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The biggest lie in UX?
“Our users will figure it out.”
No.

If users have to figure it out…
You’ve already lost.

Users don’t open your product to admire your UI.

They open it to complete a task.

And every second they spend thinking:
“Where do I click?”
“What does this mean?”
“Why isn’t this working?”

…is friction you created.… Read the rest

Explore competence areas and skills required for Product Designers.

Key areas:
1. Product leadership
2. Craft
3. Business literacy
4. Domain expertise
5. Autonomy and initiative
6. Communication
7. Growth mindset

UX Skill Levels:
https://lnkd.in/ge2MBfr9

More design resources:
https://lnkd.in/d4Pk3CQu

Imo while this matrix is a bit outdated, it is still one of the simplest yet most precise tools for defining … Read the rest

UX Designers Must Shape AI Behavior

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝗫 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.”

After reviewing recent senior design roles from 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗔𝗜, one thing became very clear: the expectations for UX designers are changing faster than most of us realize.

These organizations aren’t just looking for experts in … Read the rest

5 UX Writing Principles for Better User Experience

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝗫 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀.
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Every tap, error, confirmation, and notification is a conversation with your user.

And every word either builds confidence… or creates friction.

Great UX writing isn’t about sounding clever.

It’s about helping people move forward without having to stop and think.

A few … Read the rest

Useful pointers to enforce design quality without a 4-pages-long UX checklist mandate ↓

🚫 Sprints are often 100% packed with tasks → no time for QA.
🚫 Following guidelines takes time that designers don’t have.
🚫 Some guidelines will always be missing or incomplete.
🚫 Checklists are often abandoned on remote fringes of Sharepoint.

✅ Guidelines work best when quietly … Read the rest

This is the most effective way to prompt AI as a designer.

Link

8 Storytelling Principles Every Great Leader Should Know ✨

1️⃣ WHY STORIES WORK
→ The brain remembers stories up to 20× more than facts.
→ Stories activate multiple brain regions and create empathy, attention, and trust.

2️⃣ HOW TO START
→ Grab attention from the first line.
→ Start with a question, moment, surprise, or conflict.

3️⃣ BITS by Eileen … Read the rest

4 AI-Powered UX Audit Methods for Faster, More Consistent Reviews.Save this for  next UX project, audit, or design review.

Designers can generate interfaces in minutes with AI.

Auditing those interfaces properly is where most teams struggle.

That’s the real challenge.

AI speeds up creation, but without a structured audit process, usability
issues, accessibility gaps, and inconsistent experiences can easily slip … Read the rest

https://productdesignpsychology.com/