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You ain’t a designer until you fail
I was / am / will be a computer science girl and I’ve been writing code since 2014, my whole career being based on mostly self learning. Why? Because my faculty didn’t teach me anything related to my job as a frontend developer and because I was passionate about getting in the visual journey that later took me to becoming a
AI
7 Great AI Opportunities for Any App Startup, by ChatGPT 👀
This article is an experiment with ChatGPT, which was used to write the article. I asked it to predict 7 opportunities for AI. At first, the answers were good, but not as good as a human in that it misses cultural references without nudging it. I had to rephrase my inputs only couple times to get to this:
What's Cursor Composer? How to Build Full Apps with AI
Composer in Cursor can pretty much write a full app for you using AI like Claude (Anthropic). Composer progresses Cursor's AI code assistance from just editing single lines of code and individual pages, to editing and creating multiple pages at once.
Accessibility
Legibility in User Interfaces
Sometimes, users find it hard to read microCopy on a mobile or desktop screen either because the characters are cluttered, hazy, or too small to read. Crabbed or hard to read microcopy creates interface friction that results in users taking more time to complete their goals or tasks.
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Psychology
Shit’s Broken: Why We Need Mindful Notifications & How to Design Them
Barring those who have made a conscious and concerted effort to turn them off, push notifications disrupt our flow on a daily basis. You pick up your phone to check the time or your to-do list, and the first thing you see is that you’ve received 9 messages from 4 different people, who are waiting for your response. Let’s start with an assessment.
Design Psychology and the Neuroscience Behind Awesome UX
The user experience study of human cognition can be mushy, unscientific, and filled with false assumptions—perhaps it’s the fault of a lazy brain. Cognition is complex, and many factors play into gut reactions or an instant impression. When you ask someone, “Why’d you do that?” there’s a high chance they won’t be able to answer or that you’ll misinterpret their response. Enter neuroscience.
Product Design
Accessibility: The Biggest Scam in UX
I can’t even possibly count how many times I have seen designers describing their work as accessible, throw around words like “inclusivity” and “universal design”, just to present a minimalistic — totally up to trends — white and *choose any color* prototype, thinking that’s it. Stop right now, I hate you.
Designing Better Hyperlinks: A Detailed Guide
Why are “click here” and “by this link” poor choices? And is it acceptable to use “read more”? All these phrases have become so common that many people don’t see any problems with them. How many times have you encountered or composed the following on websites, in emails, or on intranets? In this article, I’ll explain popular wording and formatting mistakes and will show more accessible and informative alternatives.
