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Unlocking the Power of Design Tokens to Create Dark Mode UI
Learn how to create multi-themed products using the three-tiered design tokens.
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March 2023

Designers Beware: Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Handling Feedback
How to triage stakeholder feedback for better design outcomes
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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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Interaction Costs Explained (Republished)
How to evaluate physical and mental interaction costs and improve user experience.
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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
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From Overwhelming to Intuitive: Effective Data Table Design
Designing the four goals of data tables: a comprehensive guide
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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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How to Make Your Product Irresistible to Customers
Practical examples of creating more value through the components of the value equation
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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
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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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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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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
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