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Credit: Bob Waugh Atomic design is nearly ten years old.

Anomalocaris canadensis.

Photo by Gabriel Rodrigues For fifteen years, I've used Balsamiq on almost every UX job I've ever had (I checked my 1Password earlier and I have 35 unique logins for different projects and clients).

I don't know exactly when I started noticing it.

The Harbormaster by Shondon If you're involved in creating software products, you’ve probably done the reasonable, common-sense thing many times: you asked people what they wanted.

This recent post by Mel Andrews got me thinking this morning about AI in academia, and the risk of diminishing human thought.

'The Evolution of the PlayStation Controller - Den of Geek Fidelity in product development is often misunderstood as a visual property: the polish of a mock-up, the smoothness of an animation, the details of a micro-interaction.

Photo by Aleksandr Popov A job interview used to be a conversation between people.

Credit: AutoSysConveyors This ambitious young designer pumped out more screens in a day than more-experienced designers would in a week.

A collection of squiggle birds from a service mapping workshop.

Power of Nature By Ash Wright — Over the past decade or so, the shift from UX designer to product designer was heralded by many as proof that design was maturing — integrating with business strategy, creating efficiencies, and driving measurable outcomes.

SETI by OndrejHrdina Have you ever asked yourself: “Why doesn’t this company care about great design?”

Photo credit: FaithMag Nature abhors a vacuum In a typical B2B SaaS startup, product managers obsess over customer goals, strategic roadmaps, and viable business outcomes.

Photo by Carl Raw Tech startups routinely promise equity as part of a total compensation package.

Tarot cards By ten-dril The best predictor that a startup will struggle to achieve its vision isn’t lack of ambition or ideas: it's attempting make the vision look real before it’s ready.

Change of Fortune By GimmeBamba In the world of home food delivery, 'ghost kitchens' have mastered the art of culinary deception: A single warehouse operation can present itself as many different restaurants on popular delivery apps.

Photo Credit: Mick Haupt AI is booming because of a narrative that it can deliver more with less.

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