continue reading on UX Collective » How you portray yourself is as important as your work. A bunch of Ideal Designer Profiles created by ChatGPT. I’ve worked in something that looks like User Experience for years. Early on, we had to be flexible in what […]
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What’s your Ideal Designer Profile?
How you portray yourself is as important as your work. A bunch of Ideal Designer Profiles created by ChatGPT. I’ve worked in something that looks like User Experience for years. Early on, we had to be flexible in what we designed because you took work where you got it, and there just weren’t that many of us. Because […]
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