What you can do to optimize the UX for component consumers — Several years ago it was common that components were created solely for personal use. Yet in 2022 design teams are growing and there are now more Design System designers. Combine this with the continued maturity and complexity of component libraries and you get the potential for a knowledge gap between…

A super-specific article on the benefits of error icons within forms — As a design systems designer I am confronted with “micro-questions” all the time. “What icon do we use for our menus?” “What will be the corner radius of our buttons?” Thankfully, the web has become a great UX resource. For my question, Stack Exchange definitely posed a nice initial stance. …

Lessons learned from a designer’s point of view — Background About 2 years ago I was hired as a Product Designer at ThycoticCentrify. I joined a team of 4 and was excited to work at a company that put money towards design. However, it didn’t take long before I realized that’s all they were doing — throwing money at it…

Text inside buttons can do so much — Similar to the fashion industry, button styling changes all the time. Designers continue to tinker with what looks current and how they can get users to click or tap. What has remained somewhat stagnant over time is information inside buttons — that being true until the last year or so…

And other UI copy decisions for application access — Intro (optional) The most popular article I have written to date is this one, which is a UI copy guide about Remove vs Delete & Add vs Create. Even though this was the second article I ever wrote (and was published way before I took my first UX class) it garnered more…

Make it easy for your users to input data — One might think keyboards are a trivial component to mobile UX design. I mean, what’s to talk about? If a user clicks on a field then show them the keyboard. Simple, right? Unfortunately, this must be the mindset for a lot of dev teams because a lot of apps leave…

With my idea on how to improve it — Strava is a fitness app that tracks and shares your activities, e.g. running, hiking, etc. More simply, think of it like Instagram, but instead of posting a photo you post your activity. I consider Strava to be one of the best apps out there from a UX perspective. It has…

What the general public wants to see in 2021 — Around this time of year, plenty of articles start to circulate about “Design Trends” for 20XX. Although these articles are nice to browse through, they serve more as inspiration (like Dribbble) rather than a checklist or guide. I wanted to take a different approach to this. I came up with…

A redesign of an OKR solution — Background My current company was searching for a Performance Management system early last year and landed on Leapsome — a new, yet highly-rated tool. The solution initially seemed to live up to its reputation as onboarding was a breeze and their support team was pleasant to interact with. Unfortunately, my first…