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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
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Accessibility
Neurodiversity and Inclusion: Choosing Kinder Design
‘Neurodiversity’ refers to the myriad beautiful ways in which people experience, and interact with, the world. It is the idea that although all brain differences are ‘normal’ (whatever normal may be), no two brains are the same – and thank goodness for that! From night mode to alt tags, Medium’s text-to-speech function and Twitter’s font […]
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Psychology
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.
How to Pass the Personality Test
Show companies who you are, by being honest, true to yourself, and stand by your principles. Demonstrate your professionalism by refusing to be unfairly scrutinized, discriminated against, typified, coerced, whether through unfairly long hiring processes, ridiculous design tests, or fictitious personality tests. Prepare for companies that are unprepared for how best to hire you.
Design Through a Neurodiverse Lens: Exclusive vs Inclusive
The Source is a fortnightly letter from Prototypr for its community of ~600k viewers. Written by Sophie Clifton-Tucker, The Source tackles taboo topics, exposes unseen truths, and gets the scoop on the latest in the tech and design sphere. It’s estimated that between 15-20% of us are neurodiverse, so a product that isn’t optimised for […]
Product Design
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.
