Digital Skills

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “AI is now omnipresent in our workflows, but it’s come at a cost: a sea of sameness. Lately, products have begun to look and feel homogeneous & indistinguishable, leading to diluted brands and increasingly sterile interactions. Big tech paves the way for others to follow; It’s time to stop … Weiterlesen

AI prompts feel productive, but real AI success depends on systems thinking and design. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Who’s spotting you when you automate Designing for humans in high-pressure environments. A good spotter reduces your fear of a catastrophe. They’ve positioned themselves close enough to you, don’t interfere with your lift, and you know they’re watching to step in if needed. This certainty allows you to feel safe. But when you don’t trust your … Weiterlesen

A Green Book for AI apps Where to build, where to borrow, and how to leave. NotebookLM’s visual interpretation of the 1946 edition of The Green Book I use software as a creative instrument: in workflows, publications, client systems, and in all the quiet machinery that keeps institutions pulsing through connected ideas. I’ve now lived through two platform … Weiterlesen

Evaluation, judgment, and the erosion of professional knowledge Continue reading on UX Collective »

I treated my board game like a product. How UX practices and “killing my darlings” improved its UI, simplified the game, and maxed the fun! Continue reading on UX Collective »

What actually goes into a good prompt, and why most advice skips this If you’re trying to learn how to write good Figma Make prompts, you’ve probably hit the same wall I did. Most advice stays abstract.Be clear. Add context. Explain intent. None of that helps when you’re staring at an empty prompt box wondering what actually needs … Weiterlesen

A story from the field: the day safeguarding became real Laptop, phone and book chained together, symbolising safeguarding and data security in user research fieldwork. Source: Pexels. During a discovery project, I was visiting education settings across England to run in‑person research. That meant working inside real-world constraints: safeguarding processes, visitor protocols, staff availability, young people moving … Weiterlesen

We have decades of data proving design’s business value. So why do we still lose every budget fight? Generated using Midjourney I’ve watched it happen too many times. You spend weeks researching, prototyping, testing. The users love it. The data backs it. Then someone in the room says “I don’t like blue” or “my wife thinks … Weiterlesen