My minimalist phone hardware and software explorations A minimalist phone? I’ve been a Light Phone 2 user since the beginning. I noticed that smartphone addiction and constant notifications were making me anxious. The Light Phone 2 was a great way to ditch all that noise and focus on the life outside of the…

What Dribbble’s new direction means for the future of design — We are entering a post-design era and Dribbble’s latest redesign is a testiment to that. While most people talk about whether the new logo is better or worse, I prefer to look at it on a deeper level. The logo doesn’t matter, what matters is what this change signifies. Why…

How FOMO is ruining junior careers. — There is a weird dichotomy in the design education world right now. On one hand, we have more resources than ever — including free materials. It’s amazing and I am very happy to be able to contribute lots of free materials myself. Seeing people grow as designers, get their first…

We’re living in a post-design era. — It needs to be said. The UX industry as we know it is over. It was nice (was it?) while it lasted, but time to say our goodbyes. Now, that doesn’t mean we’ll end up without designers and with clunky, horrible products in the future. “UX” will still happen. The…

Here’s a quick thought process on how to approach a simple branding. — Let me take you through a quick rebranding exercise. I’ll call it a middle ground between “just make me a logo” and a full, precise branding process professional branding agencies do. Here’s a short, quick and dirty way you should approach designing logos as a UI designer (so not a…

Use your curiosity to explore new design paths — step by step. — Exploring new design frontiers can be quite fun if you take a curious and inquisitive approach to it. Many designers trying spatial design follow simple glassmorphism card tutorials, but that doesn’t really get your creative juices flowing — it’s repetitive. Start your exploration by defining a full plan of action. Setting up …

A new world to explore for UX/UI designers. — Mixed reality headsets have been with us for a while. The experiences got progressively refined and made better. Titles like Half-Life: Alyx has proven that a VR experience can be truly immersive. To this day I remember being so much IN this world, I ducked to get something from under…

Junior designers should change this! — The design industry hiring processes have become a sad joke. Companies now ask for juniors with five years of commercial experience. Rampant overhiring by big businesses led to thousands of mid and seniors getting fired. Definition of design gets distorted with mostly unfounded AI hype. It’s crazy! Saying it’s a…

How AirBNB brought back UI delight! — Design is getting boring! It feels like the industry tries design systemize everything and create correct but boring work. The main premise is that it works on the business, technology and usability levels so it must be good. And most of the time it obviously is. It’s also safe and cost effective so naturally…