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Designers Beware: Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Handling Feedback
How to triage stakeholder feedback for better design outcomes
The Ambitious Designer
Mar 23
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Navigating New UI: How to Ease Users into Major Changes
Three techniques to help users transition: 1) progressive change, 2) highlighting benefits, and 3) tutorials and tour-tips
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Mar 8
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Interaction Costs Explained (Republished)
How to evaluate physical and mental interaction costs and improve user experience.
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Mar 2
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February 2023
Ethical Alternatives to Revenue-Generating Dark Patterns
Avoiding Deception and Building Trust: The Power of Ethical Revenue Generation with Light Patterns
The Ambitious Designer
Feb 20
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From Overwhelming to Intuitive: Effective Data Table Design
Designing the four goals of data tables: a comprehensive guide
The Ambitious Designer
Feb 14
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The Future of User Interfaces: AI at the Forefront
Examining the current and future possibilities of recommendation AI, predictive AI, and adaptive AI.
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Feb 7
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How to Make Your Product Irresistible to Customers
Practical examples of creating more value through the components of the value equation
The Ambitious Designer
Feb 1
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January 2023
Jetpack to the Top: Advancing Your Career as a Product Designer
How to Master Product Thinking and Tackle Complex Projects
The Ambitious Designer
Jan 23
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Unlocking the Power of Perceived Progress: Motivating Users Through Design
A list of UX concepts and examples for improving onboarding, checkout processes, and low-converting user flows.
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Jan 17
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How to Design Ethical Status Games on Social Platforms
How UX designers can leverage status games, social capital, and network effects in the design of social platforms.
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Jan 9
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October 2021
How to Remove Features Without Pissing Off Users
Let’s talk about Feature Bloat, Time to Value, Aha Moments, Hyrum’s Law, and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
The Ambitious Designer
Oct 27, 2021
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July 2021
Intuitive UI = good feedback mechanisms
Understanding the importance of feedback and states in user interfaces.
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Jul 20, 2021
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