Digital product design has come a long way in just over a decade. However, controversies continue about how our industry contributes to mental health problems, the disruption of democracies, online harassment, tech addiction, and the erosion of work–life boundaries. In “Radical Product Thinking”, product leader Radhika Dutt challenges business leaders…

Colourblindness is a visual impairment that affects around 1 in 12 boys and men, and around 1 in 200 girls and women. It has many forms, and can impact the perception of a wide range of different colours and colour combinations. However, the most common kind — and the one…

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After several years of growth in the design education industry, in 2021 there is now a range of different paid-for online design bootcamps. UX bootcamps have helped a lot of people into new creative careers. …

Idea generation is one of the most important, and most demanding, parts of any design project. So what if we told you that you could easily be squeezing an extra seven concepts out of each idea? Well, that’s exactly what the SCAMPER technique allows you to do. …

Now I don’t mean to get you upset But every cause has an effect — Lauryn Hill, “Superstar” Every design project has the potential to raise ethical questions, and require us to make ethical decisions. Using ethical principles in our design work helps ensure that the things we put into…

When I decided to start my own company twelve months ago, I knew what I wanted to achieve. A completely free design course that expanded access to high-quality foundational education. A web-based platform that categorically rejected annoying popups, spammy email marketing, and data harvesting. A coaching service that was truly…

Whether a poster, webpage, app, book cover, or any other visual composition “looks good” to the untrained eye is usually a reflection of how well that design uses visual principles. These principles have remained largely unchanged for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. …

As well as sensible serifs and sans-serifs, Google Fonts also hosts some great “display” typefaces. All display fonts are designed for use at large sizes, like on billboards, on signs, and in headlines. Many display faces also have exuberant letterforms and exaggerated details. Here are 10 of our favourites! 1. Shrikhand