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The user experience of public restrooms

Before this pandemic, I used to go to cafes quite often. When I did, I would do my work, read books, or just chill out, with a nice cup of…

Jul 12, 2020

The author is shocked to see many people don’t wash their hands in public rest rooms.

Jul 12, 2020

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UX Collective

12 traits of a great UX designer

Many people seem to struggle finding out whether UX is the right fit for them, especially when considering a career switch from a…

Jun 9, 2020

Conceptual diagram showing the side A of the coin is knowledge and skill, while the side B is traits and mindset.

Jun 9, 2020

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UX Collective

Competitive analysis: how to approach it effectively

Competitive analysis of UX— if you do it with the right approach, you can learn a lot of things, which will greatly benefit your UX work.

May 28, 2020

An illustration showing a UX designer working on competitive analysis.

May 28, 2020

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UX Collective

The importance of process documentation in a UX project

When I am working on a UX project, things can easily get messy with bunch of sketches, flows, wireframes, user research data, notes…

May 24, 2020

A conceptual diagram showing that a process documentation is in progress as the author work on a UX project.

May 24, 2020

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UX Collective

UX/PM/engineer collaboration — a critical factor for a product’s success

Many UX educations tend to put UX in isolation, and disregard the importance of UX/PM/engineer collaboration.

May 12, 2020

A diagram conceptually showing a criticality of UX/PM/engineer collaboration.

May 12, 2020

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UX Collective

Not so fancy (but meaningful) enterprise UX work

Aspiring to-be-UX designers tend to focus their attention on fancy, shiny user interfaces of popular products and services from Apple…

May 9, 2020

An image of AppAssist mobile app on Apple’s iPhone.

May 9, 2020

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UX Collective

How to create a low-fidelity prototype in Google Sheets

Google Sheets is a spreadsheet, just like Microsoft Excel.

May 1, 2020

A conceptual diagram of a low-fidelity prototype created in Google Sheets.

May 1, 2020

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UX Collective

Prototype Resource Map: a comprehensive guide to 8 popular prototyping tools

An analysis of today’s 8 popular UX prototyping tools: Sketch, Craft, Axure, Adobe XD, InVision Studio, Principle, Framer X, and Figma.

Apr 17, 2020

A diagram of “stitch screens with wires” interaction model and transition dropdown menu, with logos of 8 prototyping tools.

Apr 17, 2020

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Nightingale

What I Learned From COVID-19 Data Visualization

Designers have tremendous power and responsibility to handle data, and communicate the message visually through various media. The way…

Apr 4, 2020

What I Learned From COVID-19 Data Visualization

Apr 4, 2020

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UX Collective

How I see a lesson from Flash holds a future of prototyping

Prototyping is critical part of UX process. Obviously, prototyping tools play significant roles, and we have seen various software…

Mar 25, 2020

A collage of major prototyping tools’ logos placed on a rough timeline from 1987 to 2018.

Mar 25, 2020

Ryu Sakai

Ryu Sakai

An experienced UX designer, who wants to help aspiring to-be-UX designers who don’t know where to start. Ryu is a founder of https://products.realworldux.co.

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