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“Any comment?” is probably one of the worst ways to ask for feedback. It’s vague and open ended, and it doesn’t provide any indication of what we’re looking for. Getting good feedback starts earlier than we might expect: it starts with the request. Article Continues Below It might seem counterintuitive to start the process of […]
Feedback, in whichever form it takes, and whatever it may be called, is one of the most effective soft skills that we have at our disposal to collaboratively get our designs to a better place while growing our own skills and perspectives. Article Continues Below Feedback is also one of the most underestimated tools, and […]
It’s been a year since I joined the NextUX Design Agency and I can’t be more grateful and fortunate to have taken that decision. It’s been a wonderful time. I did not grow just design-wise, but also at the personal level too. All thanks to Yagnesh Ahir and Dhanashree Manohar. Now, as I left the […]
Did you know in CSS you can specify the color property once and use that value without specifying it again using the currentColor keyword? Let’s start with the definition The currentColor keyword refers to the current value of the color property of an element (after computing all the properties) and allows us to use it […]
Mistakes in the design phase often lead to a cycle of rework in the product development process. So, It is always best to avoid and take care of mistakes that might occur unknowingly or knowingly. Mistakes in the design phase often lead to a cycle of rework in the product development process. So, It is […]
Kotlin is often lauded for it’s conciseness and eloquent syntax, but often suffers from being confined to more limited Java coding conventions. This may be welcoming to Java developers looking to adopt Kotlin in their projects, but could be off-putting for others working in different environments, as well as, somewhat limiting Kotlin’s full linguistic potential. […]
Jetpack Compose is an intriguing library but is not without concerns. The Jetpack Compose library provides the ability to create declarative and reactive UIs written in Kotlin for Android. It’s another attempt to avoid XML layout files by allowing the creation of layouts in a DSL-esque manner. The library borrows heavily from cross-platform application frameworks […]
Design Meets Disability was recommended to me by accessibility consultant Jon Gibbins while we were sharing a long train journey through mid-Wales. We were talking, amongst many things, about our love for Apple products and their design. I am a hearing aid wearer, my aid is two-tone grey. A sort of dark taupe grey above, […]
Every few years I update the look and feel of my blog. This year is a significant upgrade, both on look and feel as well as the entire back end infrastructure. In the past six months, I’ve started to notice complexity creep into everything in our world. While design is still front and center for […]