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How to Set Your Content to Scroll in Figma Designs

In this Figma tutorial video I show you how to set up scrolling to create realistic prototypes. If you're new to Figma or beginning to build more complex prototypes with more content then this …
27.01.2026

Use Figma Components to Create Reusable Buttons

In this video I show you how to use Figma components to create reusable buttons.
21.01.2026

Your Audience Isn’t “Everyone”

Whether you’re launching an entirely new product or adding features to an existing one, it’s crucial to understand who your target audience is. While it’s temping to aim for the largest possible group, doing …
23.10.2024

Regulatory Compliance for Designers

Most designers don't think about how government regulations affect their work. But by being aware of regulatory requirements designers can show real business value while keeping their clients and themselves on the right side …
19.10.2024

Toward an Open-Source Design Practice

A combination of subscription fatigue, security issues, and AI insanity have driven me to seek alternatives.
09.07.2024

How to Practice Ethical Design

Successful user experience designers are empathetic toward their users. Ethical research and design practices are a critical part of creating experiences that are inclusive, respect users’ wishes, and encourage healthy habits.
26.06.2024

Navigating the AI Hype

“GenUI refers to a user interface dynamically generated by artificial intelligence in real time to provide a personalized experience.” The result of this is, “Every end user interacts with an interface built just for …
02.04.2024

How to Use Color the Right Way in Your UI Designs

In this article I’m going way back to basics and talking about color. I know that you design nerds already learned more about color in your second year at uni than you probably ever needed to. …
07.03.2024

Stop Neglecting Your Internal Products

Companies often focus their UX efforts solely on customer-facing products while neglecting design for internal tools. But there is real ROI to be had in putting some effort into ensuring that internal products are …
31.01.2024

InVision is Shutting Down. Stop Blaming Figma.

Last week InVision CEO Michael Shenkman announced that their “collaboration services” will be shutting down at the end of the year. With their flagship Freehand product having been sold to Miro late last year, this effectively marks …
08.01.2024

Citibank Credit Cards UX Design

While at Razorfish I was engaged on a multi-year series of projects for Citibank. My team was responsible for wireframing and interaction design, high-fidelity comps, functional requirements, and content strategy and copywriting. We were …
27.09.2023

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