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UX Collective

A fantastic voyage, the illusion of good taste, the art of subtraction

7 hours ago

UX Collective

A fantastic voyage, the illusion of good taste, the art of subtraction

IxDF

Accessibility Testing Essentials: Get the Real, Valuable Picture by Testing in Context

In this lesson, you'll discover why accessibility testing is essential for validating your design work and how it differs from both usability testing and code-level QA. You'll examine the critical importance of testing with users' own devices and configurations in their natural environments, rather than ...

8 hours ago

IxDF

Accessibility Testing Essentials: Get the Real, Valuable Picture by Testing in Context

FastCompany Design

Why designers make better entrepreneurs than they think

If you've spent meaningful time in a corporate design role, you've probably received some version of this feedback at least once: you're difficult. Too opinionated. Not a team player. You push back too much. You care too much about things that aren't your call. I've heard this feedback described, ...

8 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Why designers make better entrepreneurs than they think

FastCompany Design

How Garage Beer designed its delightfully retro glass bottles

Garage Beer just got a packaging update that looks like a throwback. The light beer company, which became a household name after football stars Jason and Travis Kelce backed the brand in 2024, debuted its first-ever glass bottles on April 13. Instead of a standard long-neck bottle, Garage opted ...

9 hours ago

FastCompany Design

How Garage Beer designed its delightfully retro glass bottles

FastCompany Design

KitKat’s newest product is . . . a Faraday cage?

KitKat’s newest invention isn’t a chunky bar, or an F1 car-shaped chocolate, or even a branded ice cream. It’s a KitKat wrapper that blocks your cell phone signal. The product is called “Break Mode,” and it was produced via a collaboration between KitKat Panama and the creative agency ...

9 hours ago

FastCompany Design

KitKat’s newest product is . . . a Faraday cage?

FastCompany Design

Rome’s Colosseum got a revamp to reveal a long-hidden history

The southern side of the Colosseum in Rome has just undergone a subtle but much-needed facelift. This side of the world-famous monument is where the empire's elite once entered the grand amphitheater to watch gladiators fight to the death, and where a series of earthquakes over its nearly 2,000-year ...

9 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Rome’s Colosseum got a revamp to reveal a long-hidden history

IxDF

Break Biases and Design Beyond What You Can See

Designers and developers automatically bring visual assumptions to their work, such as prioritizing map displays over search results. Alternative approaches are essential for users who don't interact visually with these services.In this interview, Frank Spillers speaks with a blind user about the accessibility ...

9 hours ago

IxDF

Break Biases and Design Beyond What You Can See

FastCompany Design

Stop building breast pumps to impress investors. Start building them to impress women

The wearable breast pump space has never been more crowded. In the last three years alone, dozens of new devices have hit the market, each one positioned as more feature-packed than the last. Night lights. Stronger and stronger suction. Electric charging cases. Massagers and heat, placed with all the ...

9 hours ago

FastCompany Design

Stop building breast pumps to impress investors. Start building them to impress women

UX Collective

The right touch: mapping AI presence to user intent

10 hours ago

UX Collective

The right touch: mapping AI presence to user intent

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Muzli

Logos Aren’t Supposed to Sit Still Anymore

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Muzli

Logos Aren’t Supposed to Sit Still Anymore

Muzli

Stop Designing SaaS Dashboards Like You’re Trying to Impress Yourself

1 day ago

Muzli

Stop Designing SaaS Dashboards Like You’re Trying to Impress Yourself

Muzli

Never thought I’d be comparing GAP, Jaguar, and Godrej

A few years ago, this would have sounded like a stretch. Continue reading on Muzli - Design Inspiration »

1 day ago

Muzli

Never thought I’d be comparing GAP, Jaguar, and Godrej

Muzli

What Designing a Fragrance Brand Taught Me About System Thinking

1 day ago

Muzli

What Designing a Fragrance Brand Taught Me About System Thinking

Muzli

The Pattern Recognition Trap: Why New Packaging Kills Conversion (and How to Fix It)

Yay! You finally convinced your company's stakeholders to move forward with a fresh, updated brand identity. This overhaul includes more... Continue reading on Muzli - Design Inspiration »

1 day ago

Muzli

The Pattern Recognition Trap: Why New Packaging Kills Conversion (and How to Fix It)

Muzli

Product Design Planning Guide: Winning Your Quarter with Strong Discovery

1 day ago

Muzli

Product Design Planning Guide: Winning Your Quarter with Strong Discovery

FastCompany Design

What it’s like to stay in Ikea’s only hotel

Ikea bed, Ikea sheets, Ikea towels, Ikea desk, Ikea chairs, Ikea curtains, Ikea light fixtures, Ikea trashcans, Ikea clothes hangers, Ikea side tables, Ikea throw pillow, Ikea clock. This is the rough inventory of a room in the world's only Ikea hotel—the Ikea Hotell in its Swedish spelling—located ...

2 days ago

FastCompany Design

What it’s like to stay in Ikea’s only hotel

UX Collective

The rulebook for designing AI experiences

2 days ago

UX Collective

The rulebook for designing AI experiences