Industrial Design
FiiO’s Cassette-Style DAC: Nostalgia Meets Top Audio Quality
FiiO’s KA15 DAC combines retro cassette design with high-quality audio, delivering portable sound that’s quirky yet powerful.
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User Experience
How to Sell UX to the C-Suite (and Succeed Even When It’s Tough)
Selling UX to C-suite is difficult, but not impossible
User Experience
Cracking the Code: Future-Proofing User Onboarding for 2025
In 2025, user onboarding will focus on personalised, frictionless experiences, respecting users’ autonomy and minimising intrusive guidance
Branding
Liquid Death and Dr. Squatch: Soap for Psychos or Just Good Marketing?
Liquid Death and Dr. Squatch’s 'Soap for Psychos' brings bold, irreverent marketing to soap, embracing cult aesthetics
Industrial Design
Back to Basics: Why In-Car Buttons Are Replacing Touchscreens
Touchscreens dominated cars, but in-car buttons are making a comeback, offering safer, more intuitive controls
Graphic Design
The Power of a Yellow Rectangle: How National Geographic’s Logo Became a Window to the World
Just a simple yellow rectangle, yet the National Geographic logo transports you instantly to adventure and discovery
Game Design
Why Ammo in Games Isn’t Just About Running Out: The Hidden Layers of Strategy and Tension
Ammo isn’t just about running out; it’s a tool for tension, strategy, and storytelling in games
User Experience
The Role of Ethnography in User Research: A Deep Dive
Ethnography digs up real user insights by balancing authentic observation with ethics around consent and transparency
Announcement
Upwork’s New Auto-Detection Policy: Why It’s Causing Frustration for Freelancers
Upwork's new flagging system is causing headaches for legitimate freelancers
User Experience
Good Design as the Key to Personalised Web Experiences
Personalisation has been touted as the next big thing, well forever, but this time we mean it
Announcement
Apple Acquires the Team Behind Pixelmator Pro: What This Means for Creatives
Apple just snagged Pixelmator Pro, boosting its creative toolkit game
User Experience
Effective Strategies for Better UX Writing
Strategies for effective UX writing: clarity, audience awareness, collaboration, testing