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Customer as competitive advantage

I mean… Einstein was so close, but he should have said: Insanity is doing the same thing as everyone else expecting different results. The customer is the most underutilized resource in any organization. not because they are not already visible, listened to and included, but because we are utilizing at most only a few percentage […]

7 Best AI Image Upscalers to Boost Quality and Resolution

In the world of digital creativity, image quality is everything. But enlarging images often leads to pixelation, blurriness, and loss of detail. That’s where AI image upscaling comes in. AI image upscalers use artificial intelligence to increase image resolution without sacrificing quality. This makes AI upscaling a game-changer for many creative professionals. Graphic designers can […]

Great products transcend the Usability vs. Utility debate

Your users want results, not compromises. Photo by Andre Frueh on Unsplash Your design team is pushing for simplification to make users’ lives easier. Your sales team is advocating for power features to close deals. Your customer success team is demanding both — a clearly impossible feat. You’re stuck between the proverbial rock and hard […]

The Peter Principle: how lazy leadership can stifle your design career

A 1969 book has been sabotaging your personal career growth and has silently strangled wide-reaching career progress for decades. This concept — the Peter Principle — gave a name to an old but vague notion in traditional American hierarchical organizations, and it’s been influencing promotion strategies ever since. It’s almost understandable why dated organizations would […]

The Rhetorical Triangle for Stakeholders: Make Your Point

Summary:  Ethos, logos, and pathos can help you get buy-in from stakeholders. Communicating with stakeholders has long been a challenge for UX professionals. Luckily, rhetoric provides strategies for navigating these difficult interactions. The Rhetorical Triangle Rhetoric is the art of using language to persuade an audience. The rhetorical triangle (more commonly known as ethos, logos, […]

AI Features Must Solve Real User Problems

Summary:  AI features must solve real problems, not be implemented for novelty. Unnecessary AI chatbots and features can harm rather than help users. Generative AI has been bringing plenty of change over the past two years. While it’s substantially changing what and how we design, some things  stay the same. One important UX principle is […]

Alternatives To Typical Technical Illustrations And Data Visualisations — Smashing Magazine

Thomas Bohm rethinks technical illustrations and data visualizations, sharing interesting and uncommon examples of how to present data and information. Bar graphs and pie charts are great, but there’s so much more to explore! Good technical illustrations and data visualisations allow users and clients to, in a manner of speaking, take time out, ponder and […]