Take note of how design serves their product. Is it working? Is there questionable decision making? Try to see behind the screen of what it — At this point, I shouldn’t need to spend too much time explaining why design is so important, so I’ll be fast. It’s the only thing that your consumers, users, clients, and B-to-B partners can see. And what’s that beautiful idiom that people say all the time? “A picture is worth…

Today I’ll be translating TikTok’s biggest competitor, RED App, to show you what might be coming to the US from the eyes of a designer. — TikTok (also known as Douyin in China) has really caught people’s attention and made its way into America. It sparked competition and has forced other tech companies to design similar infinite, crowdsourced, content-scrolling experiences. People have been analyzing TikTok back and forth, thinking it’s the next big thing.

Exploring design patents from tech companies — This is the spiritual successor to a story that appeared in OneZero in April 2019: “From Like Buttons to Message Bubbles: The UX Designs You Can’t Use” You love thinking big. You love looking at other tech companies to see how they designed their products, or their navigation system, or…

A templated approach to tackle any product design whiteboarding interview with a guided walkthrough, and some examples of common UI… — You did it! You got to the final interview and now you’re preparing for a design whiteboarding challenge. They say it’s like working with a coworker on a problem, but you know it’s not quite that, because it’s an interview. Most big tech companies use 45 minutes to an hour…

Web accessibility casually explained. — There are a lot of great articles describing what accessibility is, and some basic guidelines exist like color contrast ratio, and having alt tags and stuff. …

Now that you have a basic understanding of how to use grids, you might be wondering how to apply them to layouts you see on the web… — Now that you have a basic understanding of how to use grids, you might be wondering how to apply them to layouts you see on the web. Responsive grids are a method to systematically align your designs, to give order, establish hierarchy, and “logic” to your designs. It makes things…