This article assumes that you are a designer taking on a new design project, like improving the usability of an interface or adding a new feature to an app. It does not matter if you are either an in-house designer or hired as a freelancer. Either way, you need to…

Facebook Trust Transparency and Control Labs is teaching designers and startups to care about individual privacy. — User beware, you live in interesting times. The internet has transformed our everyday life profoundly. Technology is moving fast. We embraced the transformation it brought to our lives with open arms and got bitten in the ass for it. We adopted this new technology quickly, without considering the possible repercussions on our privacy.

You are a designer of things Your activity is closely linked to the Fine Arts (Architecture, Fashion…). You own a design studio or work at one. Do you care about your users? No. You are an artist. You have a huge ego. You want to leave a mark in the world. You want a legacy. You…

The 5 users rule Doing usability testing, you only need five users. Granted, with five users, you won’t find 100% of the usability issues existing in your product. But the high cost of having a greater number of users is, most of the time, not worth it. I don’t know who first came up…

Not all facilitator are designers but it so happens that designers make excellent facilitators. — Facilitation: noun [ U ] UK ​ /fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən/ US ​ the act of helping other people to deal with a process or reach an agreement without getting directly involved in the process or discussion yourself. Intro The job of the facilitator is to help a group of people (sometimes an individual)…

Everybody lies on their resume. It’s not a big deal. I’ve done it. And I’m sure you’ve done it too. You add an extra month or two to your previous job position so that your four months vacation to Bali does not appear on your CV. …