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Chris Kiess

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The Quintessence of Dust

The True Cost of Ownership

I’m standing outside a warm storefront, the sidewalk littered with remnants of last night’s party crowd. It’s just cold enough to see your…

Feb 21

Two white puppies lounging on the couch

Feb 21

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Design Koans

A Good Place to Stop

Koan #53

Jan 21

A writing desk with a typewriter on it

Jan 21

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Design Koans

Understanding Software Assembly

Koan #52

Jan 14

Assembly line for home products

Jan 14

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Design Koans

Painting Over the Rust

Koan #51

Dec 10, 2024

Rusty dashboard of an old car

Dec 10, 2024

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Design Koans

Rogue Robots, Bad Job Markets and Choosing Your Own Reality

Koan #50

Nov 6, 2024

Rogue Robots, Bad Job Markets and Choosing Your Own Reality

Nov 6, 2024

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Design Koans

Digital Junk Food

Koan #49

Sep 12, 2024

A potato chip

Sep 12, 2024

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Design Koans

The Little Things

Koan #48

Jan 25, 2024

A tiny plant on the desert floor

Jan 25, 2024

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Design Koans

On Relevancy in UX Design

Koan #47

Jan 11, 2024

An image showing logos of various software platforms

Jan 11, 2024

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Design Koans

Walking the Fine Line in Design

Koan #46

Jan 4, 2024

A woman walking a yellow line on a highway

Jan 4, 2024

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Design Koans

Deck the Halls with Next Year’s Donations

Koan #45

Dec 14, 2023

5 holiday trees with wagons full of gifts and toys in the foreground

Dec 14, 2023

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UX Collective

My apologies to you, the user

Reflecting on a decade as a healthcare experience designer.

Dec 14, 2023

Illustration with colored background and the word Sorry written across it

Dec 14, 2023

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Design Koans

Help Us Build a Better Product Together

Koan #44

Aug 30, 2023

A woman rating her day on a mobile device

Aug 30, 2023

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UX Collective

Digital personalization is so… impersonal

Calling it what it isn’t doesn’t change what it is

Aug 21, 2023

Silouette of human with digital code as backdrop

Aug 21, 2023

My Rock Bottom with Star Ratings

An Unrated Tale of Rating Addiction

Jul 31, 2023

5 golden stars on a blue and pink background

Jul 31, 2023

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Design Koans

It’s Time to End Our Obsession with User Engagement

Koan #43

Jul 25, 2023

Laptops and technology devices on a table with users’ hands operating various devices

Jul 25, 2023

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Prototypr

UX Design: A thankless profession?

We are trees falling in forests with no one to hear our fall

Jun 29, 2023

Typewritten text with thank you written in 6 different languages

Jun 29, 2023

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Design Koans

Nobody Listens to UX

Koan #42

Jun 14, 2023

Image of an ear

Jun 14, 2023

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Design Koans

A Sad Day for You or The User?

Koan #41

Jun 8, 2023

Dog under a blanket looking very sad

Jun 8, 2023

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Design Koans

On the Origin of Our Products

Koan #40

May 26, 2023

On the Origin of Our Products

May 26, 2023

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Design Koans

Sorry, You Just Weren’t a Fit

Koan #39

Feb 23, 2023

Lego Storm Troopers with one who is clearly not the same

Feb 23, 2023

Chris Kiess

Chris Kiess

Healthcare User Experience Designer in the Greater Chicago area

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