Design Thinking

Exploring the interconnected realms of CX, UX, and UI design.

What is design?

<n>Kobe Bryant</n> at a promotional event for <n>NBA 2K18</n> in Paris, 2017. Photo by <n>Aurelien Meunier</n>.

One of the best ideas I learned from Kobe Bryant: 

“Don’t copy the what. Copy the how” 

Kobe would study greatness in any domain. Sports, music, business, art, whatever.

This is why: 

“No matter what discipline you are in, there’s a common denominator in how we approach our…

UX Bites: Dynamic day / night themes

UX Bites: Dynamic playbar colours

Design / Thinking | Are.na

A designer can be an artist and a designer can make art, but…

While art and design are closely related, there are clear differences between the two.

Design isn’t about personal expression. 

It’s about solving a problem, want, or need with a clear purpose.

Art is final when…

folding concepts, not removing them:

most products keep adding features horizontally – new tabs, new tools, new "things" – because it feels safer than consolidating. but that's how you get bloated interfaces nobody can navigate.

the better way: fold concepts that should've been