How we can use design to get to the root of problems. — Some years ago, I used always chime into discussions with, “It’s a design problem”. And once I had an audience, I would go on a mini Ted talk about how the problem in focus could be rephrased, diagnosed, and addressed. For instance, I could link crime reduction to the provision…

With #Config2023 Launch 4 updates, Figma delves into the world of magic with mind-bending updates that make UI design seem like magic — And who is to say where design ends and magic begins? — Variables Colour, number, string, and boolean variables. That allows you to create mobile, tablet, and desktop versions of a web app, switch between view modes like compact and comfortable, light mode and dark modes and multiple languages. …

A call for suggestions — I was talking to a friend the other day and I said something nice to her, probably something like how I felt about her or maybe a compliment. Her response was, “I know you are lying.” Almost instinctively my passive-aggressive response was, “Okay.” This is something that I do a…

I woke up this morning thinking about my love for screens. I love screens a lot and I have for a long time. One of my earliest memories of screens was a time when I was a teenager and I saw these good-looking boxes with a glass covering. They had…

I got this question from one of my UX design students. She messaged me saying she wanted to talk about the elections but she was not in the mood. She is unable to design even though she had hoped she could work on a task we had discussed so I could review it. — This article is a compilation of my response and the discussion that followed. It has been formatted just enough to function as a blog post.

I hear a lot of people talk about how they can't seem to get things done because they are lazy. …

We are what we repeatedly do, excellence, therefore, is a habit, not an action. — Breaking into a new career space can be tough. It can be overwhelming to combine working and learning. However, that is where the magic lies. …

So you have built a shiny new app that helps users access care and helps providers deliver care. It works at the touch of a button, has impeccable UX, and uses cutting-edge AI and ML to carry out its functions. …

Some canned advice on what to do while you wait so that anxiety does not finish you. — If you are like me, you hate waiting because anxiety pushes your heart to your mouth until you can feel every heartbeat against your tongue. Having to anticipate something you want so much is torture. …